Submission on the Migration Amendment (Evacuation to Safety) Bill 2023

The Migration Amendment (Evacuation to Safety) Bill 2023 would have compelled the Australian Government to bring the last 150 people who are still stranded in offshore detention to Australia.

While in opposition, the Labor government supported the former Medevac legislation, and committed to improving processes for medical transfers and oversight of healthcare. The Albanese government has not acted on those commitments and has declined the opportunity offered by the bill to carry them out.

The Human Rights Law Centre’s submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry into the Bill recommended that the Bill be passed, and that further legislation be introduced to repeal offshore processing and provide permanent safety to all people previously subjected to it.

Read the Human Rights Law Centre’s submission to the Evacuation to Safety Bill.