2004‑2005‑2006‑2007

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

THE SENATE

Presented and read a first time

Migration Legislation Amendment (Access to Judicial Review of Migration Decisions) Bill 2007

No.      , 2007

(Senator Bartlett)

A Bill for an Act to amend the Migration Act 1958 to provide fair access to judicial review of migration decisions

Contents

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

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

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

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Migration Act 1958                                         2

A Bill for an Act to amend the Migration Act 1958 to provide fair access to judicial review of migration decisions

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1  Short title

                   This Act may be cited as the Migration Legislation Amendment (Access to Judicial Review of Migration Decisions) Act 2007.

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                   Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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 1—Amendment of the Migration Act 1958

1  Section 486B

Repeal the section.

2  Section 486C

Repeal the section.