Press Conference: Julia Gillard & Chris Bowen – Legislation to restore Migration Act powers
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Chris Bowen today announced that the Government will introduce legislation to enable the transfer of irregular maritime arrivals to third countries for the processing of their asylum claims.
The amendments will restore the understanding of the third country transfer provisions of the Migration Act that existed prior to the High Court’s decision on 31 August 2011.
They will ensure the government of the day can determine the border protection policy that it believes is in the best interests of the nation.
Legal advice has made it clear that the High Court’s reasoning would also likely preclude transfers to third countries such as Nauru or Papua New Guinea under the current legislation.
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