- Unauthorised arrivals to Australia will be sent to Manus island for assessment and if found to be a refugee they will be settled in Papua New Guinea.
- If they are not found to be a genuine refugee they will be sent to their home country or to a third country.
- Manus Island detention facilities will be expanded and new facilities built in Papua New Guinea.
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- The agreement applies from today and is currently in place for 12 months.
- There will be no limit to the amount of people who can be transferred to Papua New Guinea.
- The cost of the policy is yet to be revealed.
- Kevin Rudd said the policy is in line with Australia's obligations under the United Nations Refugee Convention
