Bill
Refugee Protection Bill 2019
lapsed, as at 2019-04-11. (s) WILKIE, Andrew, MP portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Andrew Wilkie
- Portfolio
- (s) WILKIE, Andrew, MP
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2019-02-18
- second reading — 2019-02-18
- other — 2019-04-11
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 2019-02-18.
The bill would create a system of regional processing centres in Asia Pacific nations, including Australia, where asylum seekers could register and request resettlement.
It would set up a process for assessing protection claims in Australia for those who choose Australia and are within a quota, with judicial review and time limits, and would prohibit mandatory detention.
The bill would implement several international human rights treaties into domestic law, such as the Refugee Convention and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
- Establishes a network of regional processing centres in Asia Pacific countries.
- Creates a quota-based assessment process for asylum seekers who select Australia.
- Prohibits mandatory detention and prioritises refugee law compliance.
Asylum seekers in the Asia Pacific region and the Australian government.
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