David Shoebridge (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I know that, given the bill as originally introduced, the amendments the government is introducing on sheet GF100 are designed to return the discretion that has long existent in the tribunal where, if there is a minor defect or error in an application such as an error on the date of birth or the failure to include a particular document, the tribunal will still be able to consider those applications. By putting that sheet of amendments through to the bill as originally drafted, it's retaining the discretion that the High Court said was important to allow the tribunal to accept applications even if there is a technical defect in the documentation. That's the effect of the amendments, isn't it?