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senate vote 2023-06-21#3
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Giving Documents and Other Measures) Bill 2023; in Committee- Migration Amendment (Giving Documents and Other Measures) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Dual citizens
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<p class="speaker">Dean Smith</p><p>The committee is now considering the Migration Amendment (Giving Documents and Other Measures) Bill 2023. Yesterday evening a division was called on opposition amendment 2 on sheet 1991, moved by Senator Paterson.</p>-
- The majority voted in favour of keeping schedule 2 in the bill. In other words, they voted "*that schedule 2 stand as printed.*"
- ### What is schedule 2?
- According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2223a/23bd085), schedule 2 will:
- > *remove the current prohibition on non-citizens who are a national of two or more countries from lodging a valid application for a protection visa without the permission of the Minister. However, they will still need to demonstrate that they have taken all possible steps to avail themselves of a right to enter and reside in any country apart from Australia before being granted a visa.*
<p class="speaker">Andrew McLachlan</p><p>We are on sheet 1991. The question is that schedule 2 stand as printed.</p><p></p><p></p> -
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