Examination of legislation in accordance with the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011


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Examination of legislation in accordance with the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011

Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Act 2012 and related legislation

Ninth Report of 2013

19 June 2013

© Commonwealth of Australia 2013
ISBN 978-1-74229-872-6

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Membership of the committee (PDF 390KB)
Functions of the committee
 
Abbreviations (PDF 367KB)
 
Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Act 2012 and related legislation (PDF 621KB)

Introduction
Background to the legislative package
Overview of the legislation
The 'no-advantage' principle
Related parliamentary inquiries

 
Human Rights Issues (PDF 739KB)

The committee’s mandate
The nature and territorial scope of Australia’s human rights obligations
Relevant rights
The committee's assessment
The committee’s conclusions

 
Appendix 1: Details of legislation under consideration by the committee (PDF 332KB)
 
Appendix 2: Witnesses who appeared before the committee (PDF 291KB)
 
Appendix 3: Submissions received (PDF 289KB)

Additional Information Received

For further information contact:

Committee Secretary
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:

+61 2 6277 3823

Fax:

+61 2 6277 5767

Email:

human.rights@aph.gov.au