Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Modernisation) Bill 2022

Type: Government
Portfolio: Attorney-General
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 47

Summary

Amends: the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 to: enhance the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security's (IGIS) oversight functions and powers; prevent the head or deputy head of an agency within the IGIS's jurisdiction, immediately after serving in that position, being appointed as the Inspector General; allow the IGIS to consider employment-related grievances for staff employed under the Office of National Intelligence Act 2018; streamline reporting and information sharing procedures; and make technical amendments to clarify and modernise drafting expressions and remove redundant provisions; 14 Acts to make consequential amendments; and the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986, National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022 and Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 to make amendments contingent on the commencement of the National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	30 Nov 2022
Second reading moved	30 Nov 2022
Second reading debate	21 Mar 2023
Referred to Federation Chamber	21 Mar 2023
Second reading debate	22 Mar 2023
Second reading agreed to	22 Mar 2023
Reported from Federation Chamber	22 Mar 2023
Third reading agreed to	22 Mar 2023

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	23 Mar 2023
Second reading moved	23 Mar 2023
Second reading debate	04 Sep 2023
Second reading debate	05 Sep 2023
Second reading agreed to	05 Sep 2023
Committee of the Whole debate	05 Sep 2023
Third reading agreed to	06 Sep 2023


Finally passed both Houses	06 Sep 2023
Assent Act no: 73 Year: 2023	20 Sep 2023

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CW - Australian Greens [sheet 2096]
SHOEBRIDGE, Sen David

CW - Independent [sheet 2089]
THORPE, Sen Lidia

Schedules of amendments

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Bills Digest

Notes

Considered by scrutiny committee (08/02/2023): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 2 of 2023
Referred to Committee (09/02/2023): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security; Committee report (20/03/2023)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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