Division Description Changes — Bills — Migration Amendment (Bridging Visa Conditions and Other Measures) Bill 2023; Second Reading — 5th Dec 2023

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senate vote 2023-12-05#6 Edited by mackay staff on 2024-05-12 10:13:13	Title Bills — Migration Amendment (Bridging Visa Conditions and Other Measures) Bill 2023; Second Reading Migration Amendment (Bridging Visa Conditions and Other Measures) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - deportation and imprisonment Description ~~<p class="speaker">Pauline Hanson</p>~~ ~~<p>by leave—I move the second reading amendment in my name on sheet 2277:</p>~~ ~~<p class="italic">At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate calls on the Government to introduce legislation to:</p>~~ <p class="italic">(a) enable the immediate deportation, without right of appeal, of any bridging visa holder who attends a rally which advocates racism, violence or discrimination; and</p> <p class="italic">(b) increase the term of imprisonment to 25 years for bridging visa holders who commit serious criminal offences and enable the immediate deportation of those persons on their release from prison".</p> ~~<p class="speaker">David Fawcett</p>~~ ~~<p>The question is that Senator Hanson's second reading amendment on sheet 2277 be agreed to.</p>~~ ~~<p></p>~~ The majority voted against an [amendment on sheet 2277](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2023-12-05.170.1) to the usual second reading motion, which is "that the bill be read a second time" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). Because this vote was unsuccessful, the original motion will remain as it is. ### Amendment text > At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate calls on the Government to introduce legislation to: > > (a) enable the immediate deportation, without right of appeal, of any bridging visa holder who attends a rally which advocates racism, violence or discrimination; and > > (b) increase the term of imprisonment to 25 years for bridging visa holders who commit serious criminal offences and enable the immediate deportation of those persons on their release from prison".

~~Pauline Hanson~~
~~by leave—I move the second reading amendment in my name on sheet 2277:~~
~~At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate calls on the Government to introduce legislation to:~~
(a) enable the immediate deportation, without right of appeal, of any bridging visa holder who attends a rally which advocates racism, violence or discrimination; and
(b) increase the term of imprisonment to 25 years for bridging visa holders who commit serious criminal offences and enable the immediate deportation of those persons on their release from prison".
~~David Fawcett~~
~~The question is that Senator Hanson's second reading amendment on sheet 2277 be agreed to.~~
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The majority voted against an [amendment on sheet 2277](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2023-12-05.170.1) to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). Because this vote was unsuccessful, the original motion will remain as it is.
### Amendment text
> *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate calls on the Government to introduce legislation to:*
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> *(a) enable the immediate deportation, without right of appeal, of any bridging visa holder who attends a rally which advocates racism, violence or discrimination; and*
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> *(b) increase the term of imprisonment to 25 years for bridging visa holders who commit serious criminal offences and enable the immediate deportation of those persons on their release from prison".*