Law Enforcement Integrity Legislation Amendment Bill 2012

Type: Government
Portfolio: Home Affairs and Justice
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

Amends: the Crimes Act 1914 to introduce targeted integrity testing for staff of the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Crime Commission and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (Customs and Border Protection); the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 to extend the jurisdiction of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity to all staff of the Australian Transaction Reporting and Analysis Centre and the CrimTrac Agency and prescribed staff of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; the Customs Administration Act 1985 to enable the Chief Executive Officer of Customs and Border Protection to make orders and certain declarations and to authorise drug and alcohol testing; and Australian Crime Commission Act 2002, Surveillance Devices Act 2004 and Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 to make consequential amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	19 Sep 2012
Second reading moved	19 Sep 2012
Referred to Federation Chamber	29 Oct 2012
Second reading debate	29 Oct 2012
Second reading agreed to	29 Oct 2012
Reported from Federation Chamber	29 Oct 2012
Third reading agreed to	29 Oct 2012

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	30 Oct 2012
Second reading moved	30 Oct 2012
Second reading debate	27 Nov 2012
Second reading agreed to	27 Nov 2012
Third reading agreed to	27 Nov 2012


Text of bill as passed both Houses	27 Nov 2012
Assent Act no.: 194 Year: 2012	12 Dec 2012

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Replacement explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Notes

Referred to Committee (20/09/2012): Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (20/11/2012)
Referred to Committee (20/09/2012): House Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs; Statement made discharging the committee's requirement to provide a report (10/10/2012)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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Explanatory memoranda

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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.

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