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Rethinking Australia's practice of ‘turning around’ unauthorised arrivals: The case for good faith implementation of Australia's protection obligationsFootnote∗

Savitri Taylor School of Law and Legal Studies, La Trobe University
Pages 43-61 | Published online: 08 Nov 2007

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  • This article results from research funded by a La Trobe University Central Starter Grant. The author would like to thank Fiona Pitman for her research assistance and the referees for their helpful comments.

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