Submissions

Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Protecting Babies Born in Australia) Bill 2014

09 September 2014
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Protecting Babies Born in Australia) Bill 2014

UnitingJustice supports the proposed amendment to the Migration Act 1958. This amendment will ensure that a baby born in Australia to asylum seeker parents will be able to remain in Australia with their parents until their protection claim is processed, preventing the child from undergoing indefinite and mandatory detention including removal to regional processing centres.