Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008

Type: Government
Portfolio: Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Not Proceeding
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Amends the:
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
  and
Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007
  to prohibit certain pay television licensees from providing television channels that contain a large amount of R18+ programming to certain prescribed areas;
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995
  to permit the transportation of pornographic material through a prescribed area to a place outside the prescribed area;
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
  and
Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007
  to repeal permit system amendments providing public access to certain Aboriginal land; and
Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007
  to enable community dependent roadhouses to be licensed as community stores.

Progress

House of Representatives
21 Feb 2008	Introduced and read a first time
21 Feb 2008	Second reading moved
19 Mar 2008	Second reading debate
20 Mar 2008	Second reading debate
01 Sep 2008	Second reading debate
02 Sep 2008	Second reading agreed to
02 Sep 2008	Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 25 Government agreed to
02 Sep 2008	Third reading agreed to

Senate
04 Sep 2008	Introduced and read a first time
04 Sep 2008	Second reading moved
17 Sep 2008	Second reading debate
27 Nov 2008	Second reading debate
27 Nov 2008	Second reading agreed to
27 Nov 2008	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 11 Opposition agreed to
27 Nov 2008	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
01 Dec 2008	Message from Senate reported
19 Jul 2010	Lapsed at dissolution

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
Third reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum
Supplementary explanatory memorandum
Revised explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Greens [sheet 5555] SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
Opposition [sheet 5566 revised] SCULLION, Sen Nigel

House of Representatives
Government [sheet PF492]
Non-Government ABBOTT, Tony, MP

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (19/03/2008): Senate Community Affairs Committee
Committee report (15/05/2008)

Back to top

Helpful information

Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changed to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.

Back to top

|