Second Reading Speeches

Anti-Terrorism Bill (No. 2) 2005

Type
Government
Portfolio
Attorney-General
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the:

Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978
,
Criminal Code Act 1995
and
Customs Act 1901
to extend the definition of terrorist organisation;
Criminal Code Act 1995
and
Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988
in relation to financing terrorism offences;
Criminal Code Act 1995
to provide for control orders and preventative detention orders;
Crimes Act 1914
to: extend stop, question, search and seize powers to all Commonwealth places and prescribed security zones; and provide for a notice to produce regime to ensure compliance with lawful requests for certain information;
Crimes Act 1914
,
Criminal Code Act 1995
,
Migration Act 1958
and
Surveillance Devices Act 2004
to update sedition offences;
Aviation Transport Security Act 2004
to authorise the use of video surveillance at Australia’s major airports and on aircraft;
Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988
,
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
and
Surveillance Devices Act 2004
in relation to financial transaction reporting;
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
to: strengthen ASIO’s special powers warrant regime; provide ASIO with enhanced access to aircraft and vessel information; strengthen the offence for providing false or misleading information under an ASIO questioning warrant; and clarify that obligations, prohibitions or restrictions imposed by control orders will not be prescribed administrative action;
Customs Act 1901
and
Customs Administration Act 1985
to broaden Customs powers for security and intelligence purposes; and
Migration Act 1958
to clarify the power to deport non-citizens on security grounds.

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