Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Proof Journals of the Senate, No. 55, 17 August 2017, p. 1756. See also Selection of Bills Committee, Report No.9 of 2017, 17 August 2017, p. 1.

[2]        Selection of Bills Committee, Report No.9 of 2017, 17 August 2017, appendix 4 and 5.

[3]        Mr Alex Hawke MP, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, House of Representatives Hansard, No. 12 of 2017, 16 August 2017, p. 8610.

[4]        The committee's website can be found at www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Legal_and_Constitutional_Affairs.

[5]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 2.

[6]        Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 10 of 2017, 6 September 2017, pp. 20–24.

[7]        Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights Scrutiny Report: Report 9 of 2017, pp. 28–33.

Chapter 2 - Key provisions and issues

[1]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 2.

[2]        Mr John Azarias, Ms Jenny Lambert, Professor Peter McDonald and Ms Katie Malyon, Robust New Foundations­—A Streamlined, Transparent and Responsive System for the 457 Programme, An Independent Review into Integrity in the Subclass 457 Programme, September 2014, pp. 19 and 100. The Government's response to the recommendations can be accessed here: border.gov.au/about/reports-publications/reviews-inquiries/independent-review-of-the-457-programme/response-to-integrity.

[3]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 12.

[4]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 12.

[5]        Explanatory Memorandum, pp. 16–17.

[6]        Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights Scrutiny Report: Report 9 of 2017, pp. 28–30.

[7]        Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 10 of 2017, 6 September 2017, pp. 20–21.

[8]        Law Council of Australia, Submission 1, p. 6.

[9]        Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Submission 2, p. 5.

[10]      Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Submission 2, p. 5.

[11]      Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Submission 2, p. 5.

[12]      Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Submission 2, p. 5.

[13]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 4.

[14]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 10 of 2017, 6 September 2017, p. 22.

[15]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 1, p. 6.

[16]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 1, p. 6; and Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 10 of 2017, 6 September 2017, p. 22.

[17]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 10 of 2017, 6 September 2017, p. 23.

[18]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 10 of 2017, 6 September 2017, p. 23.

[19]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 1, p. 7.

[20]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 5.

[21]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 10 of 2017, 6 September 2017, p. 23.

[22]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 1, p. 8.

[23]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 1, p. 8.

[24]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 1, p. 9.

[25]      Explanatory Memorandum, pp. 7–8.     

[26]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 10 of 2017, 6 September 2017, p. 24.

[27]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 10 of 2017, 6 September 2017, p. 24.

[28]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights Scrutiny Report: Report 9 of 2017, p. 32.

[29]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 1, pp. 9–10.

[30]      Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Submission 2, p. 7.

[31]      Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Submission 2, p. 7.

[32]      Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Submission 2, p. 7.

[33]      Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Submission 2, p. 8.

[34]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 5.

[35]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 13.

[36]      Explanatory Memorandum, p.13.

[37]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 1, p. 10.

[38]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 1, p. 10. The recent judgement referred to by the Law Council of Australia is Dyankov v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 81.

[39]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 1, p. 11.

[40]      Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Submission 2, p. 6.

[41]      Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Submission 2, p. 6.

[42]      Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Submission 2, p. 6.

[43]      Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Submission 2, p. 7.

[44]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 17, and Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Submission 2, p. 5.