Members

Chair
Senator Amanda Stoker
LP, QLD
Deputy Chair
Senator the Hon Kim Carr
ALP, VIC
Members
Senator the Hon Sarah Henderson
LP, VIC
Senator Claire Chandler
LP, TAS
Senator Nick McKim
AG, TAS
Senator Anthony Chisholm
ALP, QLD
Committee Secretariat
Sophie Dunstone, Committee Secretary
Margie Morrison, Principal Research Officer
Sofia Moffett, Research Officer
Brooke Gay, Administrative Officer
PO Box 6100 Phone: 02 6277 3560
Parliament HouseFax: 02 6277 5794
Canberra ACT 2600 Email: legcon.sen@aph.gov.au

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About this inquiry

The bill amends the Migration Act 1958 to allow the Minister to classify things, such as drugs and mobile phones, as ‘prohibited’ in relation to immigration detention facilities and detainees. The bill also includes a new statutory search power.



Past Public Hearings

03 Jul 2020: Canberra