- Date
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15 Sep 2005
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the:
Migration Act 1958
to: establish a time limit of 90 days for the making of protection visa decisions by the Minister and the review of those decisions by the Refugee Review Tribunal; and permit the disclosure of personal identifying information to the public to assist with identifying or locating persons in connection with the administration of the Act; Complaints (Australian Federal Police) Act 1981
, Migration Act 1958
, Ombudsman Act 1976
and proposed Postal Industry Ombudsman Act 2005
to introduce measures for the Commonwealth Ombudsman to support and facilitate the Ombudsman’s role in immigration and detention matters; and Migration Act 1958
and Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2001
as a consequence of the commencement of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003
.