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Migration Amendment Bill 2013

Type
Government
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Portfolio
Immigration and Border Protection

Summary

Addresses recent court and tribunal decisions by amending the Migration Act 1958 to: clarify that a decision on review, or a visa refusal, cancellation or revocation decision made by the minister or his delegate, is taken to be made on the day and at the time when a record of it is made; clarify that a person in the migration zone who has previously been refused a protection visa, or who held a protection visa that was cancelled, is prohibited from applying for a further protection visa; and make it a criterion for the grant of a protection visa that the applicant is not assessed by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation to be a risk to security.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 12/12/13  
Second reading moved 12/12/13  
Second reading debate 12/02/14  
Second reading agreed to 12/02/14  
Third reading agreed to 12/02/14  
     
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 12/02/14  
Second reading moved 12/02/14  
Second reading debate 14/05/14  
Second reading agreed to 14/05/14  
Third reading agreed to 14/05/14  
     
Finally passed both Houses 14/05/14  
Assent 27/05/14 Act no.: 30 - Year: 2014
     

[Information on document types]

Text of bill

  • First reading

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  • As passed by both Houses

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Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum

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Second reading speeches


Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

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Notes
  • Referred to Committee (12/12/2013): Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (12/02/2014)
  • An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)