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• Legislative Instruments Amendment (Sunsetting) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Jul 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  to provide that legislative instruments remain in force for 10 years following registration (rather than commencement) on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Identity Crimes and Other Measures) Bill 2010 [2011]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: insert three identity crime offences in relation to identification information; and allow a victim of identity crime to obtain a certificate which may assist in re-establishing their credit history;

  Crimes Act 1914

  in relation to the administration of justice offences and makes consequential amendments to eight other Acts;

  Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983

  to: allow for the delegation of functions and powers to facilitate joint trial arrangements; and provide legal immunity for persons carrying out functions and duties under the Act;

  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

  in relation to certain written notices and the disclosure of sensitive information held by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre;

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  to: enable the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to use alcohol screening as a preliminary test for all random, targeted investigation and certain incident alcohol testing; and allow the Commissioner to confer awards on other AFP employees; and Judiciary Act 1903 to repeal redundant provisions in relation to eligibility to practice law in the territories. Also makes miscellaneous amendments to the

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  ,

  Crimes Act 1914

  ,

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  and

  Privacy Act 1988

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Long Service Leave Legislation Amendment (Telstra) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976

  ,

  Telstra Corporation Act 1991

  and

  Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Act 2005

  to extend the application of the

  Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976

  to Telstra pending development of national long service leave arrangements in consultation with the states and territories. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Law and Justice (Cross Border and Other Amendments) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Mar 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Service and Execution of Process Act 1992

  to: establish the Cross Border Justice Scheme to enable judicial officers, police and other officials to deal with offenders from any of the participating jurisdictions (Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory); and clarify that prisoners may give evidence by audio or video link when subpoenaed to give evidence in interstate court or tribunal proceedings; and

  Evidence and Procedure (New Zealand) Act 1994

  to expand the range of proceedings covered by the scheme established between Australia and New Zealand for the service of subpoenas between the two jurisdictions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Law Officers Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

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  Date

  28 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Law Officers Act 1964

  and

  Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976

  to enable Solicitors-General to access long service leave entitlements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Lands Acquisition Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Lands Acquisition Act 1989

  to: allow states and territories to administer exploration and/or mining on Commonwealth land through regulations that incorporate or adopt state/territory mining legislation; provide for a penalty regime for breaches of the regulations; enable the minister to make offers of compensation to interest holders without a claim being made; and remove the requirement for commercial acquisitions in the market of an interest in land to be tabled in Parliament. Also repeals the

  Lands Acquisition (Defence) Act 1968

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Liquid Fuel Emergency Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984

  to: improve the Australian Government’s national liquid fuel emergency response arrangements; include the Australian Capital Territory as a legal entity within the terms of the Act; and update penalty provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Marking of Plastic Explosives) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Gives effect to Australia’s obligations under the Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection by amending the:

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to insert new offences in relation to trafficking in, manufacturing, possessing, importing and exporting unmarked plastic explosives;

  Customs Act 1901

  to provide Customs officers with appropriate powers to regulate, investigate, search and seize unmarked plastic explosives; and six other Acts to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Video Link Evidence and Other Measures) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Crimes Act 1914

  to: facilitate the use of video link evidence from overseas witnesses in proceedings for terrorism and other related offences and proceeds of crime proceedings relating to those offences; clarify a constitutional issue regarding the conferral of non-judicial functions and powers on Judges of the Federal Court and Federal Magistrates; facilitate inter-jurisdictional matching of DNA profiles through a national database; and expand the definition of “tape recording”;

  Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988

  to rectify an unintended omission;

  Foreign Evidence Act 1994

  to facilitate the use of foreign material, such as video tapes and transcripts of examinations, as evidence in terrorism and related proceedings when video link evidence is not possible; and provide a discretion to prevent foreign material being adduced;

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  to: enable payments out of the Confiscated Assets Account to third parties who carry out examinations for the Commonwealth; and rectify the unintended consequence of a regulation change that inadvertently affected the legal status of some examiners; and

  Surveillance Devices Act 2004

  to enable the issue of a warrant to retrieve a tracking device installed under an authorisation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Serious Drug Offences and Other Measures) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: insert new serious drug offences; and give effect to an obligation under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Right of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict by inserting new offences for the recruitment or use of children in armed conflict;

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  in relation to property restraining and forfeiture orders over a bankrupt’s property;

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  to: clarify the functions of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) in relation to assistance to and cooperations with Australian and foreign law enforcement, intelligence, security and government regulatory agencies, and peacekeeping activities in other countries; and enable the AFP to disclose a person’s personal information with that person’s consent;

  Mutual Assistance in Business Regulation Act 1992

  in relation to requests from foreign regulators for information, documents or evidence;

  Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988

  in relation to identification references for certain account signatories;

  Customs Act 1901

  to make a technical amendment in relation to a power to detain people on bail who attempt to leave Australia in breach of bail conditions;

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  to: exempt certain AUSTRAC documents from the operation of the Act; and make minor technical corrections. Also makes consequential amendments in relation to serious drug offences to 5 Acts; and repeals the

  Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1950

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum