Parliament

Senator HANSON-YOUNG (South Australia) (20:03):

Senator HANSON-YOUNG (South Australia) (12:12):

Senator HANSON-YOUNG (South Australia) (12:50): I move the motion as amended:
That the Senate calls on all parties to uphold our obligations to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Question agreed to.

Senator HANSON-YOUNG (South Australia) (18:03): I move:

That the Migration Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 4), as contained in Select Legislative Instrument 2011 No. 122 and made under the Migration Act 1958, be disallowed. [F2011L01376]
On 23 August I gave notice of the Greens' intention to move this disallowance to the Migration Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 4) after numerous community legal centres and pro bono lawyers contacted my office deeply concerned about the impact that this regulation would have on their current and prospective clients.

Senator HANSON-YOUNG (South Australia) (14:23):

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Carr. My question relates to comments made by Minister Bowen back in August 2006. He told the House:

"We say that asylum seekers should be treated the same regardless of how they land. We say they should be dealt with fairly, swiftly and on Australian soil."

South Australian National Football League

Senator HANSON-YOUNG (South Australia) (13:15): The matter I rise to speak on today is one of great importance to my home state of South Australia. As people here would know, I am not only a proud South Australian but also a proud football supporter. Despite the fact that my team, the Double Blues-Sturt-is at the bottom of the SANFL ladder, it is all right; we still have the best ground in the league in the heart of Unley.

Senator HANSON-YOUNG (South Australia) (14:08): My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. Will the government ensure that the letter and spirit of the refugee convention and of the Convention on the Rights of the Child are upheld in any future legislation to be presented to this parliament?