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Papers of Marion Le, 199- [manuscript]
Bib ID 298324
Format ManuscriptManuscript
Author
Le, Marion, 1947-
 
Access Conditions Part available for research; part not available for research. Not for loan. 
Description [199-] 
15.30 m. (14 boxes) + 43 cartons + 4 small boxes. 
Summary

MS Acc02/15 comprises papers, files, cuttings and records relating to Marion Le's work as an advocate for Chinese, Vietnamese and Cambodian immigrants. The collection includes case files on individual refugees, records of the IndoChinese Refugee Association, legal papers concerning the Mekong Club and the Newman and Phuong murder trials (14 boxes, 43 cartons, 4 small boxes).

Biography/History

Lawyer and refugee advocate. Marion Le is a human rights lawyer, a registered migration agent, and a consultant with the Departments of Education and Ethnic Affairs, specialising in the areas of refugee and migration law, and Chinese and Indo-Chinese relations. She has consulted widely on cultural issues both within Australia and in Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. An advocate for refugees in Australia, Le was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1990, and the Austcare Paul Cullen Award for Outstanding Contribution to Refugees in 1994.

Notes

Manuscript reference no.: MS Acc02/­15.

Related Material Interview with Marion Le; Located at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC 5159. 
Subjects Le, Marion, - 1947- - Archives.  |  Lawyers - Australia - Archives.  |  Immigration consultants - Australia - Archives.  |  Human rights workers - Australia - Archives.  |  Refugees - Legal status, laws, etc. - Australia.  |  Illegal aliens - Australia - Social conditions.  |  Australia - Emigration and immigration.

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