James Paterson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Cyber Security) Share this | Hansard source

I seek leave, for the clarity of the chamber, to move the second reading amendment that I alluded to in my speech.

Leave granted.

I move:

Omit all words after "That", substitute ", whilst welcoming moves to establish a Pacific Engagement Visa, the bills be withdrawn and the Senate:

(a) notes that:

(i) permanent residency and citizenship of Australia should not be decided by a lottery,

(ii) Australia's immigration system should be nation-building with a key focus on the economic contribution immigrants make to our country; and

(b) calls on the Government to develop a new approach to implement the Pacific Engagement Visa".