# Non-citizen’s responsibility in relation to protection claims

> act-s5AAA — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

5AAA Non-citizen’s responsibility in relation to protection claims
          (1) This section applies in relation to a non-citizen who claims to be a
              person in respect of whom Australia has protection obligations
              (however arising).










          (2) For the purposes of this Act, it is the responsibility of the
              non-citizen to specify all particulars of his or her claim to be such a
              person and to provide sufficient evidence to establish the claim.
          (3) The purposes of this Act include:
               (a) the purposes of a regulation or other instrument under this
                   Act; and
               (b) the purposes of any administrative process that occurs in
                   relation to:
                     (i) this Act; or
                    (ii) a regulation or instrument under this Act.
          (4) To remove doubt, the Minister does not have any responsibility or
              obligation to:
               (a) specify, or assist in specifying, any particulars of the
                    non-citizen’s claim; or
               (b) establish, or assist in establishing, the claim.