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• Migration Amendment (Abolishing Detention Debt) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Mar 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: remove the liability for immigration detention and related costs for certain persons and liable parties and extinguish all outstanding immigration detention debts; and ensure regulations can no longer prescribe sponsorship undertakings or obligations that include payments to the Commonwealth in relation to the cost of a person’s immigration detention. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008 [2009]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: clarify that the Migration Review Tribunal and the Refugee Review Tribunal may invite either orally or in writing, review applicants or third parties to give information; reinstate uniform time limits for applying for judicial review of a migration decision in the Federal Magistrates Court, Federal Court and High Court; and limit the appeals against judgments by the Federal Magistrates Court and the Federal Court that make an order or refuse to make an order to extend time to apply for judicial review of migration decisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Legislation Amendment (Worker Protection) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Migration Act 1958

  to establish a framework for the sponsorship of non-citizens seeking entry to Australia which will: define sponsorship obligations for employers and other sponsors; expand powers to monitor and investigate possible non-compliance by sponsors; and introduce a civil penalty regime for non-compliance; and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to authorise the disclosure and sharing of certain information between the Commissioner of Taxation and migration officers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Notification Review) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to clarify and provide certainty to certain notification procedures to minimise errors and ensure that visa applicants and holders are effectively notified of matters relating to their dealings with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Migration Act 1958

  to: reinstate time limits for applying to courts for judicial review of migration decisions; streamline procedures for notifying parties of Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal decisions; amend border protection provisions in relation to advance passenger and crew reports, 'round trip cruises' and special purpose visas; amend visa provisions in relation to the status of certain non-citizen children and bridging visas and offences; respond to

  Moore v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

  [2007] FCA 626 by clarifying character cancellation provisions; ensure illegal foreign fishers and environmental offenders are removed from Australia when they become unlawful non-citizens; give the minister discretion when providing documents to a non-registered migration agent; and

  Australian Citizenship Act 2007

  and

  Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007

  to: clarify provisions and remove inconsistencies; and ensure the

  Australian Citizenship Act 2007

  is consistent with obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness 1961. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Sponsorship Obligations) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: introduce a regime of obligations for employers who are approved sponsors in relation to a person for a visa, including civil penalties for breaches; provide for inspectors to monitor an employer’s compliance with their sponsorship obligations; and amends the

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to allow the Tax Office to disclose certain information to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration (Sponsorship Fees) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Validates the collection of sponsorship fees for certain temporary entry visa applications under regulation 5.38 of the Migration Regulations 1994, made on or after 1 May 1997 and before 24 May 2007. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Statutory Agency) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to constitute the Refugee Review Tribunal and the Migration Review Tribunal as a single statutory agency under the

  Public Service Act 1999

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Legislation Amendment (Information and Other Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  ,

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  ,

  Migration Act 1958

  and

  Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984

  in relation to personal identifying information; and

  Migration Act 1958

  in relation to international movement records; and the definition of ‘fisheries detention offence’. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Maritime Crew) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to create a new maritime crew visa to replace special purpose and other visas currently granted to foreign crew of non-miliary ships and ships being imported into Australia, foreign supernumerary crew and spouses and dependent children accompanying such crew. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum