Mike Freelander (Macarthur, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I have a statement to make from the chair. The statement is about Ms Steggall's proposed amendment to Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026. Amendment (10) circulated in the name of the member for Warringah, which appears to make the Commonwealth liable for compensation, would require the appropriation of revenue, thereby being contrary to the constitutional and parliamentary principle of the financial initiative of the Crown and contravening standing order 180. The amendment is therefore out of order and cannot be moved by the member.

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