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Abbreviations
Members
Terms of Reference
List of Recommendations
1. Introduction and threat environment
The current environment
Government response to the threat
2. Outline of the Bill and its referral
The Bill and its referral
Report structure
Outline of the Bill (as introduced by the Prime Minister)
United States’
3. Scope of actors and activities
Introduction
Definition of ‘foreign principal’
Undertaking activity ‘on behalf of’ a foreign principal
Purpose of the activity
Registrable activities
Former Cabinet Ministers, Ministers, members of Parliament and senior Commonwealth officials
Committee comment
4. Exemptions
Humanitarian activities
Legal advice and representation
Diplomatic, consular and similar activities
Religion
News and media
Commercial or business pursuits
Universities, academics and research activities
Arts and cultural activities
Application of exemptions to ‘arrangements’
Committee comment
5. Parliamentary privilege
Application of parliamentary privilege to registrable activities
Committee comment
6. Registrants' obligations and operation of the Scheme
Registration and responsibilities
Secretary’s powers
Committee comment
7. Enforcement
Committee comment
8. Oversight and Review
Oversight
Review
Committee comment
9. Attorney-General's proposed amendments
Referral to the Committee
Scope of actors and activities
Parliamentary privilege
Committee comment
Registrants’ obligations and operation of the Scheme
Implementation and commencement
Committee comment
10. Committee comment and recommendations
Scope of actors and activities
Exemptions
Members of parliament and parliamentary privilege
Registrants’ obligations
Operation of the Scheme
Enforcement
Oversight, review and implementation
A. Submissions
B. Witnesses appearing and public and private hearings
C. Comparative table: Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme and Foreign Agents Registration Act