Senate debates
Thursday, 5 February 2026
Bills
Administrative Review Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025; In Committee
10:02 am
James Paterson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source
The opposition does not support these amendments. The amendments limit on-the-papers review specifically to student visas, reducing the scope of streamlined reviews for migration decisions. Limiting the bill in this way may undermine its objective of reducing backlogs and streamlining processes in the ART as it potentially narrows the decisions eligible for on-the-papers review.
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