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Migration Legislation Amendment (Code of Procedure Harmonisation) Bill 2016

Type
Government
Portfolio
Immigration and Border Protection
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Not Proceeding
Parliament no
45

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Summary

Further to the Tribunals Amalgamation Act 2015, the bill amends the: Migration Act 1958 to: harmonise and streamline provisions in relation to the code of procedure for review of decisions by the Migration and Refugee Division (MRD) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal; clarify the operation of certain provisions relating to the conduct of review; clarify the notification requirements in relation to oral decisions of the MRD; and make technical amendments in relation to the giving of documents and the mechanism for review of decisions by the Immigration Assessment Authority in relation to family groups; and Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 to make consequential amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 30 Nov 2016
Second reading moved 30 Nov 2016
Lapsed at dissolution 11 Apr 2019

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Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

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Notes

  • Referred to Committee (01/12/2016): Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (14/02/2017)
  • Considered by scrutiny committee (08/02/2017): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 5 of 2017
  • Considered by scrutiny committee (21/03/2017): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report 4 of 2017

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Text of bill

  • First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
  • Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
  • As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
  • Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

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