Senate inquiry backs controversial deportation bill

A senate inquiry has recommended the government pass a controversial draft deportation law that would make it easier to deport those in immigration detention.

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A parliamentary committee has recommended the government pass a controversial draft law threatening non-citizens with jail sentences if they are unwilling to co-operate in their deportation.

The bill gives the government the authority to force immigration detainees to comply with their removal from Australia, with a minimum 12-month jail sentence for those unwilling to co-operate.

Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, February 27, 2024. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING Credit: MICK TSIKAS/AAPIMAGE

It is an authority that allows the Minister to implement a blanket ban on the granting of visas to people from countries whose governments refuse to accept the return of deported nationals.

The opposition also supported some of the legislation.

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