- Date
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10 Dec 2020
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the:
Migration Act 1958
to: create a framework to protect disclosure of confidential information provided by gazetted intelligence and law enforcement agencies where the information is used for decisions made to refuse or cancel a visa on character grounds, or revoke or set aside such decisions; amend the definition of non-disclosable information to include protected information where the disclosure of such information would be contrary to Australia's national interests; and provide that an officer performing certain functions commits an offence if protected information is disclosed in certain circumstances; Australian Citizenship Act 2007
to: protect protected information where the information is used for certain citizenship decisions, renunciations of citizenship by conduct, and cessation of citizenship for service outside Australia in armed forces of an enemy country or a declared terrorist organisation; and create a framework for the management of the disclosure to, and by, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal of information that has been certified by the minister to be contrary to the public interest for specified reasons, or that was provided in confidence; and create a power for the secretary to delegate functions or powers under the Act and the Australian Citizenship Regulation 2016
; Freedom of Information Act 1982
and Inspector of Transport Security Act 2006
to make consequential amendments; and Australian Citizenship Act 2007
and Migration Act 1958
to make amendments contingent on the commencement of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2020
.