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: 04 December 2018
  
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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.

• Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018 [Provisions]
          Status: Accepting submissions
          Date Referred: 28 June 2018
          Reporting Date: 03 September 2018
  
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The bill amends the Defence Act 1903. The purpose of the bill is to streamline the legal procedures for call out of the Australian Defence Force to protect states, self governing territories, and Commonwealth interests, onshore and offshore, against certain incidences of violence, including terrorism.

• Judiciary Amendment (Commonwealth Model Litigant Obligations) Bill 2017
          Status: Submissions closed
          Date Referred: 07 December 2017
          Reporting Date: 19 September 2018
  
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The bill aims to subject Commonwealth litigants to enforceable model litigant obligations.

• Modern Slavery Bill 2018 [Provisions]
          Status: Accepting submissions
          Date Referred: 28 June 2018
          Reporting Date: 24 August 2018
  
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The bill would establish a Modern Slavery Reporting Requirement, which would require certain large businesses and other entities in Australia to make annual public reports (Modern Slavery Statements) on their actions to address modern slavery risks in their operations and supply chains.

• The Criminal Code and Other Legislation Amendment (Removing Commonwealth Restrictions on Cannabis) Bill 2018
          Status: Accepting Submissions
          Date Referred: 10 May 2018
          Next Hearing: 17 August 2018
          Reporting Date: 14 September 2018
  
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The bill would  remove Commonwealth barriers to the legalisation, regulation and taxation of cannabis.  As such, the passage of this bill would allow any State or Territory Government to legalise and regulate cannabis.

Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee

• The practice of dowry and the incidence of dowry abuse in Australia
          Status: Accepting submissions
          Date Referred: 26 June 2018
          Reporting Date: 06 December 2018
  
  
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The practice of dowry and the incidence of dowry abuse in Australia.

• Completed inquiries by this committee