Australian Immigration Daily News

Please be aware that only the DHA has been allocated time at the public hearing for inquiry into review processes associated with visa cancellations. No other witnesses are called.

Representatives of the Department of Home Affairs will discuss visa cancellation processes and review mechanisms when the Joint Standing Committee on Migration holds a public hearing as part of its inquiry into review processes associated with visa cancellations made on criminal grounds.

The inquiry is examining issues including the efficiency of existing review processes as they relate to decisions made under section 501 of the Migration Act; present levels of duplication associated with the merits review process; and the scope of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal’s jurisdiction to review ministerial decisions.

Public hearing details: 10:45am to 11:30am, Wednesday 27 June 2018, Committee Room 1R4, Parliament House, Canberra.

The full terms of reference are available on the Committee’s website.

The hearing will be broadcast live at aph.gov.au/live

Media enquiries:
Office of Jason Wood MP
(03) 9768 9164

For background information:  
Joint Standing Committee on Migration
(02) 6277 4560
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Interested members of the public may wish to track the committee via the website. Click on the blue ‘Track Committee’ button in the bottom right hand corner and use the forms to login to My Parliament or to register for a My Parliament account.