Commonwealth Registers Bill 2019

Type: Government
Portfolio: Treasury
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Not Proceeding
Parliament no: 45

Summary

Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2019, Business Names Registration (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019, Corporations (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019 and National Consumer Credit Protection (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019 to create a new Commonwealth business registry regime, the bill: provides for the appointment, functions and powers of the registrar; and sets the framework for protecting and disclosing information held by the registrar.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	13 Feb 2019
Second reading moved	13 Feb 2019
Lapsed at dissolution	11 Apr 2019

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Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Notes

Referred to Committee (14/02/2019): Senate Economics Legislation Committee; Committee report (26/03/2019)
Considered by scrutiny committee (28/03/2019): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 2 of 2019
Considered by scrutiny committee (02/04/2019): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report 2 of 2019

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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.
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

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