Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012

Type: Government
Portfolio: Attorney-General
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Passed Both Houses
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Supports the newly established Victorian Independent Board-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and South Australian Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC), the Victorian Inspectorate (VI) and the Victorian Public Interest Monitor (PIM) by amending the:
Crimes Act 1914
  to: provide the IBAC with access to items and documents seized by a constable or Commonwealth officer for specific purposes;
Privacy Act 1988
  to include the IBAC as an enforcement body which is used in the National Privacy Principles in relation to the law enforcement exemptions to the use and disclosure, and access and correction obligations;
Taxation Administration Act 1953
  to enable the Australian Taxation Office to disclose taxpayer protected information to the IBAC for certain law enforcement purposes; and
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
  to: enable the IBAC, the ICAC and the VI to use and communicate existing intercepted information; and the PIM to access relevant information and appear at applications for warrants under the Act.

Progress

House of Representatives
22 Mar 2012	Introduced and read a first time
22 Mar 2012	Second reading moved
29 May 2012	Referred to Federation Chamber
29 May 2012	Second reading debate
29 May 2012	Second reading agreed to
29 May 2012	Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 2 Government agreed to
29 May 2012	Reported from Federation Chamber
29 May 2012	Third reading agreed to

Senate
18 Jun 2012	Introduced and read a first time
18 Jun 2012	Second reading moved
18 Jun 2012	Second reading debate
18 Jun 2012	Second reading agreed to
18 Jun 2012	Third reading agreed to

18 Jun 2012	Text of bill as passed both Houses
27 Jun 2012	Assent Act no.: 74 Year: 2012

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
Third reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum
Supplementary explanatory memorandum
Correction to explanatory memorandum
Revised explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of Representatives
Government [sheet AG238]

Schedules of amendments

Federation Chamber Schedule

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

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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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