Crimes Amendment (Working With Children—Criminal History) Bill 2010

Previous Citations: Crimes Amendment (Working With Children—Criminal History) Bill 2009
Type: Government
Portfolio: Home Affairs
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42

Summary

Amends the Crimes Act 1914 to: enable pardoned, quashed and spent convictions to be disclosed and taken into account by Commonwealth, State and Territory screening agencies in determining whether a person is suitable to work with children; specify the criteria screening units must meet before obtaining and dealing with this information; and require the Minister for Home Affairs to conduct a review of these disclosures no later than 30 June 2011 and table the review report in Parliament within 15 sitting days of receiving the report.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	20 Aug 2009
Second reading moved	20 Aug 2009
Referred to Main Committee	21 Oct 2009
Second reading debate	29 Oct 2009
Second reading debate	18 Nov 2009
Second reading agreed to	18 Nov 2009
Third reading agreed to	18 Nov 2009

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	19 Nov 2009
Second reading moved	19 Nov 2009
Second reading debate	09 Mar 2010
Second reading agreed to	09 Mar 2010
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 1 Government agreed to	09 Mar 2010
Third reading agreed to	09 Mar 2010

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendment	10 Mar 2010


Text of bill as passed both Houses	10 Mar 2010
Assent Act no.: 28 Year: 2010	25 Mar 2010

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Supplementary explanatory memorandum

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Australian Greens [sheet 6019]
LUDLAM, Sen Scott

Government [sheet AA200]

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendment made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (16/10/2009): Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Committee report (19/11/2009)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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