Closed ATM View - DIAC RFT 12/58
Protection claims assistance service to persons transferred to a Regional Processing Country
The Service will be funded by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship and will be provided to persons transferred to a Regional Processing Country for the purpose of undergoing a Refugee Status Determination. The intended objectives of the Service are:
a. to ensure that transferees understand the definition of a refugee pursuant to the 1951 Refugee Convention (the Convention) and its relevance to the Refugee Status Determination process of the Regional Processing Country;
b. to ensure where applicable that Transferees are assisted to make their claims for protection pursuant to the Convention and other relevant human rights conventions as relevant to the law of the Regional Processing Country; and
c. to ensure, if necessary, that Transferees are provided with assistance in preparing an application for a merits review in the case where they have received a negative Refugee Status Determination
It is proposed that the Successful Tenderer(s) will be engaged to provide the Service for a period commencing on the date of the commencement of the Agreement and expiring on 30 June 2014. It is proposed that the agreement will contain two options to extend the Agreement for further periods of one (1) year each, exercisable at the Department’s sole and absolute discretion.
The Department will exclude a Tender from further consideration if the Department considers that the Tenderer does not comply with the following conditions for participation:
compliance with the Fair Work Act 2009];
security, probity and financial checks];
equal opportunity for women];
illegal workers; and
participation in security clearance procedures].
Services to be delivered on completion of RFT activity.