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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.