148 (c) Develop and introduce a dedicated visa category for all stateless persons, regardless of their mode of arrival in Australia, providing them with permanent protection and a pathway to naturalisation; (d) Ensure that its treatment of stateless persons, including those in immigration detention fully complies with its international obligations, and that alternatives to detention are implemented to protect against arbitrary detention in all circumstances; (e) Introduce legislated maximum timeframes and independent review mechanisms for immigration detention, in accordance with international law; (f) Protect everyone’s right to a nationality, and ensure that national laws comply with international obligations which prohibit the arbitrary deprivation of nationality and discrimination, while ensuring the avoidance of statelessness; (g) Amend the existing citizenship deprivation laws in the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cth) to ensure they are fully compliant with international law; (h) Ensure that the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Cessation) Bill 2019 is not be passed in its current form;148 (i) Follow the advice of medical and human rights experts and remove persons, including stateless persons, from closed immigration detention facilities; and (j) Extend Medicare benefits, and COVID responsive social security measures to all bridging visa and temporary visa holders in Australia, including stateless persons. Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Cessation) Bill 2019 (Cth). 18

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