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TOTAL RESULTS: 111
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- Date
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21 Jun 2007
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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NETTLE, Kerry
- Summary
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to create a new visa category for persons displaced by environmental disasters due to climate change.
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- Date
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30 May 2007
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Citizenship
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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05 Dec 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
- Summary
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Introduced with the Migration Legislation Amendment (Contributory Parents Migration Scheme) Bill 2002, the bill amends the
Migration (Visa Application) Charge Act 1997
to provide for: a visa application charge limit of $26 745 in relation to certain visa applications made during the 2002-2003 financial year; and indexation of the new visa application charge limit.
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- Date
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14 Feb 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the
Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Act 1997
to increase the upper limit for the charge imposed by regulations for registration applications by migration agents.
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- Date
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18 Mar 2009
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Citizenship
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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17 Jun 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Citizenship
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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11 Oct 2006
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
in relation to: cessation of special purpose visas; use of automated systems in immigration clearance; and use of ‘personal identifiers’ as evidence of proof of identity.
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- Date
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09 Sep 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Citizenship
- Summary
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In response to certain recommendations of the Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee’s reports
A Sanctuary under Review: An Examination of Australia’s Refugee and Humanitarian Determination Processes
and Administration and operation of the Migration Act 1958
and the Senate Select Committee report Ministerial Discretion in Migration Matters
, the bill amends the Migration Act 1958
to introduce complementary protection arrangements to allow all claims that may engage Australia’s non-refoulement
obligations to be considered under a single protection visa application process.
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- Date
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24 Feb 2011
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Citizenship
- Summary
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In response to certain recommendations of the Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee’s reports
A Sanctuary under Review: An Examination of Australia’s Refugee and Humanitarian Determination Processes
and Administration and operation of the Migration Act 1958
and the Senate Select Committee report Ministerial Discretion in Migration Matters
, the bill amends the Migration Act 1958
to introduce complementary protection arrangements to allow all claims by visa applicants that may engage Australia’s non-refoulement
obligations to be considered under a single protection visa application process.
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- Date
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16 Jun 2011
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
- Summary
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Amends the:
Migration Act 1958
to provide that a ministerial declaration specifying that a country provides certain procedures and protections for offshore entry persons is a legislative instrument; and Legislative Instruments Act 2003
to provide that the ministerial declaration is subject to disallowance by either House of the Parliament.
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