Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011

Type: Government
Portfolio: Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Amends the:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005
  and
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
  to change the title of certain statutory positions to ‘Chief Executive Officer’; and
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005
  to: allow information held by Indigenous Business Australia to be disclosed in limited circumstances; and remove certain references to two discontinued Aboriginal Hostels Limited schemes.

Progress

House of Representatives
17 Aug 2011	Introduced and read a first time
17 Aug 2011	Second reading moved
12 Sep 2011	Second reading debate
13 Sep 2011	Second reading debate
13 Sep 2011	Second reading agreed to
13 Sep 2011	Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 1 Government agreed to
13 Sep 2011	Third reading agreed to

Senate
14 Sep 2011	Introduced and read a first time
14 Sep 2011	Second reading moved
13 Oct 2011	Second reading debate
23 Nov 2011	Second reading agreed to
23 Nov 2011	Third reading agreed to

23 Nov 2011	Text of bill as passed both Houses
07 Dec 2011	Assent Act no.: 188 Year: 2011

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
Third reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum
Supplementary explanatory memorandum
Revised explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of Representatives
Government [sheet BM253]

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

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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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