
David Malan
The Australian Government has been in a ongoing effort to facilitate an orderly migration to Australia by implementing a series of legislative instruments. One of these instruments is the Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1995 (MCL). Among other things, the MCL empowers the Immigration Minister to arrange for the arrival of eligible non refugee and immigrant people on Australian soil. Partly, this Act is intended to ensure that the Federal Government obtains a correct proportion of permanent resident population as well as immigration profiles