Refugee Legal produces reports and submissions for a wide range of policy forums.
- NEW June 2020
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Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee on the
Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020 - August 2019
Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019.
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- Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee: Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing Cohort) Bill 2019
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- Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee: Migration Amendment (Repairing Medical Transfers) Bill 2019
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- August 2018
Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee: Migration (Validation of Port Appointment) Bill 2018.
Submisssion: Migration (Validation of Port Appointment) Bill 2018 - August 2018
Submission to the statutory review of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in accordance with section 4 of the Tribunals Amalgamation Act 2015.
Submission to the statutory review of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
- June 2018
Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration’s inquiry into the review processes associated with visa cancellations made on criminal grounds.
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- September 2017
Important information about changes for asylum seekers and refugees transferred to Australia from Nauru and PNG
Refugee Legal Fact Sheet – ‘Departure BV E grants for RPC clients’
- October 2017
Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee:
Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2017
- September 2017
Important information about changes for asylum seekers and refugees transferred to Australia from Nauru and PNG
Refugee Legal Fact Sheet – ‘Departure BV E grants for RPC clients’
- August 2017
The Government has just introduced new laws to allow some people affected by the 2014 ‘data breach’ to have their claims assessed (or reassessed) under law. Further information in link below.
Important legal change for people seeking asylum affected by the ‘data breach’
- JULY 2017
Refugee Legal’s submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry into the Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2017.
Refugee Legal submission – Citizenship Bill 2017 - Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee:
Inquiry into the payment of cash or other inducements by the Commonwealth of Australia in exchange for the turn back of asylum seeker boats - Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee:
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Maintaining the Good Order of Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2014
- Hansard – public hearing:
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014
- Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee:
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014
- Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee:
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014
- Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee:
Submission for the Character and General Visa Cancellation Bill
- The Age Opinion Piece:
What we should do now on asylum seeker policy
- Submission to the Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs:
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Health Care for Asylum Seekers) Bill 2012
- Submission to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship:
Australia’s Humanitarian Program 2012-13 and beyond
- Response to the Discussion Paper, Family Violence and Commonwealth Laws (DP 76, Part G: Migration)
