Transport Security Amendment (Serious Crime) Bill 2020

Summary

Amends the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 and Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003 to: prevent the use of aviation and maritime transport or offshore facilities in connection with serious crime; establish a regulatory framework to implement harmonised eligibility criteria for the aviation security identification card (ASIC) and maritime security identification card (MSIC) schemes; clarify and align the legislative basis for undertaking security checking of ASIC and MSIC applicants and holders; provide for regulations to prescribe penalties for offences; and insert an additional severability provision to provide guidance to a court as to Parliament’s intention.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	23 Oct 2019
Second reading moved	23 Oct 2019
Second reading debate	07 Oct 2020
Second reading agreed to	07 Oct 2020
Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 3 Government agreed to	07 Oct 2020
Third reading agreed to	07 Oct 2020

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	09 Nov 2020
Second reading moved	09 Nov 2020
Second reading debate	18 Feb 2021
Second reading debate	22 Feb 2021
Second reading agreed to	22 Feb 2021
Committee of the Whole debate	15 Mar 2021
Committee of the Whole debate	15 Jun 2021
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 1 Opposition agreed to	16 Jun 2021
Third reading agreed to	16 Jun 2021

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendment	16 Jun 2021


Finally passed both Houses	16 Jun 2021
Assent Act no: 44 Year: 2021	22 Jun 2021

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Third reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Revised explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Government [sheet RW122]

Non-Government
KING, Catherine, MP

Senate

Opposition [sheet 1117 revised]
KENEALLY, Sen Kristina

Opposition [sheet 1099]
KENEALLY, Sen Kristina

Opposition [sheet 1098]
KENEALLY, Sen Kristina

Opposition [sheet 1022 revised]
KENEALLY, Sen Kristina

Opposition [sheet 1097]
KENEALLY, Sen Kristina

Opposition [sheet 1067]
KENEALLY, Sen Kristina

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendment made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Considered by scrutiny committee (13/11/2019): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 10 of 2019
Referred to Committee (28/11/2019): Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (25/03/2020)
Considered by scrutiny committee (05/02/2020): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report 1 of 2020
Referred to Committee (22/02/2021): Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee; Committee report (11/03/2021)
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.