Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

• Judges’ Pensions Amendment (Pension Not Payable for Misconduct) Bill 2020
          Status: Submissions Closed
          Date Referred: 03 December 2020
          Reporting Date: 05 April 2021
  
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The bill would amend the Judges' Pensions Act 1968 to cease the payment of a retired judge's pension where they have engaged in serious misconduct while serving as a judge.

• Migration and Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Information Provisions) Bill 2020 [Provisions]
          Status: Accepting Submissions
          Date Referred: 04 February 2021
          Reporting Date: 10 March 2021
  
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The bill would amend the Migration Act 1958 to provide a framework to protect confidential information against unauthorised disclosure where that information has been provided by a law enforcement or intelligence agency to an authorised Commonwealth officer for consideration in a character test-based visa decision. The bill would also amend the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 to create a framework for the disclosure of confidential information provided by gazetted law enforcement and intelligence agencies for consideration in character related citizenship decisions. 

• National Emergency Declaration Act 2020
          Status: Accepting Submissions
          Date Referred: 04 February 2021
          Submissions Close: 26 March 2021
          Reporting Date: 30 June 2021
  
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Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee

• New  The efficacy, fairness, timeliness and costs of the processing and granting of visa classes which provide for or allow for family and partner reunions
          Status: Accepting Submissions
          Date Referred: 23 February 2021
          Submissions Close: 30 April 2021
          Reporting Date: 10 August 2021
  
  
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• Completed inquiries by this committee