Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012

Type: Government
Portfolio: Immigration and Citizenship
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Responds to the High Court’s decision in
Plaintiff M70/2011 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
  [2011] HCA 32 by amending the:
Migration Act 1958
  to replace the existing framework for taking offshore entry persons to another country for assessment of their claims to be refugees; and
Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946
  in relation to the making and implementation of any decision to remove, deport or take a non-citizen child from Australia.

Progress

House of Representatives
21 Sep 2011	Introduced and read a first time
21 Sep 2011	Second reading moved
22 Sep 2011	Second reading debate
14 Aug 2012	Second reading debate
15 Aug 2012	Second reading debate
15 Aug 2012	Second reading agreed to
15 Aug 2012	Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 39 Government agreed to
15 Aug 2012	Third reading agreed to

Senate
15 Aug 2012	Introduced and read a first time
15 Aug 2012	Second reading moved
15 Aug 2012	Second reading debate
16 Aug 2012	Second reading debate
16 Aug 2012	Committee of the Whole debate
16 Aug 2012	Third reading agreed to

17 Aug 2012

Assent

Act no.: 113

Year: 2012

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
Third reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum
Revised explanatory memorandum
Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Greens [sheet 7264] HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
Australian Greens [sheet 7269 Revised] HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
Australian Greens [sheet 7268] HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
Australian Greens [sheet 7266] HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah

House of Representatives
Government [sheet BP256]
Non-Government BANDT, Adam, MP

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

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Text of bill

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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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