Joint Standing Committee on Migration
TERMS OF REFERENCE
To inquire into and report on the policies and practices
relating to criminal deportation, with particular reference to:
- the adequacy of existing arrangements for dealing with permanent residents
who are convicted of serious criminal offences and whose continued presence
in Australia poses an unacceptable level of threat to the Australian
community;
- the appropriateness of existing arrangements for the review of deportation
decisions;
- the appropriateness of the current 10 year limit on liability for
criminal deportation;
- the extent to which effective procedures and liaison arrangements
are in place between the Department of Immigration and Multicultural
Affairs and State/Territory Governments for the timely identification
and handling of all cases subject to the criminal deportation provisions;
- the extent to which sufficient weight is being given to the views
of all relevant parties, including the criminals and the victim/s of
the crime, and their relatives; and
- the adequacy of existing arrangements for the removal of non-residents
convicted of crimes.