Defence Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2005

Type: Government
Portfolio: Defence
Originating house: Senate
Status: Act
Parliament no: 41
Summary: Amends: the
Defence Force Discipline Act 1982
  as a consequence of changes in the criminal law of the Australian Capital Territory; the
Defence Act 1903
  to change references from “investigating officers” to “inquiry officers”; the
Naval Defence Act 1910
  to align legislation governing eligible ages of Navy Cadets with legislation governing their Army and Air Force counterparts; the
Military Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991
  to remove access to the Military Superannuation and Benefits scheme retention benefit for new members of the Australian Defence Force; and 10 Acts to make technical amendments consequential on the commencement of the
Legislative Instruments Act 2003
  and
Legislative Instruments (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003
.

Progress

Senate
17 Aug 2005	Introduced and read a first time
17 Aug 2005	Second reading moved
06 Sep 2005	Second reading agreed to
06 Sep 2005	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
06 Sep 2005	Introduced and read a first time
06 Sep 2005	Second reading moved
15 Sep 2005	Second reading agreed to
15 Sep 2005	Third reading agreed to

06 Oct 2005

Assent

Act no.: 121

Year: 2005

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory Memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No documents at present

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

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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

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changed to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

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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