Andrew McLachlan (SA, Deputy-President) | Hansard source

I will now deal with the second reading amendment circulated by Senator Thorpe on sheet 2500. The question is that the amendment on sheet 2500 be agreed to.

Senator Thorpe's amendment in respect of the Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024

Omit all words after "That", substitute "the bill be withdrawn and the Senate notes that the bill:

(a) raises significant human rights concerns, including breaking Australia's human rights obligations as a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol to adhere to international standards in the protection of asylum seekers and refugees;

(b) was not subject to a proper consultation process, with key stakeholders and experts from lived experience refugee communities not consulted;

(c) criminalises refugees rather than looking at long-term strategies and solutions to address the underlying structural causes; and

(d) gives the Government power to impose punitive measures on countries, which could erode diplomatic ties and weakens Australia's foreign policy relations and stability globally".

Question negatived.