Criminal Code Amendment (Cluster Munitions Prohibition) Bill 2010

Type: Government
Portfolio: Attorney-General
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Amends the
Criminal Code Act 1995
to enable Australia to ratify the
Convention on Cluster Munitions
by: creating offences and penalties in relation to cluster munitions and explosive bomblets; providing for defences for certain circumstances; and providing for certain authorisations to be made.

Progress

House of Representatives
27 Oct 2010	Introduced and read a first time
27 Oct 2010	Second reading moved
17 Nov 2010	Referred to Main Committee
18 Nov 2010	Second reading debate
18 Nov 2010	Second reading agreed to
18 Nov 2010	Reported from Main Committee
18 Nov 2010	Third reading agreed to

Senate
22 Nov 2010	Introduced and read a first time
22 Nov 2010	Second reading moved
20 Aug 2012	Second reading debate
20 Aug 2012	Second reading agreed to
20 Aug 2012	Committee of the Whole debate
21 Aug 2012	Committee of the Whole debate
21 Aug 2012	Third reading agreed to

21 Aug 2012	Text of bill as passed both Houses
08 Sep 2012	Assent Act no.: 114 Year: 2012

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 7084] LUDLAM, Sen Scott

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (28/10/2010): Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee; Committee report (25/03/2011)

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Text of bill

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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.
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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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