Report

Migration Legislation Amendment (Code of Procedure Harmonisation) Bill 2016 [Provisions]

14 February 2017

© Commonwealth of Australia 2017
ISBN 978-1-76010-514-3

View the report as a single document - (PDF 560KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Members of the committee (PDF 24KB)
Recommendation (PDF 4KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction and background (PDF 31KB)

Background and purpose of the bill
Overview of the provisions of the bill
Financial implications
Compatibility with human rights
Conduct of the inquiry
Structure of this report
Acknowledgements
Chapter 2 - Key issues (PDF 256KB)

Support for the bill
General concerns raised about the bill
Concerns raised about provisions contained in Schedule 1
Concerns raised about provisions contained in Schedule 2
Committee view
Labor Senators' dissenting report (PDF 114KB)

Watering down the substantive rights of applicants
Removing rights of applicants
Conclusion
Australian Greens – dissenting report (PDF 137KB)
Appendix 1 (PDF 4KB)

Public submissions
Answers to questions on notice

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3560
legcon.sen@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

On 1 December 2016, the Senate referred an inquiry into the Migration Legislation Amendment (Code of Procedure Harmonisation) Bill 2016 to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 14 February 2017.

The closing date for submissions is 13 January 2017.