House of Representatives

Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, the Hon. Peter Dutton MP)

Outline

The Migration and Other Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Integrity) Bill 2017 (the Bill) amends the Migration Act 1958 (Migration Act), the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (the Income Tax Assessment Act) and the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (the Taxation Administration Act) to support the integrity of the temporary and permanent employer sponsored skilled visa programmes.

Specifically, the Bill:

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Amends the Migration Act to authorise the public disclosure of sponsor sanction details;

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Amends the Migration Act to ensure that there is certainty around merit review rights for certain skilled visas, and that the legislation achieves the Government's policy intention;

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Amends the Income Tax Assessment Act, the Taxation Administration Act and the Migration Act to enable the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (the Department) to collect, record, store and use tax file numbers for prescribed purposes in relation to prescribed visas; and

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Amends the Migration Act to address incorrect references to the Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014 (the Regulatory Powers Act).

Financial Impact Statement

These amendments will have low financial impact.

Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights

A statement of compatibility with human rights has been prepared in accordance with Part 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 and is at Attachment A.