House debates

Wednesday, 19 August 2015

Bills

Passports Legislation Amendment (Integrity) Bill 2015; Consideration in Detail

5:28 pm

Photo of Kevin AndrewsKevin Andrews (Menzies, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | | Hansard source

I present a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill, and I ask leave of the House to move government amendments (1) to (3), as circulated, together.

Leave granted.

I move:

(1) Schedule 1, item 51, page 13 (lines 14 and 15), omit the item, substitute:

51 Paragraph 48(a)

  Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

  (a) a decision to issue an Australian travel document, other than:

     (i) a decision made under paragraph 9(1A)(b); or

     (ii) a decision to issue an Australian travel document to a child;

(2) Schedule 1, item 52, page 13 (lines 16 to 24), omit the item.

(3) Schedule 1, page 14 (after line 8), after item 55, insert:

55A After paragraph 48(h)

  Insert:

  (ha) a decision under subsection 53(4) to refuse a name or a signature;

Question agreed to.

Bill, as amended, agreed to.