Customs and AusCheck Legislation Amendment (Organised Crime and Other Measures) Bill 2013

Type
Government
Portfolio
Home Affairs
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the: Customs Act 1901 to: place obligations on cargo terminal operators and handlers that load and unload cargo; create new offences for using information from the Integrated Cargo System to aid a criminal organisation; enable the Chief Executive Officer of the Customs and Border Protection Service to consider the refusal, suspension or cancellation of aviation and maritime security identification cards; align aspects of the customs broker licensing scheme with that of depots and warehouses; and adjust controls and sanctions; AusCheck Act 2007 to enable the secretary to suspend, or suspend processing of an application for, an aviation or maritime security identification card; and Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 to provide that the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Deputy President and Chair of Committees of the Senate are eligible for appointment to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 20 Mar 2013
Second reading moved 20 Mar 2013
Second reading debate 15 May 2013
Second reading agreed to 15 May 2013
Third reading agreed to 15 May 2013
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 16 May 2013
Second reading moved 16 May 2013
Second reading debate 16 May 2013
Second reading agreed to 16 May 2013
Third reading agreed to 16 May 2013
Text of bill as passed both Houses 16 May 2013
Assent
  • Act no.: 52
  • Year: 2013
28 May 2013

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Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

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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

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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.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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