Preliminary Pages

Membership of the Committee

Chair	Ms Maria Vamvakinou MP
Deputy Chair	Mrs Louise Markus MP
Members	The Hon Teresa Gambaro MP	Senator Michaelia Cash
	Mr Steve Georganas MP	Senator Alex Gallacher
	Mr Rowan Ramsey MP	Senator Sarah Hanson-Young
	Mr Tony Zappia MP	Senator the Hon Lisa Singh

 

 

Committee Secretariat

 

 

Secretary	James Catchpole
Inquiry Secretary	Loes Slattery
Administrative Officers	Heidi Luschtinetz
	Michaela Whyte

 

 

Terms of reference

 

 

On 10 May 2012, the House of Representatives adopted the report by the House of Representatives Selection Committee entitled Report No. 51: Private Members’ Business and Referral of Bills to Committee.

 

In that report, the Selection Committee determined that the Migration (Visa Evidence) Charge Bill 2012 and Migration (Visa Evidence) Charge (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012 be referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration for inquiry and report.

 

List of recommendations

Commentary on the bills

Recommendation 1

That the Department of Immigration and Citizenship amend the explanatory memoranda for the Migration (Visa Evidence) Charge Bill 2012 and the Migration (Visa Evidence) Charge (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012 to more clearly explain the policy rationale and costing methodology underpinning the measures contained in those bills.

Recommendation 2

That the Migration (Visa Evidence) Charge Bill 2012 and the Migration (Visa Evidence) Charge (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012 be passed without amendment.