Migration Amendment (Border Integrity) Bill 2007

Type: Government
Portfolio: Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 41
Summary: Amends the
Migration Act 1958
in relation to: cessation of special purpose visas; use of automated systems in immigration clearance; and use of ‘personal identifiers’ as evidence of proof of identity.

Progress

House of Representatives
11 Oct 2006	Introduced and read a first time
11 Oct 2006	Second reading moved
27 Mar 2007	Second reading agreed to
27 Mar 2007	Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 12 Government agreed to
27 Mar 2007	Third reading agreed to

Senate
28 Mar 2007	Introduced and read a first time
28 Mar 2007	Second reading moved
29 Mar 2007	Second reading agreed to
29 Mar 2007	Third reading agreed to

15 Apr 2007

Assent

Act no.: 62

Year: 2007

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
Third reading

Explanatory memoranda

Supplementary explanatory memorandum
Revised explanatory memorandum
Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of Representatives
Government [sheet PD246]

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

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Text of bill

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Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
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Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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