Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

• Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Commitments for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2018
          Status: Submissions closed
          Date Referred: 15 February 2018
          Reporting Date: 15 March 2019
  
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The bill would amend the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 to change the requirements to become an Australian citizen and other key provisions.

• New  Combatting Child Sexual Exploitation Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
          Date Referred: 14 February 2019
          Reporting Date: 22 March 2019
  
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This bill seeks to amend a number of Acts to improve the Commonwealth framework of offences relating to child pornography material and child abuse material, overseas child sexual abuse, forced marriage, failing to report child sexual abuse and failing to protect children from such abuse.

• Freedom of Speech Legislation Amendment (Censorship) Bill 2018, Freedom of Speech Legislation Amendment (Insult and Offend) Bill 2018, Freedom of Speech Legislation Amendment (Security) Bill 2018
          Status: Submissions closed
          Date Referred: 16 August 2018
          Reporting Date: 08 March 2019
  
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The bills are part of a suite of bills that would make various amendments intended to strengthen free speech in Commonwealth law.

• Migration Amendment (Streamlining Visa Processing) Bill 2018 [Provisions]
          Status: Accepting submissions
          Date Referred: 06 December 2018
          Reporting Date: 25 February 2019
  
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The bill would amend the Migration Act 1958 to enable the Minister to specify groups of visa applicants who are required to provide one or more personal identifiers to make a valid application.

• National Integrity Commission Bill 2018 [Provisions], National Integrity (Parliamentary Standards) Bill 2018 [Provisions], and National Integrity Commission Bill 2018 (No. 2)
          Status: Submissions closed
          Date Referred: 29 November 2018
          Reporting Date: 05 April 2019
  
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The intent of the bills is to create a nationally coordinated integrity framework, with an emphasis on prevention, supported by strong powers of investigation to enable criminal charges or other actions in response to cases of corruption.

Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee

• The effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortages
          Status: Accepting submissions
          Date Referred: 18 October 2018
  
  
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An inquiry into the effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortages.

• Completed inquiries by this committee