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A Bill for an Act to remove the privative clause in the Migration Act 1958, and for related purposes
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Registered 05 Dec 2006
Introduced Senate 30 Nov 2006

2004‑2005‑2006

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

THE SENATE

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Migration Legislation Amendment (Restoration of Fair Process) Bill 2006

 

No.      , 2006

 

(Senator Bartlett)

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to remove the privative clause in the Migration Act 1958, and for related purposes

  

  


Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1

3............ Schedule(s).......................................................................................... 1

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977    2

Schedule 2—Amendment of the Migration Act 1958                                         3

 


A Bill for an Act to remove the privative clause in the Migration Act 1958, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1  Short title

                   This Act may be cited as the Migration Legislation Amendment (Restoration of Fair Process) Act 2006.

2  Commencement

                   This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3  Schedule(s)

                   Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.


 

Schedule 1Amendment of the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

1  Paragraph (da) of Schedule 1

Repeal the paragraph.


 

Schedule 2Amendment of the Migration Act 1958

1  Subsection 5(1) (definition of privative clause decision)

Repeal the definition.

2  Subsection 32(2)

Omit “the Minister is satisfied”.

3  Paragraph 36(2)(a)

Omit “the Minister is satisfied”.

4  Part 8

Repeal the Part.