1982 Affairs Act Home of Information of Department by Freedom the under Released OFFICIAL Contents PORTFOLIO AND DEPARTMENTAL OVERVIEW ................................................................................. 5 Welcome to Home Affairs................................................................................................................. 6 The Home Affairs Portfolio ............................................................................................................... 7 SUPPORTING YOUR OFFICE .......................................................................................................... 18 Personal Ministerial Powers ........................................................................................................... 19 Providing Advice to Your Office ...................................................................................................... 22 Oversight and External Scrutiny ..................................................................................................... 24 Working with General Counsel and Legal Group ............................................................................ 26 Litigation ........................................................................................................................................ 26 Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) in-house Special Counsel .................................................. 27 Legal Services Directions 2017 (the Directions).............................................................................. 27 Legislative program ........................................................................................................................ 29 OUR COVID-19 RESPONSE ............................................................................................................. 32 National Coordination Mechanism .................................................................................................. 33 Inbound and Outbound Travel exemptions ..................................................................................... 35 Managing the safe return of Australians ......................................................................................... 37 Protecting our staff ......................................................................................................................... 39 THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS ........................................................................................ 41 1982 STRATEGY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT Affairs .......................................................................................... 41 Act Group overview and priorities ......................................................................................................... 42 Transport Security.......................................................................................................................... 44 Home of Transnational, Serious and Organised Crime ................................................................................. 46 Information Current engagement with the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security ............. 48 of Home Affairs Reform and Reinvestment Strategic Roadmap .......................................................... 51 Freedom of Information .................................................................................................................. 53 Department by Establishment of the Office of the Special Investigator ................................................................... 57 Freedom the under Released OFFICIAL SOCIAL COHESION AND CITIZENSHIP .......................................................................................... 59 Group overview and priorities ......................................................................................................... 60 Citizenship Program, including Citizenship Ceremonies ................................................................. 61 Counter-Terrorism.......................................................................................................................... 70 Counter Foreign Interference (CFI) ................................................................................................ 72 Social Cohesion and Multicultural Affairs ........................................................................................ 74 Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) .............................................................................................. 77 IMMIGRATION AND SETTLEMENT SERVICES ............................................................................... 80 Group overview and priorities ......................................................................................................... 81 Australia’s Visa System .................................................................................................................. 83 Permanent Migration Program ....................................................................................................... 90 Attachment A ................................................................................................................................. 92 Refugee and Humanitarian Program .............................................................................................. 95 Status Resolution Support Services Program ................................................................................. 98 Permissions Capability ................................................................................................................. 101 Section 501 (Character) Visa Cancellations and Refusals ............................................................ 104 Onshore Settlement Services and Adult Migrant English Program ................................................ 106 GLOBAL BUSINESS, TALENT AND INVESTMENT ATTRACTION TASKFORCE ......................... 109 Group overview and priorities ....................................................................................................... 110 COORDINATOR-GENERAL MIGRANT SERVICES ........................................................................ 112 1982 Group overview and priorities ....................................................................................................... 113 Affairs NATIONAL RESILIENCE AND CYBER SECURITY ........................................................................ 115 Act Group overview and priorities ....................................................................................................... 116 Home Australia’s 2020 Cyber Security Strategy ...................................................................................... 119 of Critical Infrastructure and System of National Significance Reforms ............................................. 125 Information Intelligence Capability .................................................................................................................. 128 of Operation Sovereign Borders ....................................................................................................... 131 Regional Processing and Resettlement ........................................................................................ 134 Department by International engagement............................................................................................................. 137 Freedom the under Released OFFICIAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION .................................................................. 139 Group overview and priorities ....................................................................................................... 140 Emergency Management Australia ............................................................................................... 142 Summer Preparedness and Hazard reduction .............................................................................. 145 APPENDICES ................................................................................................................................. 148 Appendix 1 – Ministerial Forums .................................................................................................. 149 Appendix 2 – Visa subclass matrix ............................................................................................... 152 Appendix 3 - Acronyms ................................................................................................................ 170 Appendix 4 – Permissions Capability Industry Information Paper ....................................................179 Appendix 5 – Department of Home Affairs Organisational Structure ...............................................180 Appendix 6 – Portfolio Key Contacts ................................................................................................181 Appendix 7 – Portfolio Statistics ...................................................................................................... 182 Appendix 8 – SES Biographies ........................................................................................................ 183 1982 Affairs Act Home of Information of Department by Freedom the under Released PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO DEPARTMENTAL OVERVIEWAND OFFICIAL 1982 Affairs Act Home of Information of Department by Freedom the 5 under Released OFFICIAL Welcome to Home Affairs Minister Hawke I would like to congratulate you on your appointment as Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs.