Migration (Visa Evidence) Charge (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012

Type: Government
Portfolio: Immigration and Citizenship
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Assent
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Introduced with the Migration (Visa Evidence) Charge Bill 2012, the bill amends the
Migration Act 1958
to: enable a non-citizen visa holder, or certain other persons on behalf of the visa holder, to request to be given a prescribed form of evidence of a visa and require that person to pay the visa evidence charge; provide that the amount of charge be prescribed in the regulations and must not exceed the charge limit; insert a regulation making power in relation to various matters relating to the charge; require an officer to give a person evidence of a visa within a reasonable time after they have made a request and paid the charge; and allow the minister to direct that a specified document is not to be taken to be a passport or travel document for the purposes of the regulations.

Progress

House of Representatives
09 May 2012	Introduced and read a first time
09 May 2012	Second reading moved
20 Jun 2012	Referred to Federation Chamber
21 Jun 2012	Second reading debate
21 Jun 2012	Second reading agreed to
21 Jun 2012	Reported from Federation Chamber
21 Jun 2012	Third reading agreed to

Senate
22 Jun 2012	Introduced and read a first time
22 Jun 2012	Second reading moved
23 Aug 2012	Second reading debate
23 Aug 2012	Second reading agreed to
23 Aug 2012	Third reading agreed to

23 Aug 2012	Text of bill as passed both Houses
12 Sep 2012	Assent Act no.: 125 Year: 2012

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Additional explanatory memorandum
Explanatory memorandum
Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No documents at present

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

No documents at present

Notes

Referred to Committee (10/05/2012): Joint Standing Committee on Migration; Committee report (18/06/2012)

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Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
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.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

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

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changed to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.

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