Migration Amendment (Skilling Australians Fund) Bill 2018

Summary

Introduced with the Migration (Skilling Australians Fund) Charges Bill 2017, the bill amends the Migration Act 1958 to: provide for the collection of the nomination training contribution charge; enable nominations to be accepted from persons who have applied to be an approved sponsor or have entered into negotiations for a work agreement; enable the minister to determine the manner in which labour market testing for a nominated position must be undertaken and the kinds of evidence that must accompany a nomination; and make amendments contingent on the commencement of the proposed Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Act 2017.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	18 Oct 2017
Second reading moved	18 Oct 2017
Second reading debate	07 Feb 2018
Second reading debate	08 Feb 2018
Second reading agreed to	08 Feb 2018
Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 2 Government agreed to	08 Feb 2018
Consideration in detail debate	12 Feb 2018
Third reading agreed to	12 Feb 2018

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	13 Feb 2018
Second reading moved	13 Feb 2018
Second reading debate	15 Feb 2018
Second reading agreed to	15 Feb 2018
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 2 Opposition agreed to	15 Feb 2018
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 2 Centre Alliance agreed to	08 May 2018
Third reading agreed to	08 May 2018

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	09 May 2018


Finally passed both Houses	09 May 2018
Assent Act no: 38 Year: 2018	22 May 2018

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Third reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Revised explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Government [sheet ZA452]

Non-Government
NEUMANN, Shayne, MP

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 8387]
HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah

Independent [sheet 8381]
ANNING, Sen Fraser

Nick Xenophon Team [sheet 8394]
GRIFF, Sen Stirling

Opposition [sheet 8372]
CAMERON, Sen Doug

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Considered by scrutiny committee (15/11/2017): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 15 of 2017
Referred to Committee (16/11/2017): Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee; Committee report (09/02/2018)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

Helpful information

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.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.