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SenateThursday 12 March 2026

Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026

The TEMPORARY CHAIR ( Senator Ghosh ) (16:48): Pursuant to the order agreed earlier today, the time allotted for debate has expired. I will now deal with the Committee of the Whole amendments, starting with the amendments circulated by the Australian Greens. The question is that the amendments on sheets 3696 and 3699 be agreed to.

Australian Greens' circulated amendments— SHEET 3696 (1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 2), omit "Schedule 1", substitute "Schedules 1 and 2". (2) Page 11, after line 5, at the end of the Bill, add: Schedule 2 — Enabling Resolution of Status visa applications by transitory persons Migration Act 1958 1 After subsection 46B(1) Insert: (1A) Subsection (1) does not apply to an application for a visa classified by the regulations as a Resolution of Status (Class CD) visa if the application is made by a transitory person who is in Australia. _____ SHEET 3699 (1) Schedule 1, item 6, page 6 (lines 8 to 13), omit subsection 84B(13).

SourceSenate, Thursday 12 March 2026 — official recordTA-260312-senate-3269c9e254c5:s084