The committee has deferred its consideration of the following bills
Building and Construction Industry
(Improving Productivity) Bill 2013
Portfolio:
Employment
Introduced:
House of Representatives, 14 November 2013
Building and Construction Industry
(Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013
Portfolio:
Employment
Introduced:
House of Representatives, 14 November 2013
Overview
1.1
These bills seek to re-establish the Australian Building and
Construction Commission. Among other things, the bills would prohibit certain
unlawful industrial action; prohibit coercion, discrimination and unenforceable
agreements; provide the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner with
powers to obtain information; provide for orders for contraventions of civil
remedy provisions and other enforcement powers; and makes amendments dealing
with self-incrimination; protection of liability against officials; admissible
records and documents, protection and disclosure of information; powers of the
Commissioner in certain proceedings, and jurisdiction of courts.
1.2
These bills were referred to the Senate Education and Employment
References Committee on 4 December 2013 for inquiry and report by 27 March
2013.
1.3
The committee considers that the bill may give rise to
significant human rights concerns. It therefore has decided to defer its
consideration of this bill to allow for the closer examination of the issues
and the opportunity to take account of submissions made to the Senate Education
and Employment References Committee.
Migration Amendment (Regaining Control
Over Australia's Protection Obligations) Bill 2013
Portfolio: Immigration and Border Protection
Introduced: House of Representatives, 4 December
2013
Summary of committee concerns
Overview
1.4
This bill seeks to amend the Migration Act 1958 to remove the
criteria for grant of a protection visa on 'complementary protection' grounds.
1.5
The complementary protection framework was introduced into the Act to
allow consideration of claims raising Australia's non-refoulement
obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
(ICCPR) and the Convention against Torture, and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) as part of the protection visa process
and to allow a protection visa to be granted if those obligations are engaged
and other visa requirements are met.
1.6
The purpose of the bill is to give effect to the government's position that
it is not appropriate for complementary protection to be considered as part of
a protection visa application and that non-refoulement obligations are a
matter for the government to attend to in non-legislative ways.
1.7
The bill was referred to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Legislation Committee on 5 December 2013 for inquiry and report by 3 March
2014.
1.8
The committee considers that the bill may give rise to
significant human rights concerns. It therefore has decided to defer its
consideration of this bill to allow for the closer examination of the issues
and the opportunity to take account of submissions made to the Senate Legal and
Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee.
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