Submissions

Submissions received by the Committee

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No.Submitter 
1Carina Ford Immigration Lawyers (PDF 224 KB) 
2Department of Home Affairs (PDF 364 KB) 
3Australian Human Rights Commission (PDF 300 KB) 
4Legal Aid NSW (PDF 357 KB) 
5Law Council of Australia (PDF 467 KB) 
6United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (PDF 320 KB) 
7Refugee Council of Australia (PDF 169 KB) 
8Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (PDF 100 KB) 
9Victoria Legal Aid (PDF 507 KB) 
10Refugee Advice and Casework Service (PDF 91 KB) 
11Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (PDF 302 KB) 
12NSW Council for Civil Liberties (PDF 168 KB) 
13Visa Cancellations Working Group (PDF 130 KB) 
14Kaldor Centre (PDF 312 KB) 
14.1 Supplementary to submission 14 (PDF 289 KB) 
15Refugee Legal (PDF 280 KB) 

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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

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Inquiry Status

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