6th Dec 2018, 3:44 PM – Senate Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Medical care in Australia

The majority voted in favour of amendment (2) on sheet 8619, which was introduced by South Australian Senator Tom Storer (Independent) and Tasmanian Nick McKim (Greens), which means it will now be included in the bill.

These amendments related to people who are in regional detention and in need of medical care in Australia.

Amendment text

The amendment introduces a new Schedule 6 to the bill. See sheet 8619 for the actual text.

What does this bill do?

According to its bills digest, the purpose of the Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 is to:

• clarify that where the removal of a non-citizen from the migration zone to another country is unsuccessful, a visa is not required to bring the person back to Australia and they remain subject to statutory bars on subsequent visa applications, where applicable (Schedule 1)
• provide that the Minister may make documents available to a person by way of an online account (Schedule 2)
• provide that the Commonwealth may appropriate money from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to pay refunds, rebates or drawbacks of customs duty in circumstances where those payments have no other statutory basis (Schedule 3)
• specify that regulations may make provision for the charging and recovery of fees in relation to the Passenger Movement Charge (Schedule 4).