Senate debates Bills
Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011; In Committee
Joe Ludwig Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate
3:27 pm
The amendments would apply retrospectively from December 1999, when the words 'lawful right to come to Australia' were first inserted into the people-smuggling offences in the Migration Act. Retrospective application is necessary to avoid uncertainty about the validity of previous convictions and maintain current prosecutions.
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