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
The opposition also supported some of the legislation.
