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MIGRATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (MIGRATION ZONE EXCISION REPEAL) BILL 2006 [2008]

                           Explanatory Memorandum

                              Senator Bartlett


      Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Zone Excision Repeal)
                                  Bill 2006


      Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Zone Excision Repeal)
                    (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2006

The purpose of these Bills is to repeal the  provisions  introduced  by  the
Migration Amendment (Excision from Migration Zone) Act  2001  which  removed
Australian territory from the migration  zone  and  effectively  provided  a
mechanism to give the government and the Department of Immigration  absolute
power without any  opportunity  for  legally  enforceable  oversight  by  an
independent body.
The  Migration  Amendment  (Excision  from   Migration   Zone)(Consequential
Provisions) Act 2001 also effectively created  categories  of  second  class
and third class visas and created a class of refugees with reduced rights.

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