Operation Sovereign Borders
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Operation Sovereign Borders is an Australian military-led border security operation aimed at stopping maritime asylum seeker arrivals and deterring people smuggling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Sovereign Borders canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian government program
ⓘ
border security operation ⓘ |
| aim |
deter people smuggling
ⓘ
prevent deaths at sea ⓘ stop maritime asylum seeker arrivals ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Tony Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Joint Agency Task Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
lack of transparency
ⓘ
potential breaches of international law ⓘ treatment of asylum seekers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
disruption of people smuggling networks
ⓘ
offshore processing ⓘ public information campaigns in source countries ⓘ turn-back operations ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Abbott government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 2013-09 ⓘ |
| ledBy | Commander Operation Sovereign Borders ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Australian migration law
ⓘ
Maritime Powers Act 2013 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Australian maritime approaches
ⓘ
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Timor Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high level of operational secrecy
ⓘ
military-led approach to border protection ⓘ |
| offshoreProcessingLocation |
Nauru
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Australian Border Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australian Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Australian Government NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of Home Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Australian Greens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
human rights organizations ⓘ |
| policyArea |
asylum policy
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border security ⓘ immigration ⓘ maritime security ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Operation Relex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Relex II NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Resolute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| slogan | No way. You will not make Australia home. ⓘ |
| startTime | 2013 ⓘ |
| status | ongoing ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Liberal–National Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
boat turn-backs
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on-water interceptions ⓘ tow-backs ⓘ transfer of intercepted persons to offshore processing centres ⓘ |
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