Stirling Griff (SA, Centre Alliance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

  (i) 16 October 2018 represents one year since the Senate debated the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016,

  (ii) the bill has been listed on the Senate's draft legislation program at least 5 times since then, including for today, where it is the fifth-placed bill, and

  (iii) among other things, the bill attempts to address family violence in migrant families by ensuring character checks of a sponsor are conducted before a visa application can be made, and that the findings are shared with the person they are sponsoring; and

(b) calls on the Federal Government to bring the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016 on for debate by 15 November 2018.

Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Scott Ryan (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The government is committed to debating and passing the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016, and recognises the quickest way to achieve this is by having all senators support this important bill in its current form.

Question agreed to.