Combating the Financing of People Smuggling and Other Measures Bill 2011

Type: Government
Portfolio: Attorney-General
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Amends the:
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006
  to: extend the regulatory regime for remittance dealers and providers of remittance networks; and expand the agencies with which Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) can share financial intelligence;
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006
  and
Privacy Act 1988
  to enable reporting entities to use credit reporting data to verify the identity of their customers; and
Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988
  to enable the Chief Executive Officer of AUSTRAC to exempt a person from provisions of the Act.

Progress

House of Representatives
09 Feb 2011	Introduced and read a first time
09 Feb 2011	Second reading moved
01 Mar 2011	Referred to Main Committee
22 Mar 2011	Second reading debate
22 Mar 2011	Second reading agreed to
22 Mar 2011	Reported from Main Committee
22 Mar 2011	Third reading agreed to

Senate
23 Mar 2011	Introduced and read a first time
23 Mar 2011	Second reading moved
16 Jun 2011	Second reading debate
16 Jun 2011	Second reading agreed to
16 Jun 2011	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 1 Government agreed to
16 Jun 2011	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
20 Jun 2011	Message from Senate reported
22 Jun 2011	Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendment

22 Jun 2011	Text of bill as passed both Houses
28 Jun 2011	Assent Act no.: 60 Year: 2011

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Supplementary explanatory memorandum
Correction to explanatory memorandum
Explanatory memorandum
Addendum to explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Government [sheet AE208]

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendment made by the Senate

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (03/03/2011): Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Committee report (21/03/2011)

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Text of bill

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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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