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• Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Zone Excision Repeal) Bill 2006 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Jun 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BARTLETT, Andrew 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Zone Excision Repeal) (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2006, the bill amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to repeal provisions which provide for the excision from the migration zone of certain offshore places and prevent a person who arrives unlawfully at an ‘excised offshore place’ from making a valid visa application unless the minister determines it is in the public interest to do so. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Employer Sanctions) Bill 2006 [2007]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Multicultural Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to introduce new offences for employers, labour suppliers and other persons who allow non-citizens to work in Australia illegally. Also amends the

  Crimes Act 1914

  to provide certain protections for children involved in proceedings in relation to the new employer sanctions offences. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration and Ombudsman Legislation Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Sep 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Migration Act 1958

  to: establish a time limit of 90 days for the making of protection visa decisions by the Minister and the review of those decisions by the Refugee Review Tribunal; and permit the disclosure of personal identifying information to the public to assist with identifying or locating persons in connection with the administration of the Act;

  Complaints (Australian Federal Police) Act 1981

  ,

  Migration Act 1958

  ,

  Ombudsman Act 1976

  and proposed

  Postal Industry Ombudsman Act 2005

  to introduce measures for the Commonwealth Ombudsman to support and facilitate the Ombudsman’s role in immigration and detention matters; and

  Migration Act 1958

  and

  Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2001

  as a consequence of the commencement of the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2005 [2006]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Lighthouses Act 1911

  to revise penalties for offences in relation to damages to marine navigational aids;

  Navigation Act 1912

  in relation to a range of matters, including: military forces ships; application of the Act to certain ships; detention of ships; voyage permits for unlicensed ships; pilotage; reporting of ship movements; alcohol and drug testing; immunity of pilots and pilotage providers from certain civil liability claims; and penalties for major offences;

  Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983

  in relation to: requiring Australian chemical tankers to prepare and carry a Marine Pollution Emergency Plan for Noxious Liquid Substances; the amount of security payments; and service of documents on a ship’s agent; and

  Shipping Registration Act 1981

  to: allow mortgages to be removed from the Australian Register of Ships at the request of the mortgagee; provide for the delegation of certain powers; and allow electronic access to the Register. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Maritime Security Guards and Other Measures) Bill 2005 [2006]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

  in relation to: limited move-on powers for maritime security guards, including the power to request certain information from a person found in a maritime security zone; clarifying certain meanings; higher security level declarations; and correcting references to ship enforcement orders. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Act of Compassion) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob
  NETTLE, Kerry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to provide for: independent review of asylum seekers currently in detention, with the aim of releasing all long-term detainees who do not pose a risk to the community or who are not likely to abscond; and the release of all children and their parents currently being held in immigration detention. 

  Bill

• Migration Amendment (Mandatory Detention) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob
  NETTLE, Kerry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: abolish temporary protection visas; ensure that detention of children is a last resort; provide for judicial review of immigration detention; limit the period of time that asylum seekers are detained; and provide for the Federal Court to impose on detainees certain conditions of release. 

  Bill

• Ministers of State (Post-Retirement Employment Restrictions) Bill 2002 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha
  MURRAY, Andrew 

  Summary

  Regulates certain pre and post-retirement conduct of, and places post-retirement employment restrictions on, ministers and ministerial advisers; and includes offence and penalty provisions. 

  Bill

• Measures to Combat Serious and Organised Crime Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Apr 2001 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents) Bill 1999

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Sep 1999 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Multicultural Affairs portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum