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• Migration and Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Information Provisions) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Dec 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  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

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Common Sense Partner Visa) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HILL, Julian, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to enable, until 31 December 2021, applicants for Subclass 309 (Partner (Provisional)) visas to be granted a visa while the applicant remains in Australia (due to restrictions on international travel in and out of Australia as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic). 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (New Maritime Crew Visas) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Nov 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KENEALLY, Sen Kristina 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to replace current Maritime Crew Visas with two new categories of visa: the International Seafarers Transit Visa for entering Australia on a continuing international voyage only; and the International Seafarers Work Visa for international seafarers to be engaged on ships authorised under a temporary license to undertake coastal voyages under the

  Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: enable the minister to determine, by legislative instrument, prohibited things (including controlled drugs, prescription drugs not taken by the person to whom they are prescribed, mobile phones, SIM cards and internet-capable devices) in relation to immigration detention facilities and detainees; enable authorised officers and assistants to search Commonwealth immigration detention facilities without a warrant; strengthen the search and seizure and screening powers of authorised officers; and enable the minister to issue binding written directions to authorised officers in relation to the exercise of their seizure powers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Amendment (Improving Safety) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  STERLE, Sen Glenn 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012

  to require masters of certain vessels to conduct two headcounts of passengers, one at the start of a voyage and one at the end. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2019, the bill amends the

  Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Act 1997

  to provide that a person who paid the non-commercial application charge in relation to their current period of registration, but gives immigration assistance otherwise than on a non-commercial basis, is liable to pay an adjusted charge. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) Bill 2019, the bill amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: remove unrestricted legal practitioners from the regulatory scheme that governs migration agents; allow eligible restricted legal practitioners to be both registered migration agents and restricted legal practitioners for a period of up to two years; enable the time period in which a person can be considered an applicant for repeat registration as a migration agent to be specified in delegated legislation; remove the 12-month time limit within which a person must apply for registration following completion of a prescribed course; clarify that the powers under Part 3 of the Act are exercisable by the minister; enable the Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA) to refuse an application to become a registered migration agent where an applicant has failed to provide information or answer questions in relation to their application; require registered migration agents to notify MARA if they have paid the non-commercial application charge for their current period of registration but give immigration assistance otherwise than on a non-commercial basis; and provide that the definitions of 'immigration assistance' and 'makes immigration representations' include assisting a person in relation to a request to the minister to exercise his or her power under the Act to revoke a character-related visa refusal or cancellation decision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medical and Midwife Indemnity Legislation Amendment Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Sep 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  to: clarify eligible related claims for the purposes of aggregation; and clarify that the High Cost Claim Scheme (HCCS) and the Exceptional Claims Scheme (ECS) are only intended to apply in respect of medical practitioners;

  Age Discrimination Act 2004

  ,

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  and

  Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme Act 2010

  to clarify eligibility for the Run off Cover Schemes and permit access for medical practitioners and eligible midwives retiring before the age of 65;

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  and

  Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme Act 2010

  to: clarify the intent of the medical indemnity law that payments will only be made if the claim relates to the provision of a health service; and make administrative changes to streamline and clarify the operation of the legislation;

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  ,

  Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) Act 2003

  ,

  Medical Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Act 2004

  and

  Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme Act 2010

  to restructure and consolidate medical and midwife indemnity legislative instruments; and

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  and

  Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) Act 2003

  to: require all medical indemnity insurers to provide universal cover to medical practitioners; and create high cost claim and exceptional claims schemes for allied health professionals, and enable private sector employee midwives to access these schemes. Also: repeals the

  Medical Indemnity (Competitive Advantage Payment) Act 2005

  and

  Medical Indemnity (UMP Support Payment) Act 2002

  to remove redundant payments; and makes consequential amendments to five Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Repairing Medical Transfers) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jul 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: remove provisions inserted by the

  Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2019

  (the medical transfer provisions) which created a framework for the transfer of transitory persons (and their family members, and other persons recommended to accompany the transitory person) from regional processing countries to Australia for the purposes of medical or psychiatric assessment or treatment; and provide for the removal from Australia, or return to a regional processing country, of transitory persons who are brought to Australia under the medical transfer provisions, once the temporary purpose for which they were brought to Australia is complete. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Streamlining Visa Processing) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jul 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: enable the minister to specify groups of applicants who are required to provide one or more personal identifiers to have a valid visa application; render a visa application invalid if the applicant is required to provide one or more personal identifiers but does not provide them; and enable personal identifiers to be provided either by way of an identification test, or by another way specified by the minister. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum