Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Bill 2005

Previous Citations: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Bill 2004
Type: Government
Portfolio: Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Originating house: Senate
Status: Act
Parliament no: 41

Summary

Amends the: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989 to: abolish the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC); rename the Act as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005; and make consequential amendments arising from its abolition, including: the transfer of ATSIC’s assets and liabilities to other agencies, the establishment of a new housing fund to be administered by Indigenous Business Australia, and modification of the role of the Office of Evaluation and Audit; and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2004 to: abolish regional councils from 1 July 2005; and make consequential amendments. Also makes consequential amendments to 11 other Acts.

Progress

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	01 Dec 2004
Second reading moved	01 Dec 2004
Second reading debate	10 Mar 2005
Second reading agreed to	14 Mar 2005
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 1 Government, 2 Opposition and 3 Australian Democrats agreed to	14 Mar 2005
Third reading agreed to	14 Mar 2005

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	15 Mar 2005
Second reading moved	15 Mar 2005
Second reading agreed to	16 Mar 2005
Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 5 Government agreed to	16 Mar 2005
Third reading agreed to	16 Mar 2005


Assent Act no.: 32 Year: 2005	22 Mar 2005

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Text of bill

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Third reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Revised explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate

Australian Democrats [sheet 4534]
RIDGEWAY, Aden

Government [sheet QB234]

Opposition [sheet 4527]
CARR, Sen Kim

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the House of Representatives

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

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

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Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

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