418 Melbourne University Law Review [Vol 40:401 Following merits review of such decisions for IMAs who arrived and were interviewed before 24 March 2012 (known as the independent merits review/independent protection assessment), the outcomes were as follows: Table 3: Review Recommendations by Countries by Stateless IMAs88 Time period Refugees Not Refugees 2009–10 10 0 2010–11 132 11 2011–12 406 52 2012–13 81 32 Total 629 95 The following Table shows the figures for stateless persons who arrived by plane (‘non-illegal maritime arrivals’, or ‘non-IMAs’) between 2008 and 2013 and were granted protection visas by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection. Table 4: Final Determinations for Stateless Non-IMAs89 Time period Grants Grant rate (%) 2008–9 15 83.3 2009–10 16 94.1 2010–11 18 75.0 2011–12 28 90.3 2012–13 45 91.8 88 Ibid 29. 89 Ibid 20.

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