Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill 2022

Type: Government
Portfolio: Attorney-General
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 47

Summary

Amends the: Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 to enable the Australian Communications and Media Authority to disclose information to a non-corporate Commonwealth entity that is responsible for enforcing one or more laws of the Commonwealth; Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 to allow the Australian information Commissioner to delegate certain functions or powers; and Privacy Act 1988 to: expand the Australian Information Commissioner's enforcement and information sharing powers; and increase penalties for serious or repeated interferences with privacy.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	26 Oct 2022
Second reading moved	26 Oct 2022
Second reading debate	08 Nov 2022
Referred to Federation Chamber	08 Nov 2022
Second reading debate	08 Nov 2022
Second reading agreed to	08 Nov 2022
Reported from Federation Chamber	09 Nov 2022
Third reading agreed to	09 Nov 2022

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	21 Nov 2022
Second reading moved	21 Nov 2022
Second reading debate	28 Nov 2022
Second reading agreed to	28 Nov 2022
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 1 Government agreed to	28 Nov 2022
Third reading agreed to	28 Nov 2022

House of Representatives
Message from Senate reported	28 Nov 2022
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendment	28 Nov 2022


Finally passed both Houses	28 Nov 2022
Assent Act no: 83 Year: 2022	12 Dec 2022

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First reading

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Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

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Australian Greens [sheet 1736]
SHOEBRIDGE, Sen David

Government [sheet PC128]

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendment made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (27/10/2022): Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (22/11/2022)
Considered by scrutiny committee (23/11/2022): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 1 of 2023
Considered by scrutiny committee (25/11/2022): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report 6 of 2022
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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