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Australia-New Zealand Refugee Resettlement Arrangement Wind-Down

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryAustralia
Operative dateJune 30, 2026
Categoryhumanitarian
Policy toolintergovernmental agreement
Affected groupRefugees in Nauru and temporarily in Australia eligible for the New Zealand resettlement arrangement

Policy effect

The Department of Home Affairs has updated its policy guidance regarding the Australia-New Zealand resettlement arrangement. Following the closure of the referral window in June 2025, processing and departures of eligible individuals will officially finalize by the end of June 2026.

Conditions and exceptions

Any person approved by the New Zealand Government to resettle in New Zealand can still do so.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

The arrangement ended in June 2025, with processing and departures concluding on 30 June 2026.
Department of Home AffairsRegional processing and resettlement, New Zealand resettlement sectionOpen official source
Retrieved from https://homeaffairs.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do/border-protection/regional-processing-and-resettlement

Review method

Official-source daily scan followed by independent Gemini 3.8 Flash exact-claim and materiality verification.

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