THE GRIFFIN CASE
ENTRY TO AUSTRALIA
AMENDING LEGISLATION
ONUS OX IMMIGRANT
United Tress Association—By Electric Tolo.
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CANBERRA, This Day.
Following the High Court's decision against the Commonwealth in the Griffin case, by which Griffin's conviction as a prohibited, immigrant was quashed, amending immigration legislation is being introduced in the Senate.
. Senator Brennan said: "It is well known that up to a few years ago there were powerful organisations engaged in smuggling aliens into Australia. The object of the Bill is to plug the loopholes in the existing legislation revealed by Griffin's successful appeal." Senator Brennan said that the Bill would throw upon the accused person the onus of proving he was not a prohibited immigrant. It was not aimed at Griffin, but would apply particularly to Asiatics smuggled ashore many of them at Australia's northern gate. If Griffin behaved himself no further action would be taken against him.
In giving judgment on Monday, the Judge, Sir George Rich, declared that the Immigration Act was most confused on many important points, and well merited the attention of the Legislature.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 85, 10 April 1935, Page 11
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