Prime Minister and Cabinet Legislation Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Bill 2017

Summary

Amends the: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005 to remove the requirement for the Indigenous Business Australia’s corporate plan to be tabled; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Act 2005 to enable the appropriate consenting authority to waive the exercise of its statutory consent power by providing written notice; Auditor-General Act 1997 to align the annual reporting requirements of the Auditor-General with his or her responsibility to the Parliament; and Royal Commissions Act 1902 to: enable commissioners to compel the provision of a written statement; increase the penalty for failure to comply with a summons or notice to produce; replace references to penalties expressed as a number of dollars with penalties expressed as a number of penalty units; and enable the Secretary of the Attorney-General’s Department to be given custody of Royal Commission records by regulation. Also repeals the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Queensland Reserves and Communities Self-management) Act 1978 and Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation Act 1991; and amends the Age Discrimination Act 2004 and Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1983 to make amendments consequential on the repeal of those Acts.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	30 Mar 2017
Second reading moved	30 Mar 2017
Second reading debate	08 Aug 2017
Second reading agreed to	08 Aug 2017
Third reading agreed to	08 Aug 2017

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	09 Aug 2017
Second reading moved	09 Aug 2017
Second reading debate	13 Feb 2018
Second reading agreed to	13 Feb 2018
Committee of the Whole debate	13 Feb 2018
Third reading agreed to	13 Feb 2018


Finally passed both Houses	13 Feb 2018
Assent Act no: 2 Year: 2018	20 Feb 2018

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Addendum to explanatory memorandum

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate

Liberal Democratic Party [sheet 8195]
LEYONHJELM, Sen David

Pauline Hanson's One Nation [sheet 8375]
HANSON, Sen Pauline

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Considered by scrutiny committee (09/05/2017): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report 6 of 2017
Considered by scrutiny committee (10/05/2017): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 6 of 2017
Referred to Committee (11/05/2017): Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee; Committee report (13/06/2017)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

Helpful information

Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.