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TOTAL RESULTS: 111
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- Date
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04 Sep 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Citizenship
- Summary
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to clarify and provide certainty to certain notification procedures to minimise errors and ensure that visa applicants and holders are effectively notified of matters relating to their dealings with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
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- Date
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27 May 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Citizenship
- Summary
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to: ensure all personal identifiers obtained by the department are subject to part 4A of the Act; and provide that personal information must only be disclosed to the extent necessary in order to obtain help from an individual to identify, authenticate the identity of, or locate the subject, in connection with the administration of the Act.
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- Date
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07 Dec 2006
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to allow the Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal flexibility in providing procedural fairness to review applicants.
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- Date
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21 Jun 2007
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Citizenship
- Summary
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to: introduce a regime of obligations for employers who are approved sponsors in relation to a person for a visa, including civil penalties for breaches; provide for inspectors to monitor an employer’s compliance with their sponsorship obligations; and amends the Taxation Administration Act 1953
to allow the Tax Office to disclose certain information to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
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- Date
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24 May 2007
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Citizenship
- Summary
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Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the
Migration Act 1958
to constitute the Refugee Review Tribunal and the Migration Review Tribunal as a single statutory agency under the Public Service Act 1999
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- Date
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11 May 2011
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Citizenship
- Summary
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to: enable the minister to refuse to grant, or to cancel, a visa or temporary safe haven visa when a person has been convicted of a criminal offence while in immigration detention; and increase the penalty for the manufacture, possession, use or distribution of weapons by immigration detainees from three to five years imprisonment.
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- Date
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26 May 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Citizenship
- Summary
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to: enable the minister to determine a cap for certain visa grants and to terminate visa applications; and make consequential amendments.
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- Date
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21 Jun 2006
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to: clarify the immigration clearance and immigration status of non-citizen children born in Australia; harmonise criminal offence provisions with those in the Criminal Code Act 1995
; clarify the power to require and take a security to ensure compliance with visa conditions, before granting a visa; and clarify certain provisions in relation to the operation of bridging visas.
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- Date
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05 Apr 2001
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Multicultural Affairs portfolio
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- Date
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19 Jun 2006
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BARTLETT, Andrew
- Summary
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to repeal provisions in relation to security and screening measures for visitors and other persons entering immigration detention centres.
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