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Executive Summary

This report provides the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights' view on the compatibility with human rights as defined in the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 for bills and delegated instruments introduced into the Parliament during the period 9 to 11 October 2012.

Part 1 — Bills introduced 9–11 October 2012

The committee has commented on the following bills

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious Drugs, Identity Crime and Other Measures) Bill 2012

3

Fair Entitlements Guarantee Bill 2012

12

Freedom of Information Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Office) Bill 2012

16

Migration and Security Legislation Amendment (Review of Security Assessments) Bill 2012

19

Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Bill 2012

22

Social and Community Services Pay Equity Special Account Bill 2012

25

Superannuation Legislation Amendment (New Zealand Arrangement) Bill 2012

27

The committee has no comment on the following bills which are considered unlikely to raise any human rights concerns

Fair Work Amendment (Transfer of Business) Bill 2012

29

Tax Laws Amendment (Clean Building Managed Investment Trust) Bill 2012

32

The committee acknowledges the following responses to comments made on bills in the First Report of 2012

Customs Amendment (Smuggled Tobacco) Bill 2012

33

Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 (No 1)

34

The committee acknowledges the following responses to comments made on bills in the Second Report of 2012

Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Bill 2012

35

Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (Consequential and Transitional) Bill 2012

36

Tax Laws Amendment (Special Conditions for Not-for-profit Concessions) Bill 2012

37

The committee acknowledges the following responses to comments made on bills in the Third Report of 2012

Dental Benefits Amendment Bill 2012

39

The committee acknowledges the following responses to comments made on bills in the Fifth Report of 2012

Clean Energy Amendment (International Emissions Trading and Other Measures) Bill 2012 and related bills

40

Law Enforcement Integrity Legislation Amendment Bill 2012

41

Migration Amendment (Reform of Employer Sanctions) Bill 2012

42

Part 2 — Legislative Instruments registered with FRLI
20 September–16 October 2012

The committee has sought further information in relation to the following legislative instruments

Emergency Management Ordinance 2012 (CI)

44

Emergency Management Ordinance 2012 (CKI)

44

Migration Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 6)

45

The committee has deferred its consideration of the following legislative instruments

Migration Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 5)

46

Social Security (Administration) (Declared income management area - Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands) Determination 2012

48

Social Security (Administration) (Recognised State or Territory - Northern Territory) Determination 2012

49

Social Security (Administration) (Recognised State/Territory Authority - NT Alcohol and Drugs Tribunal) Determination 2012

50

The committee acknowledges the following response to a comment made on a legislative instrument in the Second Report of 2012

Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)

51

 

Appendices

Appendix 1 — Responses to comments made
in the First, Second, Third and Fifth Reports of 2012   53

Appendix 2 — Full list of Legislative Instruments
registered with FRLI 20 September–16 October 2012   93

Appendix 3 — Practice Note 1   103

 

 

Mr Harry Jenkins MP
Chair

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