Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing Cohort) Bill 2019 [Provisions]

September 2019

© Commonwealth of Australia 2019
ISBN: 978-1-76010-995-0

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Chapter 1—Introduction

  Conduct of the inquiry
  Acknowledgements
  Note on references
  Previous version of the bill and past committee inquiry
  Purpose of the bill
  Key provisions of the bill
  Consideration by other parliamentary committees
  Focus of this report

Chapter 2—Key Issues

  Purpose of the bill
  Scope and implementation
  Ministerial power
  International legal obligations
  Committee view

Labor senators' dissenting report

Dissenting report by the Australian Greens

Appendix 1—Submissions and answers to questions on notice

Appendix 2—Hearing

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3560
legcon.sen@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

The bill would amend the Migration Act 1958 and the Migration Regulations 1994 to prevent unauthorised maritime arrivals who were at least 18 years of age and were taken to a regional processing country after 19 July 2013 from making a valid application for an Australian visa.



Past Public Hearings

22 Aug 2019: Canberra

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