Bill
Migration Amendment (New Maritime Crew Visas) Bill 2020
lapsed, as at 2022-07-25.
- Sponsor
- KENEALLY, Sen Kristina
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2020-11-11
- second reading — 2020-11-11
- second reading — 2021-06-21
- second reading — 2021-08-09
- other — 2022-07-25
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 2020-11-11.
The bill would replace the current visa for maritime crew with two new types of visa.
It would create one visa for seafarers transiting through Australia on an international journey and another that lets them work on ships with a temporary licence for coastal trips.
The changes would start the day after the bill becomes law.
- Replaces the existing Maritime Crew Visa with two new visa categories.
- Introduces a transit visa for seafarers on international voyages.
- Introduces a work visa for seafarers on ships with a temporary coastal trading licence.
Foreign maritime crew on Flag of Convenience vessels.
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