# The Department of Home Affairs has withdrawn a directive on asylum seeker applications issued on 28 September following a Constitutional Court ruling. The department says the directive was an operational measure to implement the court order and was issued without the knowledge of minister Leon Schreiber or other political office-bearers. It denies claims the decision was politically motivated, but says its implementation led to serious, unforeseen consequences. This includes, the fact that refugee reception offices operations were overwhelmed within a matter of days since the directive was issued.
Home Affairs withdraws asylum directive