WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1989
LATER IN THE PROCEEDINGS. MR ASPREY ASSURED
PRESSING
AS
THE COUNCIL
THAT
FOR COULD
THE
TO BE
REFUGEES
WOULD BE THE GOVERNMENT
HARD AS IT MANDATORY REPATRIATION TO VIETNAM OF THOSE FOUND NOT FOLLOWING SCREENING.
SAID EFFORTS WOULD BE HE ALSO
MADE TO TRY ΤΟ QUALIFIED LAWYER AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND TO RECRUIT
RANKS OF PERSONS TO SERVE ON THE BOARDS FROM OUTSIDE THE FOR EXAMPLE. NON-OFFICIAL JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
THE BILL WAS PASSED. FOLLOWING THE COMMITTEE
OBTAIN
SUITABLE OFFICIALS.
A
STAGE AND THIRD
READING,
AG DEFENDS IMMIGRATION AMENDMENT BILL.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. THE HON JEREMY MATHEWS. TODAY (WEDNESDAY) REJECTED THE SUGGESTION THAT THE IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) (NO.2) 1989 WAS IN BREACH OF THE RULES OF NATURAL JUSTICE.
OF SUPPORT MR MATHEWS WAS SPEAKING IN SECOND READING DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
THE BILL DURING IT'S
CLEAF
THAT THE SUGGESTED
BILL WAS 1N HE SAID IT HAD BEEN BREACH OF THE RULES OF NATURAL JUSTICE BECAUSE NEITHER THE APPLICANTS.
COULD RF THAT IS. VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE, NOR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES
NEW REFUGEE PRESENT AT THE HEARING OF A REVIEW OF THEIR CASES BY THE STATUS REVIEW BOARD.
IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL STRESSED THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO BEAR
FAIR HEARING DID NOT MIND THAT. AS A MATTER OF LAW, THE RIGHT TO A
APPLICANT WAS GIVEN INCLUDE A RIGHT TO AN ORAL HEARING PROVIDED THE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT
SUBMISSIONS OF THE IMMIGRATION
OFFICER.
ON THE
HE EXPLAINED THAT REGULATIONS TO BE MADE UNDER THE PROVIDE THAT THE DECISION OF THE IMMIGRATION OFFICER. THE MATERIAL ON WHICH THE DECISION WAS BASED THE APPLICANT OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE.
WOULD
BILL HIS REASONS AND WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO
AN APPLICANT MUST BE MR MATHEWS SAID THE BILL PROVIDED THAT
TO ENABLE HIM
LEGAL TO OBTAIN FACILITIES REASONABLE GIVEN ALL
BE GIVEN ALL WOULD ASSISTANCE AND HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE REASONABLE FACILITIES TO ENABLE HIM TO GIVE THAT ASSISTANCE.
HE SAID THE REPRESENTATIVES WOULD IN COUNSELLOR APPOINTED BY THE UNHCR AND MOST QUALIFIED.
GENERAL BE AN APPEALS COUNSELLORS WERE LEGALLY
/CONCLUDING, HE