Migration Amendment (Repairing Medical Transfers) Bill 2019

Type: Government
Portfolio: Home Affairs
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 46

Summary

Amends the Migration Act 1958 to: remove provisions inserted by the Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2019 (the medical transfer provisions) which created a framework for the transfer of transitory persons (and their family members, and other persons recommended to accompany the transitory person) from regional processing countries to Australia for the purposes of medical or psychiatric assessment or treatment; and provide for the removal from Australia, or return to a regional processing country, of transitory persons who are brought to Australia under the medical transfer provisions, once the temporary purpose for which they were brought to Australia is complete.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	04 Jul 2019
Second reading moved	04 Jul 2019
Second reading debate	23 Jul 2019
Second reading debate	24 Jul 2019
Second reading agreed to	24 Jul 2019
Third reading moved	25 Jul 2019
Third reading debated	25 Jul 2019
Third reading agreed to	25 Jul 2019

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	29 Jul 2019
Second reading moved	29 Jul 2019
Second reading debate	02 Dec 2019
Second reading debate	03 Dec 2019
Second reading debate	04 Dec 2019
Second reading agreed to	04 Dec 2019
Third reading agreed to	04 Dec 2019


Finally passed both Houses	04 Dec 2019
Assent Act no: 110 Year: 2019	04 Dec 2019

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate

Opposition [sheet 8860]
KENEALLY, Sen Kristina

Opposition [sheet 8859]
KENEALLY, Sen Kristina

Opposition [sheet 8858]
KENEALLY, Sen Kristina

Opposition [sheet 8857]
KENEALLY, Sen Kristina

Opposition [sheet 8856]
KENEALLY, Sen Kristina

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (04/07/2019): Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (18/10/2019)
Considered by scrutiny committee (24/07/2019): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 5 of 2019
Considered by scrutiny committee (10/09/2019): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report 6 of 2019
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.

Senate

House of Representatives

Get informed

Bills

Committees

Committees

Get involved

Visit Parliament

Website features

Parliamentary Departments