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Taranaki Daily News, 11 April 1935, Page 5

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NEW AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATION.

IMMIGRATION RESTRICTION.

By Telegraph—Press Association.

' Canberra, April 10.

Following the High Court’s decision against, the Commonwealth in the Griffin case, in which he appealed successfully against his declaration as a prohibited immigrant, amending immigration legislation has been introduced in the Senate.

Senator Brennan, introducing the legislation, said it was 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 that he was not a .prohbiited immigrant. It was not aimed at Griffin, but would apply particularly to Asiatics smuggled ashore, many of them at Australia’s porthem gate.

If Griffin behaved himself no further action would be taken against him.