Members of the committee

Chair
Senator Sarah Henderson
LP, VIC
Deputy Chair
Senator the Hon Kim Carr
ALP, VIC
Members
Senator Anthony Chisholm
ALP, QLD
Senator Paul Scarr
LNP, QLD
Senator Lidia Thorpe
AG, VIC
Senator David Van
LP, VIC
Participating Members
Senator Nick McKim
AG, TAS
Secretariat
Ms Sophie Dunstone, Committee Secretary
Ms Margie Morrison, Principal Research Officer
Ms Sofia Moffett, Research Officer
Ms Montana Byers, Parliamentary Graduate
Ms Brooke Gay, Administration Officer
Suite S1.61Telephone: (02) 6277 3560
Parliament HouseFax: (02) 6277 5794
CANBERRA ACT 2600Email: legcon.sen@aph.gov.au

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About this inquiry

The bill would amend the Migration Act 1958 to provide a framework to protect confidential information against unauthorised disclosure where that information has been provided by a law enforcement or intelligence agency to an authorised Commonwealth officer for consideration in a character test-based visa decision. The bill would also amend the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 to create a framework for the disclosure of confidential information provided by gazetted law enforcement and intelligence agencies for consideration in character related citizenship decisions. 



Past Public Hearings

02 Mar 2021: Canberra