For implementing refugee and protection conventions

The federal government should implement the international conventions that relate to seeking refuge and protection from torture. These include the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees and the non-refoulement provisions of the UN Convention Against Torture and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

36 relevant divisions

Voted very strongly for implementing refugee and protection conventions

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Voted strongly for implementing refugee and protection conventions

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Voted moderately for implementing refugee and protection conventions

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Voted a mixture of for and against implementing refugee and protection conventions

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Voted moderately against implementing refugee and protection conventions

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Voted strongly against implementing refugee and protection conventions

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Voted very strongly against implementing refugee and protection conventions

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These divisions relate to the policy “for implementing refugee and protection conventions”. Compare how a supporter of the policy would have voted to the division outcome.

Division Supporters vote Division outcome

26th Nov 2018, 3:42 PM – Senate Motions - Universal Children's Day - Children in detention

Yes Passed by a small majority

13th Nov 2018, 6:33 PM – Senate Regulations and Determinations - Migration (Immi 18/019: Fast Track Applicant Class) Instrument 2018 - Disallow

Yes Passed by a small majority

16th Aug 2018, 12:12 PM – Senate Motions - Migration - New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants

No Not passed by a large majority

20th Jun 2017, 4:05 PM – Senate Motions - Asylum Seekers - Withdraw from Refugee Convention

No (strong) Not passed by a large majority

14th Feb 2017, 4:13 PM – Senate Motions - Papua New Guinea: Asylum Seekers - Against forced migration

Yes Not passed by a large majority

10th Nov 2016, 12:59 PM – Representatives Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing Cohort) Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

No Passed by a small majority

10th Nov 2016, 12:53 PM – Representatives Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing Cohort) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea

No Passed by a small majority

19th Mar 2015 – Senate Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea

No Passed by a modest majority

4th Dec 2014, 11:55 PM – Senate Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Keep schedule 5 as it is

No (strong) Passed by a small majority

4th Dec 2014, 9:57 PM – Senate Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Government amendments

No Passed by a small majority

4th Dec 2014, 9:53 PM – Senate Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Safe Haven Enterprise Visa

No Passed by a small majority

4th Dec 2014, 8:58 PM – Senate Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea

No (strong) Passed by a small majority

4th Dec 2014, 8:55 PM – Senate Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Process unprocessed claims and release detained children

Yes Not passed by a small majority

4th Dec 2014, 12:15 AM – Senate Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

No (strong) Passed by a small majority

4th Dec 2014, 12:11 AM – Senate Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Agree with the amended bill

No (strong) Passed by a small majority

4th Dec 2014 – Representatives Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with Senate's amendments

No (strong) Passed by a small majority

25th Nov 2014, 3:49 PM – Senate Motions - Asylum Seekers - Reverse decision not to resettle refugees from Indonesia

Yes Not passed

22nd Oct 2014, 5:12 PM – Representatives Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea

No (strong) Passed by a small majority

22nd Sep 2014, 8:45 PM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014 - Consideration in Detail - Agree to the bill

No Passed by a small majority

22nd Sep 2014, 8:37 PM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014 - Consideration in Detail - Complementary protection

Yes Not passed by a small majority

22nd Sep 2014, 8:14 PM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Read a second time

No Passed by a small majority

17th Jul 2014, 2:21 PM – Senate Regulations and Determinations - Migration Amendment (2014 Measures No. 1) Regulation 2014 - Disallow

Yes Not passed by a small majority

17th Jul 2014, 12:27 PM – Senate Motions — Asylum Seekers — Against 'on water' screening and transfer practices

Yes Not passed by a small majority

14th Jul 2014, 3:59 PM – Senate Motions — Asylum Seekers — Against 'on water' screening and transfer practices

Yes Not passed

6th Feb 2013, 6:32 PM – Senate Regulations and Determinations - Migration Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 5) - Disallow

Yes Not passed by a modest majority

28th Nov 2012, 3:53 PM – Senate Motions - Asylum Seekers - Right to work

Yes Not passed by a large majority

16th Aug 2012, 8:31 PM – Senate Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Protection and welfare arrangements

Yes (strong) Not passed by a modest majority

28th Jun 2012, 5:05 PM – Senate Migration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Greens Amendment

Yes Not passed by a large majority

27th Jun 2012, 6:48 PM – Representatives Migration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) Bill 2012 - Consideration in Detail - Party to Refugees Convention or Protocol

Yes (strong) Not passed by a small majority

11th Oct 2011 – Senate Motions - Asylum Seekers - International refugee obligations

Yes Not passed by a modest majority

17th Jun 2010, 9:47 AM – Senate Motions - World Refugee Day - Concerns about policies

Yes Not passed by a large majority

12th May 2010, 3:52 PM – Senate Motions - Suspension of processing Sri Lankan and Afghan asylum claims

Yes Not passed by a large majority

3rd Feb 2010, 3:49 PM – Senate Motions - Tamil Asylum Seekers - End standoff

Yes Not passed by a modest majority

27th Oct 2009, 3:50 PM – Senate Motions - Asylum Seekers - Language and law

Yes Not passed by a large majority

26th Feb 2007, 5:03 PM – Senate Matters of Urgency - Asylum Seekers - Non-refoulment

Yes Not passed by a small majority

20th Jun 2006, 4:05 PM – Senate Motions - World Refugee Day - Refugee Convention

Yes Not passed by a small majority

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