WorksheetsAustralia & Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 24mins
The definition of a refugee in Article 1 of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees 1952 is best summarised as (choose 1):
a person who is forced to leave their country because they fear retribution from their government
a person that is outside their country of nationality and is able to return to their country because of fear of being persecuted due to race, religion, nationality, or political opinion
a person that is outside their country of nationality and is unable to return to their country because of fear of being persecuted due to race, religion, nationality, or political opinion
A migrant is...
someone who voluntarily chooses to move from their own country and can return at anytime.
someone who is forced to move from their own country but can return at anytime.
someone who chooses to move from their own country but are not able to return.
someone who flees their own country for a better life.
Most refugees are sheltered by wealthy, developed countries
True - most of the developed countries take in and help refugees.
False - nine out ten refugees are sheltered, often in temporary refugee camps, by developing countries.
As of the 29th April, 2018 the average length asylum seekers stay in Australian detention centres is...
122 days the longest being 256 days
356 days the longest being 403 days
434 days the longest being 730 days
45 days the longest being 256 days
Most asylum seekers come to Australia by boat
True - most people seeking asylum will unlawfully travel by boat.
False - many people arrive by plane with a valid visa, and then claim asylum once they arrive.
Which article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 states that everyone has the right to seek asylum in other countries when they suffer persecution in their home country?
11
12
13
14
For what reasons was it necessary for the UN to create the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees? Choose the two that apply.
The UDHR 1948 was a declaration only and the right to seek asylum contained in it therefore was not legally binding
The right to seek asylum in the UDHR 1948 contained no detail on how that right should be applied
The UDHR 1948 did not contain a right to seek asylum
The prohibition on refoulement (returning a refugee to the country where they are being persecuted) is contained in which Article of the 1951 Convention?
Article 32
Article 33
Article 34
Article 35
Under the 1951 Convention, host countries must provide refugees with the following rights as favourably as they would to a citizen (choose all that apply):
Right to work (Article 17)
Right to free transport (Article 19)
Right to public housing (Article 21)
Right to a public, elementary education (Article 22)
Right to social security or welfare (Article 24)
The 1951 Convention restricted the definition of a refugee to events happening before:
1945
1948
1951
1967
The Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees 1967 (choose the one that applies):
extends the definition of refugees to include persecution because of religion
extends the definition of refugees to include those who will die from starvation because of a lack of work in their home country
extends the definition of refugees to include events that occur after 1951
Farid and his family have left Syria because he cannot find work in his war-torn country and there is no social welfare. He and his family will likely have starved to death if they did not leave. Farid and his family seek asylum. Would they fit within the definition of 'refugee' in the 1951 Convention?
Yes
No
It is the year 2030 and the islands in the Maldives have become inundated with water. Kalo is forced to leave his home in the Madives. He seeks asylum. Would he fit within the definition of 'refugee' in the 1951 Convention?
Yes
No
Biyu and two of her housemates peacefully protested against the new security laws in Hong Kong. One housemate was shot by police at the protest. The other housemate was arrested and imprisoned without trial. Biyu hears that the Chinese police are looking for her intending to arrest her. She flees Hong Kong and seeks asylum. Would she fit within the definition of 'refugee' in the 1951 Convention?
Yes
No
Australia grants more visas to people from overseas under which program?
Migration program
Humanitarian (refugee) program
Under which domestic Act does Australia attempt to meets its obligations under the 1951 Convention and the Protocol?
Migration Act 1958 (Cth)
Refugee Resettlement Act 1958 (Cth)
Status of Refugees Act 1958 (Cth)
In relation to meeting its obligations under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol, Australia has been criticised for (choose all that apply):
it's policy of mandatory detention of those who arrive by boat
the Pacific Solution which intercepts asylum seekers who try to arrive by boat and re-directing them to offshore processing centres in Nauru and Manus Island
rolling out the red carpet for asylum seekers who arrive by boat
Responsibilities of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) includes:
supervise the application of the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol
deciding whether a person is in fact a refugee
promoting the protection of refugees
Violations of the 1951 Convention and 1967 Protocol carry no legal consequences.
True - the only real consequence is bad publicity through media reports and condemnation by the UNHCR
False - a person who is unfairly denied asylum by a member country can bring an application to the International Court of Justice seeking an order that the country comply
