Division
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2017-02-09.20.2) to agree with the main idea of the [bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r5751). In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill [for a second time](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). ### What was the bill's main idea? The bill aims to introduce a new revalidation check framework for visas, though at the beginning it will only apply to the newly created ten year visitor visa. It will also: * clarify when a visa ‘ceases to be in effect’ under the Migration Act; and * allow for the use of contactless SmartGate technology during immigration clearance. According to the [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1617a/17bd051): > *A requirement that a visa-holder’s eligibility be reassessed during the course of the visa period appears to be relatively uncommon—for example, it does not appear to be currently used by any of the countries which have implemented ten-year visas for Chinese nationals. However, the United States is in the process of introducing the [Electronic Visa Update System](https://www.evus.gov/evus/#/) (EVUS), maintained by US Customs and Border Protection within the Department of Homeland Security.*
House of Representatives, 2017-02-09. affirmative: ayes 78, noes 69.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2017-02-09.20.2) to agree with the main idea of the [bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r5751). In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill [for a second time](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). ### What was the bill's main idea? The bill aims to introduce a new revalidation check framework for visas, though at the beginning it will only apply to the newly created ten year visitor visa. It will also: * clarify when a visa ‘ceases to be in effect’ under the Migration Act; and * allow for the use of contactless SmartGate technology during immigration clearance. According to the [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1617a/17bd051): > *A requirement that a visa-holder’s eligibility be reassessed during the course of the visa period appears to be relatively uncommon—for example, it does not appear to be currently used by any of the countries which have implemented ten-year visas for Chinese nationals. However, the United States is in the process of introducing the [Electronic Visa Update System](https://www.evus.gov/evus/#/) (EVUS), maintained by US Customs and Border Protection within the Department of Homeland Security.*
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Related bills
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