Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012

Type: Government
Portfolio: Immigration and Citizenship
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

Amends the Migration Act 1958 to: implement a recommendation of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers to provide that asylum seekers who unlawfully arrive anywhere in Australia are subject to the same regional processing arrangements as asylum seekers who arrive at an excised offshore place; ensure that a person does not cease to be a transitory person if they have been assessed to be a refugee; provide for discretionary immigration detention of Papua New Guinea citizens who are unlawful non-citizens and are in a protected area; and provide for an annual report on the Bali Process and aspects of the Regional Cooperation Framework.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	31 Oct 2012
Second reading moved	31 Oct 2012
Second reading debate	27 Nov 2012
Second reading agreed to	27 Nov 2012
Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 1 Independent agreed to	27 Nov 2012
Third reading agreed to	27 Nov 2012

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	05 Feb 2013
Second reading moved	05 Feb 2013
Second reading debate	16 May 2013
Second reading agreed to	16 May 2013
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 3 Government agreed to	16 May 2013
Third reading agreed to	16 May 2013

House of Representatives
Message from Senate reported	16 May 2013
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	16 May 2013


Text of bill as passed both Houses	16 May 2013
Assent Act no.: 35 Year: 2013	20 May 2013

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

Non-Government
OAKESHOTT, Rob, MP

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 7383]
HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah

Australian Greens [sheet 7350]
HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah

Australian Greens [sheet 7349]
HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah

Government [sheet BV293]

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (01/11/2012): Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (25/02/2013)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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Explanatory memoranda

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Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

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