Chapter 1 - Introduction and background

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 87, 15 February 2018, pp. 2738–2740.

[2]        Senate Standing Committee for the Selection of Bills, Report No. 2 of 2018, 15 February 2018, Appendix 4.

[4]        The Hon. Alex Hawke MP, Assistant Minister for Home Affairs, House of Representatives Hansard, 14 February 2018, p. 1340.

[5]        The Hon. Alex Hawke MP, Assistant Minister for Home Affairs, House of Representatives Hansard, 14 February 2018, p. 1340.

[6]        Migration Amendment (Clarification of Jurisdiction) Bill 2018, Explanatory Memorandum (Explanatory Memorandum), p. 4.

[7]        Migration Act 1958 (Migration Act), section 5.

[8]        Migration Act 1958, subsection 474(1).

[9]        Migration Amendment (Clarification of Jurisdiction) Bill 2018 (bill), subsection 5(1).

[10]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 5.

[11]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 6.

[12]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 4.

[13]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 7.

[14]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 8.

[15]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights Scrutiny Report 3 of 2018, 27 March 2017, p. 137.

[16]      Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 3 of 2018, 21 March 2018, p. 23.

[17]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 2.

Chapter 2 - Key issues

[1]        Department of Home Affairs, Submission 7, p. 5.

[2]        Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 1, p. 9.

[3]        Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 1, p. 11.

[4]        Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 1, pp. 15–16.

[5]        Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Submission 6, p. 3.

[6]        Migration Amendment (Clarification of Jurisdiction) Bill 2018, Explanatory Memorandum (Explanatory Memorandum), p. 10.

[7]        [2017] FCAFC 125.

[8]        Department of Home Affairs, Submission 7, pp. 5–6.

[9]        Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 1, p. 9; NSW Council for Civil Liberties, Submission 3, pp. 8–9; Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Submission 2, p. 2; Global Mobility Immigration Lawyers, Submission 4, pp. 3-4; Refugee Council of Australia, Submission 5, p. 2; Refugee Advice and Casework Service, Submission 8, p. 1; Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission 9, p. 2; and Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, p. 2.

[10]      Refugee Council of Australia, Submission 5, p. 2. See also Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v ARJ17, [2017] FCAFC 125, [177].

[11]      Refugee Council of Australia, Submission 5, p. 2.

[12]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 1, p. 9.

[13]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 1, p. 9.

[14]      See for example: Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 1, p. 9; Refugee Council of Australia, Submission 5, p. 2; Refugee Advice and Casework Service, Submission 8, p. 1; Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission 9, p. 2; and Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, p. 2.

[15]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, p. 2.

[16]      Refugee Council of Australia, Submission 5, pp. 2–3.

[17]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 1, p. 4.

[18]      Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission 9, p. 3.

[19]      Refugee Council of Australia, Submission 5, p. 1.

[20]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 1, p. 13. See also Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Submission 2, p. 2.

[21]      Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Submission 2, p. 2.

[22]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 5.

[23]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, pp. 1–2.

[24]      Refugee Council of Australia, Submission 5, p. 3. See also Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission 9, p. 3; Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Submission 2, p. 5.

[25]      Refugee Council of Australia, Submission 5, p. 3.

[26]      Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission 9, p. 3.

[27]      Department of Home Affairs, Submission 7, p. 5.

[28]      Department of Home Affairs, Submission 7, p. 5.

[29]      NSW Council for Civil Liberties, Submission 3, p. 5.

[30]      Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Submission 6, p. 4.

[31]      Refugee Advice & Casework Service, Submission 8, p. 1.

[32]      NSW Council for Civil Liberties, Submission 3, p. 6.

[33]      NSW Council for Civil Liberties, Submission 3, p. 6.

[34]      National Justice Project, Submission 10, p. 5.

[35]      Department of Home Affairs, Submission 7, p. 6.

[36]      Department of Home Affairs, Submission 7, pp. 4–5.

[37]      Refugee Council of Australia, Submission 5, p. 4.

[38]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 1, p. 5.

[39]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 1, p. 5.

[40]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 1, p. 5 and pp. 14–16. See also NSW Council for Civil Liberties, Submission 3, p. 9; Refugee Council of Australia, Submission 5, p. 4; Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Submission 2, p. 6.

[41]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 1, p. 5 and pp. 17–21. See also NSW Council for Civil Liberties, Submission 3, p. 9; Refugee Council of Australia, Submission 5, p. 4; Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Submission 2, p. 6.

[42]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 1, p. 5 and pp. 17–21.

[43]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, p. 3.

[44]      National Justice Project, Submission 10, p. 2.

Dissenting Report by the Australian Greens

[1]        [2017] FCAFC 125.

[2]        Refugee Council of Australia, Submission 5, p. 1.

[3]        Refugee Council of Australia, Submission 5, p. 2.

[4]        Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, p. 2.

[5]        Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Submission 6, p. 5.

Additional Comments – Centre Alliance

[1]        Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 1, p. 12.

[2]        Law Council of Australia, Submission 11, p. 2.

[3]        Refugee Council of Australia, Submission 5, p. 2.

[4]        Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v ARJ17 [2017] FCAFC 125.

[5]        Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v ARJ17 [2017] FCAFC 125, [51].

[6]        Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v ARJ17 [2017] FCAFC 125, [52].

[7]        Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v ARJ17 [2017] FCAFC 125, [177].

[8]        Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v ARJ17 [2017] FCAFC 125, [177].

[9]        Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v ARJ17 [2017] FCAFC 125, [38].

[10]      Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v ARJ17 [2017] FCAFC 125, [86].

[11]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 1, p. 19.

[12]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 1, p. 16.

[13]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 1, p. 16.