Bill
Passenger Movement Charge Amendment (Norfolk Island) Bill 2016
passed, as at 2016-03-23. Immigration and Border Protection portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Immigration and Border Protection
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2016-02-24
- second reading — 2016-02-24
- second reading — 2016-03-15
- second reading — 2016-03-15
- third reading — 2016-03-15
- introduced — 2016-03-16
- second reading — 2016-03-16
- second reading — 2016-03-18
- second reading — 2016-03-18
- third reading — 2016-03-18
- passed — 2016-03-18
- royal assent — 2016-03-23
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2016-02-24.
This bill is part of a package that amends several laws to integrate Norfolk Island into the mainland legal framework.
The package would extend all Commonwealth laws to Norfolk Island unless stated otherwise, and make related changes including amendments to electoral and social security law.
The Passenger Movement Charge Amendment (Norfolk Island) Bill 2016 is a consequential amendment to this primary measure.
- The package gives New Zealand permanent visa holders on Norfolk Island access to social security.
- It brings forward the early claims period for family assistance payments to match other payment types.
- It extends child support to Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Island residents.
- It makes eligible Norfolk Island residents enrol and vote in federal elections.
- It lets the Norfolk Island Regional Council have a more flexible definition under local government law.
People and residents of Norfolk Island, Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Island, and federal agencies including those administering social security and elections.
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