Inquiry into the provisions of the Migration Amendment (Designated
Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006
Information about the inquiry
On 11 May 2006, the Senate
referred the above Bill to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation
Committee for inquiry and report by 13 June 2006.
The Bill
proposes to amend the Migration Act 1958 to expand the offshore
processing regime currently applying to offshore entry persons and
transitory persons to include, in addition, all persons arriving at mainland
Australia (meaning other than at an excised offshore place) unlawfully by
sea on or after 13 April 2006.
Lodging Submissions
Submissions are being called for by 22 May 2006. Submissions become Committee documents and are only made
public after a decision by the Committee. Unauthorised release of
submissions is not covered by parliamentary privilege. Further assistance
can be obtained by phoning the secretariat on (02) 6277 3560.
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
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