Established 2002

Objectives

The specific objectives for Bali Process are:

• The development of more effective information and intelligence sharing;
• Improved cooperation among regional law enforcement agencies to deter and combat people smuggling and trafficking networks;
• Enhanced cooperation on border and visa systems to detect and prevent illegal movements;
• Increased public awareness in order to discourage these activities and warn those susceptible;
• Enhanced effectiveness of return as a strategy to deter people smuggling and trafficking through conclusion of appropriate arrangements;
• Cooperation in verifying the identity and nationality of illegal migrants and trafficking victims;
• The enactment of national legislation to criminalise people smuggling and trafficking in persons;
• Provision of appropriate protection and assistance to the victims of trafficking, particularly women and children;
• Enhanced focus on tackling the root causes of illegal migration, including by increasing opportunities for legal migration between states; and
• Assisting countries to adopt best practices in asylum management, in accordance with the principles of the Refugees Convention.

Current Focus

• Trafficking and smuggling
• Irregular migration
• Information and intelligence sharing
• Fraudulent document detection
• Border management
• Visa systems
• Return and readmission
• Public awareness campaigns
• Harmonization of legislation
• Asylum practices and management
• Victim protection and assistance
• Development aid
• Law enforcement

43 Members (Current Co-Chair: Australia and Indonesia)

	Afghanistan
	Australia
	Bangladesh
	Bhutan
	Brunei Darussalam
	Cambodia
	China
	DPR Korea
	Fiji
	France (New Caledonia)
	Hong Kong (SAR of China)
	India
	Indonesia
	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
	Iraq
	Japan
	Jordan
	Kiribati
	Lao PDR
	Macau (SAR of China)
	Malaysia
	Mongolia

	Myanmar
	Maldives
	Nauru
	Nepal
	New Zealand
	Pakistan
	Palau
	Papua New Guinea
	Philippines
	Republic of Korea
	Samoa
	Singapore
	Solomon Islands
	Sri Lanka
	Syria
	Thailand
	Timor Leste
	Tonga
	Turkey
	Vanuatu
	Vietnam
	The United States

Partner and Observer States

	Austria
	Belgium
	Canada
	Denmark
	Finland
	Germany
	Italy
	The Netherlands
	Norway

	Poland
	Romania
	Russian Federation
	South Africa
	Spain
	Sweden
	Switzerland
	The United Kingdom

Partner and Observer Institutions

• Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• APC Secretariat
• ASEAN Secretariat
• IGC Secretariat
• International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
• International labour Office (ILO)
• International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)
• Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
• The European Commission (EC)
• The World Bank (WB)
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
• IOM and UNHCR have participant status

Steering Group

Members of the steering group are: Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, Thailand, IOM and UNHCR

Planned Meetings for 2012

• 12-13 January, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Workshop on Victim Protection
• 7-10 February, Auckland, New Zealand - Ad Hoc Group Immigration Intelligence Best Practice Workshop

Previous Meetings

Ad hoc Group

• 31 January 2011 - Steering Group Meeting
• 9 March 2011 - Ad Hoc Group SOM
• 10 March 2011 - Full Bali Process SOM
• 28-29 March 2011 - Ministerial Meeting
• (concluded) 30 March 2011 - Fourth Bali Process Ministerial Meeting
• 30 May-1 June 2011, Bangkok, Thailand - Bali Process "Technical Expert Workshop on Mutual Legal Assistance and Law Enforcement"
• 10-11 May 2011, Colombo, Sri Lanka - 2nd Meeting of the Bali Process Technical Experts Working Group on Irregular Movements by Air
• 7-10 June 2011, Bangkok, Thailand - Bali Process Ad Hoc Group Workshop on "Immigration Aspects of Airport Security"
• March 2010, Colombo, Sri Lanka - Ad Hoc Group Technical Experts Working Group on Irregular Movement by Air 
• June 2010, Bali, Indonesia - Ad Hoc Group Workshop on Protection, Resettlement and Repatriation 
• June 2010, Bali, Indonesia - Third Meeting of Ad Hoc Group Senior Officials
• July 2010, Singapore - Immigration Aspects of Seaport Security
• 22-23 November 2010, Manila, Philippines - Workshop on Regional Cooperation on Refugees and Irregular Movements (co-hosted by the Government of the Philippines and UNHCR)
• 23-24 November 2010, Manila, Philippines - Technical Workshop on Repatriation and Reintegration Assistance (co-hosted by the Government of the Philippines and IOM)
• 6-10 December 2010, the Republic of the Maldives - Bali Process Ad Hoc Group (AHG) - Visa Integrity Workshop Program (hosted by Australia and the Republic of the Maldives)
• 22-23 March 2009, Colombo, Sri Lanka - Technical Experts Working Group on Irregular Movement by Air
• 28-30 October 2009, Bangkok, Thailand - "Best Practices Information Campaigns to Combat People Smuggling"
• 14-16 Dec 2009, Perth, Australia - "Cluster Group Meeting"

Contact Information

Secretariat

No formal Secretariat, but IOM provides overall administrative, logistical and coordination support to the process.

Co-Chairs: Australia and Indonesia

Australian Co-Chair
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
R.G. Casey Building
John McEwan Crescent
Barton, ACT
0221 Australia
www.dfat.gov.au

Indonesia Co-Chair
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jalan Pejambon 6
Jakarta
DKI Jakarta
Indonesia
www.deplu.go.id