Division Description Changes — Matters of Urgency — Asylum Seekers — 26th Feb 2007

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senate vote 2007-02-26#3 Edited by mackay staff on 2017-10-08 21:29:41	Title ~~Matters of Urgency — Asylum Seekers~~ Matters of Urgency - Asylum Seekers - Non-refoulment Description <p pwmotiontext="moved">That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency:The need for the Australian government to unequivocally guarantee that the latest group of boat people, reportedly including 83 asylum seekers from Sri Lanka, will immediately have access to independent assistance, have their refugee claims assessed openly and fairly and will not be subjected to the risk of refoulment, consistent with our international obligations.</p> <p pwmotiontext="moved">That the motion (<b>Senator Bartlett’s</b>) be agreed to.</p> The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2007-02-26.67.2) introduced by Australian Democrats Senator [Andrew Bartlett](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/andrew_bartlett) (Qld), which means it failed. ### Motion text > That, in the opinion of the* Senate, the following is a matter of urgency:* > The need for the Australian government to unequivocally guarantee that the latest group of boat people, reportedly including 83 asylum seekers from Sri Lanka, will immediately have access to independent assistance, have their refugee claims assessed openly and fairly and will not be subjected to the risk of refoulment, consistent with our international obligations.

That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency:The need for the Australian government to unequivocally guarantee that the latest group of boat people, reportedly including 83 asylum seekers from Sri Lanka, will immediately have access to independent assistance, have their refugee claims assessed openly and fairly and will not be subjected to the risk of refoulment, consistent with our international obligations.
That the motion (Senator Bartlett’s) be agreed to.
The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2007-02-26.67.2) introduced by Australian Democrats Senator [Andrew Bartlett](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/queensland/andrew_bartlett) (Qld), which means it failed.
### Motion text
> *That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency:*
> *The need for the Australian government to unequivocally guarantee that the latest group of boat people, reportedly including 83 asylum seekers from Sri Lanka, will immediately have access to independent assistance, have their refugee claims assessed openly and fairly and will not be subjected to the risk of refoulment, consistent with our international obligations.*