The amendments would:
- introduce a single online application
- introduce a timeline for Minister’s Due Diligence Activities
- prescribe the requirements a person has to meet if the IRB determines that their claim has not been abandoned and prescribe the circumstances under which a withdrawn claim could be reinstated by the Minister
- set out the circumstances in which a designated representative must be designated and outline the
responsibilities and requirements to be a designated representative; - ensure that work permits may besissued to claimants when their claim is determined eligible to be referred to the IRB;
- set out exceptions to new ineligibilities introduced in the legislation; and
- repeal outdated regulatory provisions.