Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2010

Type: Government
Portfolio: Attorney-General
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Amends the
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
to: enable owners and operators of computer networks to undertake activities to operate, maintain and protect their networks; enable Commonwealth agencies, security authorities and eligible State authorities to ensure their network is appropriately used by employees, office holders or contractors of the agency or authority; limit secondary use and disclosure of information obtained through network protection activities; and require the destruction of records obtained by undertaking network protection activities when the information is no longer required for those purposes.

Progress

House of Representatives
16 Sep 2009	Introduced and read a first time
16 Sep 2009	Second reading moved
26 Oct 2009	Second reading debate
26 Oct 2009	Second reading agreed to
26 Oct 2009	Third reading agreed to

Senate
27 Oct 2009	Introduced and read a first time
27 Oct 2009	Second reading moved
02 Feb 2010	Second reading debate
02 Feb 2010	Second reading agreed to
02 Feb 2010	Committee of the Whole debate
02 Feb 2010	Third reading agreed to

02 Feb 2010	Text of bill as passed both Houses
12 Feb 2010	Assent Act no.: 2 Year: 2010

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Greens [sheet 6011] LUDLAM, Sen Scott

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (17/09/2009): Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Committee report (16/11/2009)

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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.

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