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  • Court Security Bill 2013

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    20 Mar 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Court Security (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2013, the bill enables all federal courts, the Family Court of Western Australia and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to manage security issues by: allowing them to appoint persons as security officers and authorised court officers; prescribing powers that security officers are able to exercise; prescribing offences; enabling judicial officers of court exercising family law jurisdiction to make restraining or protective type orders in certain circumstances; providing for immunity from suit of security officers; providing for compensation for damage to certain devices or data; and enabling the delegation of certain powers and functions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Customs and AusCheck Legislation Amendment (Organised Crime and Other Measures) Bill 2013

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    20 Mar 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Customs Act 1901
    to: place obligations on cargo terminal operators and handlers that load and unload cargo; create new offences for using information from the Integrated Cargo System to aid a criminal organisation; enable the Chief Executive Officer of the Customs and Border Protection Service to consider the refusal, suspension or cancellation of aviation and maritime security identification cards; align aspects of the customs broker licensing scheme with that of depots and warehouses; and adjust controls and sanctions;
    AusCheck Act 2007
    to enable the secretary to suspend, or suspend processing of an application for, an aviation or maritime security identification card; and
    Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006
    to provide that the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Deputy President and Chair of Committees of the Senate are eligible for appointment to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill 2013

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    20 Mar 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Customs Tariff Act 1995
    to incorporate five technical alterations into the customs tariff that were contained in Customs Tariff Proposal (No. 1) 2013. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Customs Amendment (Prohibition of Certain Coal Exports) Bill 2013

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    18 Mar 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    THOMSON, Craig, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Customs Act 1901
    to: prohibit the export of coal mined in the water catchment valleys and district of the Wyong Shire Council; and enable the minister to prohibit the export of coal mined in other areas. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Citizen Initiated Referendum Bill 2013

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    Date
    12 Mar 2013 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    MADIGAN, Sen John 
    Summary
    Enables Australian citizens to initiate legislation that provides for the holding of a referendum to alter the Constitution by: setting out the process to be followed and the requirements to be met; providing for rules applicable to the holding of a citizen initiated referendum; setting the first referendum year as 2016 and every fourth year after that; and providing for related miscellaneous matters. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Criminal Code Amendment (Misrepresentation of Age to a Minor) Bill 2013

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    Date
    26 Feb 2013 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    XENOPHON, Sen Nick 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    to: create a criminal offence for a person over 18 years of age to intentionally misrepresent their age in online communications to a person they reasonably believe to be under 18 years of age for the purposes of encouraging a physical meeting, or with the intention of committing an offence; and impose penalties. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Completion of Kakadu National Park (Koongarra Project Area Repeal) Bill 2013

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    06 Feb 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 
    Summary
    Repeals the
    Koongarra Project Area Act 1981
    as part of the process to incorporate the Koongarra area into Kakadu National Park. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping Commission) Bill 2013

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    06 Feb 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Customs Act 1901
    to: establish the Anti-Dumping Commission within the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service; and confer on the commissioner powers in relation to anti-dumping matters; and
    Customs Administration Act 1985
    ,
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    and
    Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006
    to make consequential amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Crimes Legislation Amendment (Organised Crime and Other Measures) Bill 2012

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    Date
    28 Nov 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Justice 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
    to respond to recommendations of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement report
    Inquiry into Commonwealth unexplained wealth legislation and arrangements
    by: ensuring that evidence relevant to unexplained wealth proceedings can be seized under a search warrant; allowing the time limit for serving notice of a preliminary unexplained wealth order to be extended by a court in certain circumstances; harmonising provisions relating to the payment of legal expenses for unexplained wealth cases; allowing charges to be created over restrained property to secure payment of an unexplained wealth order; removing a court’s discretion to make unexplained wealth restraining orders, preliminary unexplained wealth orders and unexplained wealth orders once relevant criteria are satisfied; and expanding the parliamentary joint committee’s oversight of unexplained wealth investigations and litigation; and
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    to: provide that cross-border firearms trafficking offences cover firearm parts; introduce aggravated offences for dealing in 50 or more firearms and firearm parts; increase the penalties for illegal importation or exportation of larger numbers of firearms; and introduce aggravated offences for importing or exporting 50 or more firearms or firearm parts during a six month period. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Customs Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2012

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    28 Nov 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Customs Act 1901
    to: make it an offence to bring into Australia without a permit, certain prohibited imports to be known as restricted goods; and make technical amendments in relation to the: entry of ships or aircraft for home consumption or warehousing; valuation of imported goods; designation of customs controlled areas; provision of information prior to the grant of a warehouse licence; notification of particulars of cargo reporters; and removal of references to the expired moratorium periods for electronic cargo reporting; and
    A New Tax System (Wine Equalisation Tax) Act 1999
    ,
    Customs Act 1901
    and
    Import Processing Charges Act 2001
    to remove provisions which established the accredited client program. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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