ise ▁sending ▁as yl um ▁seek ers ▁to ▁any ▁country ▁that ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁B ali ▁Process . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁following ▁the ▁s inking ▁of ▁two ▁as yl um ▁see ker ▁boats ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁within ▁a ▁week ▁that ▁resulted ▁in ▁significant ▁loss ▁of ▁life , ▁the ▁bill ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁for ▁immediate ▁debate ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁The ▁bill , ▁along ▁with ▁an ▁am end ment ▁by ▁independent ▁MP ▁Andrew ▁Wil kie ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁valid ▁only ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁months , ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁government ▁members ▁and ▁independ ents . ▁The ▁bill , ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁between ▁the ▁Government ' s ▁desire ▁to ▁allow ▁processing ▁of ▁as yl um ▁seek ers ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁and ▁the ▁re inst at ement ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Solution ▁sought ▁by ▁the ▁opposition ▁Co al ition , ▁was ▁not ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁opposition ▁or ▁the ▁Australian ▁Gre ens ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁allow ▁processing ▁of ▁as yl um ▁seek ers ▁in ▁countries ▁that ▁were ▁not ▁sign atory ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Convention ▁Rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁Status ▁of ▁Ref uge es . ▁An ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁bill , ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁Sh adow ▁Minister ▁for ▁Im m igration ▁& ▁Cit iz ens hip ▁Scott ▁Mor r ison , ▁to ▁limit ▁processing ▁of ▁as yl um ▁seek ers ▁to ▁nations ▁that ▁had ▁signed ▁the ▁convention ▁was ▁defeated . ▁The ▁O