New Skilled Regional Visas (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019 [Provisions]

On 12 September 2019 the Senate referred the provisions of the New Skilled Regional Visas (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019  to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 11 October 2019.

The deadline for submissions to the inquiry is 23 September 2019.

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

Consequential on the Migration Amendment (New Skilled Regional Visas) Regulation 2019, which created two provisional skilled regional visas, the bill amends seven Acts to provide that holders of these provisional skilled regional visas will have the same access to welfare payments and government services as permanent visa holders where eligible.



Inquiry Status

Submissions closed

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