Second Reading Speeches

Migration Amendment (Visa Maximum Numbers Determinations) Bill 2013

Type
Private
Sponsor(s)
HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
Originating house
Senate
Status
Not Proceeding
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the

Migration Act 1958
to provide that determinations made under section 85 (which determine the number of visas that can be granted in a particular subclass in any specified financial year) on or after 2 December 2013 be subject to disallowance by either House of the Parliament.

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