International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - summary record 5th report (continued) [pdf, 96 KB]
...they would be allowed entry upon arrival. If a passenger who was denied boarding stated their intention to claim asylum, the airline would refer them to the closest office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Where a claim was made offshore, the claimant invoked the obligations of the country in which the claim was made. Where a passenger travelled to New Zealand and made a claim of asylum, New Zealand determined that claim consistently with its CCPR/C/SR.2697...