Footnotes

Chapter 2 - Overview of the Bill

[1]        Australian Government, Australian Citizenship: Much more than a ceremony Discussion Paper, September 2006, p. 14. Available at: http://www.citizenship.gov.au/news/citizenship-test/DIMA_Citizenship_Discussion_Paper.pdf (accessed 19 June 2007).

[2]        Australian Government, Summary Report on the Outcomes of the Public Consultation on the Merits of Introducing a Formal Citizenship Test, Available at: http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/responses/citizenship-test/summary_report_citizen_test_paper.pdf, p. 1 (accessed 19 June 2007).

[3]        p. 2.

[4]        Parliamentary Library, "Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing)Bill 2007", Bills Digest No. 188 2006-07, 19 June 2007, pp 7-8.

[5]        Katherine Betts and Bob Birrell, "Making Australian Citizenship Mean More", People and Place, vol. 15, no. 1, 2007, p. 53.

[6]        Australian Government, Australian Citizenship: Much more than a ceremony, Discussion Paper, September 2006, pp 9-10. Available at: http://www.citizenship.gov.au/news/citizenship-test/DIMA_Citizenship_Discussion_Paper.pdf (accessed 19 June 2007). See also Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 9.

[7]        Australian Government, Australian Citizenship: Much more than a ceremony, Discussion Paper, September 2006, p. 12. Available at: http://www.citizenship.gov.au/news/citizenship-test/DIMA_Citizenship_Discussion_Paper.pdf (accessed 19 June 2007).

[8]        Australian Government, Australian Citizenship: Much more than a ceremony Discussion Paper, September 2006, p. 16. Available at: http://www.citizenship.gov.au/news/citizenship-test/DIMA_Citizenship_Discussion_Paper.pdf (accessed 19 June 2007).

[9]        Australian Government, Australian Citizenship: Much more than a ceremony Discussion Paper, September 2006, pp 20, 22, 24-25, 26. Available at: http://www.citizenship.gov.au/news/citizenship-test/DIMA_Citizenship_Discussion_Paper.pdf (accessed 19 June 2007).

[10]      Australian Government, Australian Citizenship: Much more than a ceremony Discussion Paper, September 2006, pp 20, 22, 24, 26. Available at: http://www.citizenship.gov.au/news/citizenship-test/DIMA_Citizenship_Discussion_Paper.pdf (accessed 19 June 2007).

[11]      Australian Government, Australian Citizenship: Much more than a ceremony Discussion Paper, September 2006, pp 21, 23, 25, 26. Available at: http://www.citizenship.gov.au/news/citizenship-test/DIMA_Citizenship_Discussion_Paper.pdf (accessed 19 June 2007).

[12]      Australian Government, Australian Citizenship: Much more than a ceremony Discussion Paper, September 2006, pp 21, 23, 25, 27. Available at: http://www.citizenship.gov.au/news/citizenship-test/DIMA_Citizenship_Discussion_Paper.pdf (accessed 19 June 2007).

[13]      p. 4.

[14]      p. 4; see also Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Submission 30, p. 2.

[15]      p. 4.

[16]      The Hon. Kevin Andrews MP, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, House Hansard, 30 May 2007, p. 4; see also Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Submission 30, p. 2.

[17]      p. 5.

[18]      The Hon. Kevin Andrews MP, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, House Hansard, 30 May 2007, p. 4.

[19]      EM, p. 5 and proposed subsection 23A(6).

[20]      Submission 30, pp 2-3.

[21]      The Hon. Kevin Andrews MP, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, House Hansard, 30 May 2007, p. 4.

[22]      Submission 30, p. 3.

[23]      p. 1.

[24]      Submission 30, p.4; see also proposed subsection 46(1A). The fee for an application for citizenship by conferral for people who are not required to sit a test will remain at $120.

Chapter 3 - Purpose and impact of the Bill

[1]        p. 1.

[2]        The Hon. Kevin Andrews MP, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, House Hansard, 30 May 2007, p. 4.

[3]        The Hon. Kevin Andrews MP, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, House Hansard, 30 May 2007, pp 4-5.

[4]        The Hon. Kevin Andrews MP, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, House Hansard, 30 May 2007, p. 5.

[5]        See, for example, Federation of Community Legal Centres (Vic), Submission 28, p. 2; Ethnic Communities' Council of Western Australia, Submission 29, p. 2; Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria (ECCV), Submission 31, p. 3; National Council of the St Vincent de Paul Society, Submission 35, p. 1; National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters Council, Submission 37, p. 2; Darebin Ethnic Communities Council, Submission 38, p. 1; Multicultural Council of the Northern Territory, Submission 45, p. 1; B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission, Submission 42, p. 2; Victorian Government, Submission 53, p. 2; National Legal Aid, Submission 57, p. 5; Ms Margaret Donaldson, HREOC, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 1; Ms Voula Messimeri-Kianidis, FECCA, Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 1.

[6]        Ms Depika Sherchan, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 22; also Submission 20, pp 2-3.

[7]        Submission 2, p. 6.

[8]        Submission 14, p. 5.

[9]        Submission 8, p. 1.

[10]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 21.

[11]      Submission 30, p. 4; see also Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 31.

[12]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 9.

[13]      Submission 30, p. 4; see also Dr Stephen Chavura, Festival of Light Australia, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, pp 28-29.

[14]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 32.

[15]      See, for example, Professor Rubenstein, Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 14 and Ms Donaldson, HREOC, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 3.

[16]      Ms Donaldson, HREOC, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 3.

[17]      See, for example, Centre for Human Rights Education at the Curtin University of Technology, Submission 2, p. 1; Professor George Williams, Submission 7, pp 1-2; Professor Kim Rubenstein, Submission 18, p. 1; Canberra Multicultural Community Forum (CMCF), Submission 46, p. 1 and Mr Sam Wong, CMCF, Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 2; Ms Misty Adoniou, ACTA, Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 19.

[18]      Submission 18, p. 2; see also Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 14.

[19]      Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 9.

[20]      Submission 49, p. 2; see also Mr Paul Power, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 8.

[21]      Submission 7, p. 1.

[22]      Submission 7, pp 1-2; see also FASSTT, Submission 8, p. 4; ACTA, Submission 34, p. 1.

[23]      Professor George Williams, Submission 7, p. 2; see also FASSTT, Submission 8, p. 3; Castan Centre, Submission 14, p. 3; VIRWC, Submission 20, p. 3; Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council, Submission 26, p. 3; ACTA, Submission 34, p. 1; National Council of the St Vincent de Paul Society, Submission 35, p. 2; Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR), Submission 44, p. 11; Multicultural Council of the Northern Territory, Submission 45, p. 4; CMCF, Submission 46, p. 2; Dr Ben Saul, Sydney Centre for International and Global Law, Submission 27, p. 2; Ms Depika Sherchan, VIRWC, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 23.

[24]      Submission 37, p. 2.

[25]      Submission 14, p. 3; see also Country Women's Association of New South Wales, Submission 25, p. 2; CMCF, Submission 46, p. 2.

[26]      Submission 7, p. 2; see also Castan Centre, Submission 14, p. 2; Mr David T Bath, Submission 9, p. 2; National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters Council, Submission 37, p. 4; Ms Anna Samson, National Policy Director, Refugee Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 9; Professor Kim Rubenstein, Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 12.

[27]      See, for example, Professor Ingrid Piller, Submission 19, p. 2; Centre for Human Rights Education at the Curtin University of Technology, Submission 2, pp 1 and 3; Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office, Submission 48, p. 1; Castan Centre, Submission 14, p. 5.

[28]      Submission 34, p. 3; see also Ms Misty Adoniou, Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 21.

[29]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 21.

[30]      Bills Digest, p. 16; see also, for example, Refugee Council of Australia, Submission 49, p. 5; and Dr Martin Bibby, NSWCCL, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 16.

[31]      Bills Digest, p. 16; see also Katharine Betts and Bob Birrell, 'Making Australian citizenship mean more', People and Place, vol. 15 no. 1, pp 46-51.

[32]      The Hon. Kevin Andrews MP, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, House Hansard, 30 May 2007, p. 5.

[33]      See Bills Digest, p. 8; and Department, Answers to Questions on Notice, received 27 July 2007, [Question 4 (Hansard)].

[34]      See, for example, Festival of Light Australia, Submission 4; Mr Roger Cook, Submission 10; The Hon Dr Bob Such MP, Submission 16; Australia for Australians, Submission 17; Australian Christian Lobby, Submission 47, p. 1.

[35]      Submission 47, p. 1; see also Mr David Yates, Australian Christian Lobby, Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 8.

[36]      Submission 16, p. 1.

[37]      Submission 16, p. 1.

[38]      See, for example, Professor Tim McNamara, Submission 33¸ p. 10; ACTA, Submission 34, p. 2; Professor Ingrid Piller, Submission 19, p. 1; Ms Misty Adoniou, ACTA, Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, pp 20-21.

[39]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 14.

[40]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 32.

[41]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 31.

[42]      Answers to Questions on Notice, received 27 July 2007, [Question 3 (Hansard)].

[43]      See, for example, Centre for Human Rights Education at the Curtin University of Technology, Submission 2, p. 3; FASSTT, Submission 8, p. 2; Castan Centre, Submission 14, p. 4; VIRWC, Submission 20, p. 3; Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council, Submission 26, p. 1; ECCV, Submission 31, p. 3; B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission, Submission 42, p. 3; Premier Paul Lennon, MHA, Submission 52, pp 1-2.

[44]      Professor Kim Rubenstein, Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 15.

[45]      Ms Anna Samson, Refugee Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 9.

[46]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 4; see also RACS, Submission 39, p. 4; Ms Zoe Anderson, RACS, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 26; Professor Kim Rubenstein, Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 16.

[47]      ECCV, Submission 31, p. 3; NSWCCL, Submission 32, p. 3; Professor Tim McNamara, Submission 33, p. 4; FECCA, Submission 51, p. 4.

[48]      Submission 32, p. 5.

[49]      The Hon. Kevin Andrews MP, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, House Hansard, 30 May 2007, p. 4.

[50]      p. 16.

[51]      See, for example, Centre for Human Rights Education at the Curtin University of Technology; Submission 2, pp 4-5; Castan Centre, Submission 14, p. 3; Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union Victoria Branch (LHMU), Submission 40, p. 3; VIRWC, Submission 20, p. 3; Federation of Community Legal Centres (Vic), Submission 28, p. 2; ECCV, Submission 31, p. 3; ACTA, Submission 34, p. 2; Darebin Ethnic Communities Council, Submission 38, p. 1; Multicultural Council of the Northern Territory, Submission 45, pp 2-3; ALHR, Submission 44, p. 5; Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office, Submission 48, p. 1; Refugee Council of Australia, Submission 49, p. 2; FECCA, Submission 51, pp 3-4; National Legal Aid, Submission 57, pp 2-3.

[52]      Submission 2, pp 1, 4-5; see also Ms Anna Samson, Refugee Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 9; Ms Depika Sherchan, VIRWC, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 23; FASSTT, Submission 8¸ p. 4; and Ms Voula Messimeri-Kianidis, FECCA, Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 1.

[53]      Submission 20, p. 4; also Professor Ingrid Piller, Submission 19, pp 8-9; FASST, Submission 8, p. 3; Refugee Council of Australia, Submission 49, p. 4; FECCA, Submission 51, p. 8; see also Department, Answers to Questions on Notice, received 27 July 2007, [Questions 4 and 5 (written)].

[54]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 36.

[55]      Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 21.

[56]      Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 8.

[57]      Castan Centre, Submission 14, p. 4; ECCV, Submission 31, p. 4; ALHR, Submission 44, p. 2; National Legal Aid, Submission 57, p. 2; Ms Margaret Donaldson, HREOC, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 1; Dr Martin Bibby, NSWCCL, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 19.

[58]      Centre for Human Rights Education, Curtin University of Technology, Submission 2, pp 2-3; Ms Anna Samson and Mr Paul Power, Refugee Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 12.

[59]      Submission 14, p. 4.

[60]      Centre for Human Rights Education at the Curtin University of Technology Submission 2, p. 3; see also, for example, National Legal Aid, Submission 57, p. 2.

[61]      Submission 49, p. 4.

[62]      Submission 8, p. 2.

[63]      See subsections 23(3), (4) and (5) of the Act; and also EM, p. 22.

[64]      See, for example, Centre for Human Rights Education at the Curtin University of Technology, Submission 2, p. 6; FASSTT, Submission 8, p. 4; Mr David T Bath, Submission 9, p. 4; Federation of Community Legal Centres (Vic), Submission 28, p. 2; LHMU, Submission 40, p. 3; ECCV, Submission 31, p. 5; NSWCCL, Submission 32, p. 5; RACS, Submission 39, pp 2 and 6; Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office, Submission 48, p. 1; Refugee Council of Australia, Submission 49, p. 4; National Legal Aid, Submission 57, p. 3; UNHCR, Submission 50; Ms Depika Sherchan, VIRWC, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 23; cf Festival of Light Australia, Submission 4, p. 2.

[65]      Submission 8, p. 4.

[66]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 9.

[67]      Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 29.

[68]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 29.

[69]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 30.

[70]      Committee Hansard. 16 July 2007, p. 26; see also pp 30 and 32.

[71]      Submission 41, pp 3 and 6; see also Ms Margaret Donaldson, HREOC, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 2.

[72]      Submission 41, p. 7; see also Ms Margaret Donaldson, HREOC, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 2; Mr Brook Hely, HREOC, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 4 and ALHR, Submission 44, p. 11.

[73]      Submission 41, see pp 8-9 for specific proposed amendments to address this issue.

[74]      See further Submission 41, pp 7-8.

[75]      Submission 41, p. 8.

[76]      Submission 51, p. 4.

[77]      Submission 51, p. 4; see also Community Relations Commission, Submission 56, p. 1 and Mr Sam Wong, CMCF, Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 5.

[78]      Submission 32, p. 6.

[79]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 26.

Chapter 4 - Legal and other issues

[1]        Subsection 21(2A) would oblige persons applying for Australian citizenship to sit and successfully complete a test to demonstrate that they understand the nature of their application, that they possess a basic knowledge of English and an adequate knowledge of Australia and the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship.

[2]        Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest No. 6 of 2007, pp 18-19.

[3]        Submission 30, p. 3.

[4]        Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 25.

[5]        HREOC, Answers to Questions on Notice, Received 24 July 2007, pp 3-4.

[6]        HREOC, Answers to Questions on Notice, Received 24 July 2007, p. 4.

[7]        Submission 24, p. 2.

[8]        Submission 24, p. 2.

[9]        Centre for Human Rights Education, Curtin University of Technology, Submission 2, p. 6; see also CMCF, Submission 46, p. 2.

[10]      Mr David T Bath, Submission 9, p. 3.

[11]      Submission 42, p. 4.

[12]      Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, pp 9-10.

[13]      See, for example, Professor Kim Rubenstein, Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 12.

[14]      Submission 47, p. 1.

[15]      Submission 20, p. 5.

[16]      Submission 32, p. 3.

[17]      Ms Margaret Donaldson, HREOC, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 1.

[18]      Submission 41, p. 4; see also Dr Ben Saul, Sydney Centre for International and Global Law, Submission 27, p. [1]; NSWCCL, Submission 32, p. 6; RACS, Submission 39, p. 6.

[19]      Submission 41, p. 5.

[20]      Submission 41, p. 5.

[21]      Submission 55, p. 5.

[22]      Submission 55, p. 5.

[23]      Ms Margaret Donaldson, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 2.

[24]      Ms Margaret Donaldson, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 3.

[25]      Ms Margaret Donaldson, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 4.

[26]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest No. 6 of 2007, p. 18.

[27]      Submission 30, p. 1.

[28]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 25.

[29]      Submission 41, p. 3; see also Ms Margaret Donaldson, HREOC, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, pp 5-6.

[30]      Answers to Questions on Notice, received 27 July 2007, referred to as [Question 1 (written)].

[31]      Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 2.

[32]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, pp 25-26.

[33]      Submission 30, p. 2; see also The Hon. Kevin Andrews MP, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, House Hansard, 30 May 2007, p. 4.

[34]      See, for example, Scots of Victoria, Submission 3, p. 1; Professor Ingrid Piller, Submission 19, p. 11; VIRWC, Submission 20, p. 5; Federation of Community Legal Centres (Vic), Submission 28, p. 2; National Council of the St Vincent de Paul Society, Submission 35, p. 1; CMCF, Submission 46, p. 2; The Victorian Bar, Submission 55, p. 3; Community Relations Commission, Submission 56, p. 1; Ms Misty Adoniou, ACTA, Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 20; Dr Martin Bibby, NSWCCL, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 15; cf Dr Stephen Chavura, Festival of Light, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 27; the Hon. Dr Bob Such, MP, Submission 16, p. [1].

[35]      See, for example, Professor George Williams, Submission 7, pp 1-2.

[36]      Submission 32, p. 2; see also Dr Martin Bibby, NSWCCL, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, pp 15-16.

[37]      Submission 2, p. 6; see also Castan Centre, Submission 14, p. 2.

[38]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 2.

[39]      VIRWC, Submission 20, p. 5; FASSTT, Submission 8, p. 4.

[40]      Submission 8, p. 4.

[41]      Submission 2, p. 6.

[42]      Submission 47, p. 1; see also Mr David Yates, Australian Christian Lobby, Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, pp 8, 9-10.

[43]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 28.

[44]      See for example, Centre for Human Rights Education, Curtin University of Technology, Submission 2, p. 4; Queensland Public Interest Law Clearing House, Submission 22, p. 2; Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office, Submission 48, p. 1; cf Festival of Light Australia, Submission 4, pp 1-2.

[45]      See, for example, Ms Voula Messimeri-Kianidis, FECCA, Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 3; FECCA, Submission 51, p. 3; Mr Sam Wong, CMCF, Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 4; Mr Paul Power, Refugee Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 8.

[46]      Submission 4, p. 1.

[47]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, pp 10-11.

[48]      See also the Department, Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, pp 26 and 35.

[49]      NSWCCL, Submission 32, p. 4; Professor Tim McNamara, Submission 33¸ p. 12; ACTA, Submission 34, p. 1; RACS, Submission 39, p. 2; Australian Christian Lobby, Submission 47, p. 2.

[50]      Submission 33, p. 12.

[51]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 21.

[52]      Submission 32, p. 3.

[53]      Submission 32, p. 5; see also ACTA, Submission 34, p. 4 and Ms Katie Wrigley, RACS, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 24.

[54]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 26.

[55]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 26.

[56]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, pp 26-27; see also Answers to Questions on Notice, received 27 July 2007, [Question 8 (written)].

[57]      Submission 14, p. 2; see also Country Women's Association of New South Wales, Submission 25, p. 2; Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council, Submission 26, p. 2; NSWCCL, Submission 32, p. 6; National Council of the St Vincent de Paul Society, Submission 35, p. 1; Newcomers Network, Submission 36, p. 3; Darebin Ethnic Communities Council, Submission 38, p. 1; Professor Kim Rubenstein, Submission 18, p. 1.

[58]      See, for example, Mr Mark Kulasingham, FECCA, Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 3; NSWCCL, Submission 32, p. 6; CMCF, Submission 46, p. 1.

[59]      Professor Kim Rubenstein, Answers to Questions on Notice, 20 July 2007, pp 1-2.

[60]      Submission 30, p. 3.

[61]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 27.

[62]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 37; see also p. 31.

[63]      See, for example, Centre for Human Rights Education at the Curtin University of Technology, Submission 2, pp 6-7; Professor George Williams, Submission 7, p. 1; Scots of Victoria, Submission 3, p. 1; FASSTT, Submission 8, p. 3; Castan Centre, Submission 14, p. 4; VIRWC, Submission 20, p. 3; ECCV, Submission 31, p. 3; ACTA, Submission 34, p. 4; National Council of the St Vincent de Paul Society, Submission 35, p. 2; National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters Council, Submission 37, p. 2; B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission, Submission 42, p. 2; CMCF, Submission 46, p. 3; Refugee Council of Australia, Submission 49, p. 2; Victorian Government, Submission 53, p. 2; Ms Anna Samson, Refugee Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 11.

[64]      FASSTT, Submission 8, p. 3.

[65]      Submission 7, p. 2.

[66]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 2.

[67]      Submission 49, p. 3; and also Mr Paul Power, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 9; see also FECCA, Submission 51, p. 7.

[68]      Submission 31¸ pp 1-2, 5; see also Mr Paul Power, Refugee Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 13; and Department, Answers to Questions on Notice, received 27 July 2007, [Questions 4 and 5 (written)].

[69]      Submission 42, p. 2.

[70]      See, for example, ECCV, Submission 31, p. 4.

[71]      Submission 32, p. 5; Dr Martin Bibby, NSWCCL, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 17; see also RACS, Submission 39, p. 7.

[72]      Submission 27, p. 2; also Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office, Submission 48, p. 1.

[73]      Submission 44, p. 7.

[74]      Submission 33, p. 11.

[75]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 35; see further Answers to Questions on Notice, received 27 July 2007, [Question 5 (Hansard)].

[76]      Submission 57, p. 7.

[77]      Submission 32, p. 5; see also Newcomers Network, Submission 36, p. 3; RACS, Submission 39, p. 2; B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission, Submission 42, p. 3.

[78]      Submission 32, p. 5.

[79]      Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 22.

[80]      Submission 47, p. 2.

[81]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 8.

[82]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 29.

[83]      Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 29; see further: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/990i/citizenship.htm  (accessed 17 July 2007).

[84]      See for example, Centre for Human Rights Education, Curtin University of Technology, Submission 2, p. 3; Castan Centre, Submission 14, p. 3; LHMU, Submission 40, p. 3; ECCV, Submission 31, p. 4; ALHR, Submission 44, pp 3-7; UNHCR, Submission 50; The Victorian Bar, Submission 55, pp 7 and 16-17; see also Ms Anna Samson, Refugee Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 9.

[85]      1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees: see further UNHCR, Submission 50, p. 1.

[86]      1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons: see UNHCR, Submission 50, p. 1.

[87]      UNHCR, Submission 50, p. 3; see also Centre for Human Rights Education, Curtin University of Technology, Submission 2, p. 3.

[88]      UNHCR, Submission 50, p. 5.

[89]      Submission 44, pp 2-7; also Castan Centre, Submission 14, p. 3; ECCV, Submission 31, p. 4; The Victorian Bar, Submission 55, p. 7.

[90]      See further Submission 44, pp 10-11; also FECCA, Submission 51, p. 2.

[91]      See, for example, Mr Michael Young, Submission 5; Mr Bruce Calderbank, Submission 6; Ms Jo Agar, Submission 11; Ms Cathy Agar, Submission 15; Ms Diane Agar, Submission 21.

Dissenting report by Senator Andrew Bartlett

[1] for example, see:
Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; Ex parte Ame [2005]
Shaw v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2003)
Re Patterson; Ex parte Taylor (2001)

Minority report by the Australian Greens

[1]        Ms Depika Sherchan, Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 22; also Submission 20, pp 2-3.

[2]        Submission 8, p. 1.

[3]        Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 32.

[4]        Submission 34, p. 2.

[5]        Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 21.

[6]        The Hon Kevin Andrews MP, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, House Hansard, 30 May 2007, p. 4.

[7]        Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 21.

[8]        Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 4.

[9]        Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 2.

[10]       Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 21.

[11]       Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 21.

[12]       Submission 34, p. 3.

[13]       Committee Hansard, 17 July 2007, p. 15.

[14]       Committee Hansard, 16 July 2007, p. 21.