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• Migration (Climate Refugees) Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  NETTLE, Kerry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to create a new visa category for persons displaced by environmental disasters due to climate change. 

  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

• Marriage (Relationships Equality) Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  NETTLE, Kerry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Marriage Act 1961

  to amend the definition of marriage to include same-sex couples. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Legislation Amendment (Access to Judicial Review of Migration Decisions) Bill 2007 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BARTLETT, Andrew 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  in relation to access to judicial review of migration decisions. 

  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 Legislation Amendment (Removal of Unjust Restrictions) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BARTLETT, Andrew 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to remove restrictions in certain definition provisions used by the Federal Court and the Refugee Review Tribunal in determining refugee status, which have narrowed eligibility for protection visas. 

  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

• Migration Amendment (Review Provisions) Bill 2006 [2007]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Multicultural Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to allow the Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal flexibility in providing procedural fairness to review applicants. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum