Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences Against Children) Bill 2010

Type: Government
Portfolio: Home Affairs
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Amends: the
Crimes Act 1914
  and
Criminal Code Act 1995
  in relation to: child sex tourism offences; and overseas child pornography and child abuse material offences; the
Criminal Code Act 1995
  in relation to child sex offences involving using postal or similar services, or carriage services; the
Crimes Act 1914
  to provide for a scheme for the forfeiture of child pornography and child abuse material and items containing such material; and four Acts to make consequential amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
04 Feb 2010	Introduced and read a first time
04 Feb 2010	Second reading moved
24 Feb 2010	Second reading debate
09 Mar 2010	Second reading debate
09 Mar 2010	Second reading agreed to
09 Mar 2010	Third reading agreed to

Senate
10 Mar 2010	Introduced and read a first time
10 Mar 2010	Second reading moved
18 Mar 2010	Second reading debate
18 Mar 2010	Second reading agreed to
18 Mar 2010	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 2 Government agreed to
18 Mar 2010	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
18 Mar 2010	Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments

18 Mar 2010	Text of bill as passed both Houses
14 Apr 2010	Assent Act no.: 42 Year: 2010

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Supplementary explanatory memorandum
Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Government [sheet AF238]

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (04/02/2010): Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Committee report (18/03/2010)

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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

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Schedules of amendments

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