Migration Amendment (Strengthening Biometrics Integrity) Bill 2015

Type
Government
Portfolio
Immigration and Border Protection
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
44

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Summary

Amends the Migration Act 1958 to: provide a single broad discretionary power to collect one or more personal identifiers from non-citizens and citizens at the border; enable flexibility on the types of personal identifiers that may be required, the circumstances in which they may be collected, and the places where they may be collected; enable personal identifiers to be provided by an identification test or by another way specified by the minister or an officer; enable personal identifiers to be required either orally, in writing, or through an automated system; enable personal identifiers to be collected from minors and incapable persons without the need to obtain consent, or require the presence of a parent, guardian or independent person during the collection; and remove redundant provisions.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 05 Mar 2015
Second reading moved 05 Mar 2015
Second reading debate 13 May 2015
Second reading agreed to 13 May 2015
Third reading agreed to 13 May 2015
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 13 May 2015
Second reading moved 13 May 2015
Second reading debate 24 Jun 2015
Second reading debate 10 Aug 2015
Second reading debate 12 Aug 2015
Second reading agreed to 12 Aug 2015
Committee of the Whole debate
  • Amendment details: 1 Government agreed to
12 Aug 2015
Third reading agreed to 12 Aug 2015
House of Representatives
Message from Senate reported 13 Aug 2015
Consideration of Senate message
  • Details: House agreed to Senate amendment
13 Aug 2015
Finally passed both Houses 13 Aug 2015
Assent
  • Act no.: 115
  • Year: 2015
26 Aug 2015

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

Senate

Schedules of amendments

Bills digest

Notes

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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

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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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