Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Second Reading Speech, Hon. Laurie Ferguson M.P, House Hansard, 9 September 2009.

[2]        Second Reading Speech, Hon. Laurie Ferguson M.P, House Hansard, 9 September 2009.

[3]        Department of Immigration and Citizenship, submission 16, p. 2.

[4]        Second Reading Speech, Hon. Laurie Ferguson M.P, House Hansard, 9 September 2009.

[5]        Second Reading Speech, Hon. Laurie Ferguson M.P, House Hansard, 9 September 2009.

[6]        Second Reading Speech, Hon. Laurie Ferguson M.P, House Hansard, 9 September 2009.

Chapter 2 - Provisions

[1]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 4.

[2]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 10.

[3]        Department of Immigration and Citizenship, submission 16, p. 6.

Chapter 3 - Issues

[1]        See, for example, Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee report A sanctuary under review: an examination of Australia’s refugee and humanitarian determination processes, June 2000; Senate Select Committee report on Ministerial Discretion in Migration Matters, March 2004; and Legal and Constitutional References Committee report on the administration and operation of the Migration Act 1958 in March 2006.

[2]        Hon. Laurie Ferguson MP, Second reading speech, House Hansard, 9 September 2009.

[3]        Associate Professor Jane McAdam, submission 21, p. 6.

[4]        See, for example, Amnesty International, submission 25; Social Issues Executive of the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney, submission 14; Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA), submission 7; Refugee Council of Australia, submission 10; Jesuit Refugee Service Australia, submission 13; Sydney Centre for International Law, submission 23; Liberty Victoria, submission 6; Human Rights Law Resource Centre, submission 5; Law Institute of Victoria, submission 26.

[5]        See, for example, Professor Mary Crock, submission 28, p. 1; Companion House, submission 8, p. 1; Amnesty International, submission 25, p. 4.

[6]        Mr Andrew Bartlett, Submission 11, p. 3.

[7]        Department of Immigration and Citizenship, submission 16, p. 2.

[8]        Associate Professor Jane McAdam, submission 21, p. 4.

[9]        IARC/RACS, submission 24, pp 2, 10.

[10]      See, for example, Australian Human Rights Commission, submission 32, pp 6–7; Companion House, submission 30, p. 1; Refugee Council of Australia, submission 10, p. 2; Amnesty International, submission 25, p. 5.

[11]      Human Rights Law Resource Centre, Submission 5, pp 6-7.

[12]      Human Rights Law Resource Centre, Submission 5, p. 7.

[13]      Submission 4, p. 4.

[14]      Submission 10, p. 3.

[15]      United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), submission 20, p. 7.

[16]      Associate Professor Jane McAdam, submission 21, pp 11–12. See also, for example, the Human Rights Law Resource Centre, submission 5, p. 8; Professor Mary Crock, submission 28, p. 3; IARC/RACS, submission 24, p. 7.

[17]      Associate Professor Jane McAdam, submission 21, p. 16.

[18]      PILCH, submission 15, p. 8.

[19]      IARC/RACS, submission 24, p. 5.

[20]      Submission 28, p. 3.

[21]      Submission 23, p. 1.

[22]      Submission 5, p. 8.

[23]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship, submission 16, p. 6.

[24]      Associate Professor Jane McAdam, submission 21, p. 35.

[25]      Refugee Council of Australia, submission 10, p. 5.

[26]      Amnesty International, submission 25, p. 7.

[27]      Refugee Council of Australia, submission 10, p. 5.

[28]      Immigration Advice and Rights Centre and Refugee Advice and Casework Service, Submission 24, p. 6.

[29]      See preceding discussion, Refugee Council of Australia, submission 10, p. 5 and Amnesty International, submission 25, p. 7.

[30]      See, for example, Refugee Council of Australia, submission 10, p. 4; IARC/RACS, submission 24, p. 8; Professor Mary Crock, submission 28, p. 3; Amnesty International, submission 25, p. 6.

[31]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship, submission 16, p. 4.

[32]      Dr Michelle Foster, Senior Lecturer and Director, Research Programme in International Refugee Law, Institute for International Law and the Humanities, Melbourne Law School; and Mr Jason Pobjoy, PhD candidate, Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, Submission  9, pp 20-21.

[33]      Associate Professor Jane McAdam, submission 21, p. 24. See also, for example, IARC/RACS, submission 24, p. 5.

[34]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Submission 16, p. 4.

[35]      See, for example, Amnesty International, submission 25, p. 7; Sydney Centre for International Law, submission 23, p. 2; Liberty Victoria, submission 6, p. 3.

[36]      Explanatory memorandum, p. 10.

[37]      IARC/RACS, submission 24, p. 5.

[38]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship, submission 16, pp 5– 6.

[39]      Refugee Council of Australia, submission 10, p. 5

[40]      See also for example; IARC/RACS, submission 24, p. 3; Amnesty International, submission 25, p. 8. A notable exception to this sentiment was the Law Institute of Victoria, which submitted that statelessness alone should be grounds for protection – submission 26, p. 6.

[41]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship, submission 16, p. 7.

[42]      Hon. Laurie Ferguson MP, Second reading speech, House Hansard, 9 September 2009.

Additional Comments by Senator Sarah Hanson-Young

[1]        Amnesty International submission No.25 https://senate.aph.gov.au/submissions/comittees/viewdocument.aspx?id=00ea174e-b418-4df0-ad91-37af6637d7fd p.6

[2]        Ibid p.4

[3]        Explanatory Memorandum paragraph 64

[4]        Liberty Victoria Submission p.4

[5]        The Hon. Laurie Ferguson MP Second Reading Speech Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection) Bill 2009http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;adv=;db=;group=;holdingType=;id=;orderBy=;page=;query=BillId_Phrase%3A%22r4197%22%20Dataset%3Ahansardr,hansards%20Title%3A%22second%20reading%22;querytype=;rec=0;resCount