THE LNP  ( LIARS NASTY PARTY ) ARE NOW A FULLY FLEDGED FASCIST GOVERNMENT

Anglican Parish of Gosford

URGENT PLEASE READ.
OK I'm going to use the "F" word. This government has crossed the line into FASCISM. .
The Asylum Legacy Bill goes before the Senate Committee tomorrow. Please write to Senators opposing this Bill.
The key problems with the proposed amendments include:
• Removal of references to the Refugee Convention from the Migration Act. Removing reference to the Refugees Convention from the Migration Act (the cornerstone of our immigration system) essentially allows the Government to turn its back on its protection obligations. It is never acceptable for a signatory nation to simply rewrite a human rights treaty for its own purposes.
• Suspension of the rules of natural justice – removing the possibility of High Court challenges: the rule of law and the judiciary is fundamental in our democracy, ensuring fairness, justice and transparency in decision-making.
• Provides an explicit power exempting certain vessels involved in maritime enforcement operations from the inappropriate application of the Marine Safety National Law, the Navigation Act 2012 and the Shipping Registration Act 1981. This removes all responsibility from those charged with turning boats around at sea. It also means that actions such as stripping life boats or floatation devices from boats may be permitted, as well as removing supplies such as food, water or petrol/diesel.
• Changes that would allow boats carrying people seeking asylum to be towed anywhere beyond Australian territories. This includes the open sea, and leaving them there without regard for the safety of their passengers.
• Fast track assessment process with no access to the Refugee Review Tribunal (RRT) and very limited review processes. Fast turnaround processing was ruled illegal in the United Kingdom in July 2014 as it carried an “unacceptable risk of unfairness” (see http://www.righttoremain.org.uk/blog/detained-fast-track-asylum-system-ruled-unlawful-byhigh-court/.
• Children born to asylum seekers who arrived by boat will not be eligible for any visa, but would be classified as “transitory persons”, creating a new group of stateless persons. If these changes go ahead, some babies born in this country will be subject to mandatory detention and mandatory removal to Nauru as soon as possible.
• Safe Haven Enterprise Visas - temporary visas for 3 to 5 years which would not provide permanent protection visas even for those people assessed to be refugees. There is no justification for leaving people found to be refugees in limbo, with no prospect of resettlement in Australia.