Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020

Summary

Consequential on the Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020, the bill amends the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 to provide that decisions made under the Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Act 2020 are not subject to judicial review; and Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 to authorise the disclosure of protected information.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	03 Sep 2020
Second reading moved	03 Sep 2020
Second reading debate	10 Nov 2020
Second reading debate	11 Nov 2020
Second reading agreed to	11 Nov 2020
Third reading agreed to	11 Nov 2020

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	12 Nov 2020
Second reading moved	12 Nov 2020
Second reading debate	30 Nov 2020
Second reading debate	01 Dec 2020
Second reading agreed to	01 Dec 2020
Committee of the Whole debate	01 Dec 2020
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 1 Independent (Senator Patrick) agreed to	02 Dec 2020
Committee of the Whole debate	03 Dec 2020
Third reading agreed to	03 Dec 2020

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House disagreed to Senate amendment	03 Dec 2020

Senate
Message from House of Reps reported	07 Dec 2020
Consideration of House of Reps message Details: Senate did not insist on its amendment	08 Dec 2020


Finally passed both Houses	08 Dec 2020
Assent Act no: 117 Year: 2020	10 Dec 2020

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 1119]
RICE, Sen Janet

Independent [sheet 1152]
PATRICK, Sen Rex

Opposition [sheet 1129]
WONG, Sen Penny

Pauline Hanson's One Nation [sheet 1140]
HANSON, Sen Pauline

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendment made by the Senate to which the House of Representatives has disagreed

Schedule of the amendment made by the Senate

Notes

Referred to Committee (03/09/2020): Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee; Committee report (05/11/2020)
Considered by scrutiny committee (16/10/2020): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 14 of 2020
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

Helpful information

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 changes 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.