Second Reading Speeches

Customs Amendment (Serious Drugs Detection) Bill 2011

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 enable Customs officers, using prescribed equipment, to undertake an initial internal non-medical scan of a person suspected to be internally concealing a suspicious substance.

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