Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2005

Type
Government
Portfolio
Defence
Originating house
Senate
Status
Act
Parliament no
41

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Summary

Amends the: Intelligence Services Act 2001, Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986, Office of National Assessments Act 1977, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979, Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979, Privacy Act 1988, Freedom of Information Act 1982 and 5 other Acts to implement recommendations from the Inquiry into Australian Intelligence Agencies (the Flood Inquiry) and reviews of the Intelligence Services Act 2001 that require legislative amendment, including: extending the terms of reference of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on ASIO, ASIS and DSD (PJCAAD) to include all Australian intelligence agencies; clarifying the roles and functions of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) and the Defence Signals Directorate (DSD), including in relation to communication of incidentally obtained intelligence and ministerial authorisation of intelligence collection; giving legislative basis to the functions and ministerial accountabilities of the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation; extending and clarifying the functions of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security; and increasing the size of the PJCAAD and changing its name to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.

Progress

Senate
Introduced and read a first time 16 Jun 2005
Second reading moved 16 Jun 2005
Second reading agreed to 05 Oct 2005
Committee of the Whole debate
  • Amendment details: 2 Government agreed to
05 Oct 2005
Third reading agreed to 05 Oct 2005
House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 11 Oct 2005
Second reading moved 11 Oct 2005
Second reading agreed to 11 Oct 2005
Third reading agreed to 11 Oct 2005
Assent
  • Act no.: 128
  • Year: 2005
04 Nov 2005

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Senate

Schedules of amendments

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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

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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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