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Legislative instruments registered with FRLI 17 November 2012 – 4 January 2013

Consideration of legislative instruments

2.1        The committee has considered 294 legislative instruments registered with the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) between 17 November 2012 and 4 January 2013. The full list of instruments scrutinised by the committee can be found in Appendix 1.

2.2        164 instruments do not appear to raise any human rights concerns and are accompanied by statements of compatibility that are adequate.  

2.3        116 instruments do not appear to raise any human rights concerns but are accompanied by statements of compatibility that do not fully meet the committee's expectations. As the instruments in question do not appear to raise human rights compatibility concerns, the committee has written to the relevant Ministers in a purely advisory capacity providing guidance on the preparation of statements of compatibility. The committee hopes that this approach will assist in the preparation of future statements of compatibility that conform more closely to the committee's expectations.

2.4        The committee is seeking further information from the relevant Minister on the following instruments before forming a view about their compatibility with human rights:

2.5        The committee notes that it is currently examining the following instrument as part of the package of legislation relating to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Act 2012:

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