# Identity of applicants for protection visas not to be published by the ART

> act-s501K — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

501K Identity of applicants for protection visas not to be published
         by the ART
          (1) This section applies to a review by the ART if the review relates to
              a person in the person’s capacity as:
                (a) a person who applied for a protection visa; or
                (b) a person who applied for a protection-related bridging visa;
                    or
                (c) a person whose protection visa has been cancelled; or
                (d) a person whose protection-related bridging visa has been
                    cancelled.










          (2) The ART must not publish (in electronic form or otherwise), in
              relation to the review, any information which may identify:
                (a) the person; or
                (b) any relative or other dependant of the person.
               Note:      Section 5G may be relevant for determining relationships for the
                          purposes of this subsection.

          (3) In this section:
               application for a protection-related bridging visa means an
               application for a bridging visa, where the applicant for the bridging
               visa is, or has been, an applicant for a protection visa.
               protection-related bridging visa means a bridging visa granted as a
               result of an application for a protection-related bridging visa.