Anti-Slavery Australia submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry into Migration Amendment (Regaining Control over Australia’s Protection Obligations) Bill 2013

This submission argues against the repeal of complementary protection provisions under the Migration Act 1958 (Cth). Complementary protection offered victims of human trafficking the chance of a visa without relying on their participation in the criminal justice procedure. The legislation proposes that these provisions be replaced with an ‘administrative process’. Anti-Slavery Australia has grave concerns about the lack of clarity over what this process will involve