Migration Amendment (Ending the Nation's Shame) Bill 2014


Migration Amendment (Ending the Nation's Shame) Bill 2014

Sponsor: Mr Wilkie
Introduced: House of Representatives, 26 May 2014

1.1        The Migration Amendment (Ending the Nation's Shame) Bill 2014 seeks to amend the Migration Act 1958 to afford specific rights to non-citizens who travel or are brought to Australia which they are currently denied under existing legislation.

1.2        The bills proposes the following changes:

  • an end to temporary protection visas;
  • a cessation of all offshore processing and mandatory detention;
  • full access to Centrelink, Medicare and work rights for those on Protection and Bridging class visas; and
  • an increase in the right to review and appeal provisions of the Migration Act 1958.

1.3        The bill is accompanied by a statement of compatibility which states that 'this bill is compatible with the human rights and freedoms recognised or declared in the international instruments listed in section 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny Act 2011.'[1]

1.4                  The committee considers that the bill does not appear to give rise to human rights concerns.

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