Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Bill 2002 [No. 2]

Type: Government
Portfolio: Attorney-General
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 40

Summary

Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends the: Criminal Code Act 1995 to: insert new offences in relation to treason and terrorism related activities, all of which carry a penalty of life imprisonment; provide for ministerial declaration of proscribed organisations and insert offences in relation to membership or links with such an organisation; Crimes Act 1914 to repeal the existing treason offence; Migration Act 1958 to update treason offence cross-references; and Australian Protective Service Act 1987 and Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991 to ensure that the Australian Protective Service has power to deal with terrorist related offences and to perform the aircraft security officer function on intra-state flights. Also contains savings and application provisions.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	13 Mar 2002
Second reading moved	13 Mar 2002
Second reading agreed to	13 Mar 2002
Third reading agreed to	13 Mar 2002

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	14 Mar 2002
Second reading moved	14 Mar 2002
Second reading debate	20 Jun 2002
Second reading agreed to	24 Jun 2002
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 5 Government and 1 Opposition agreed to	24 Jun 2002
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 7 Government (1 as amended by Opposition) agreed to	25 Jun 2002
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 7 Government (2 as amended by Opposition) and 1 Opposition agreed to and 1 section negatived	26 Jun 2002
Third reading agreed to	27 Jun 2002

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	27 Jun 2002


Assent Act no.: 65 Year: 2002	05 Jul 2002

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Explanatory Memorandum

Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum

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Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

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Notes

An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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