Government Response
20 Jun 2024: Government response - Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020 [Provisions] (April 2024) PDF: Government response - Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020 [Provisions] (April 2024)

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Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
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About this inquiry

The bill amends the Migration Act 1958 to allow the Minister to classify things, such as drugs and mobile phones, as ‘prohibited’ in relation to immigration detention facilities and detainees. The bill also includes a new statutory search power.



Past Public Hearings

03 Jul 2020: Canberra

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Inquiry Status

Submissions Closed

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