National Integrity Commission Bill 2013

Type: Private
Sponsor(s): MILNE, Sen Christine
Originating house: Senate
Status: Not Proceeding
Parliament no: 45

Summary

Establishes a National Integrity Commission as an independent statutory agency which will consist of the National Integrity Commissioner, the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner and the Independent Parliamentary Advisor and provide for: the investigation and prevention of misconduct and corruption in all Commonwealth departments and agencies, and federal parliamentarians and their staff; the investigation and prevention of corruption in the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Crime Commission; and independent advice to ministers and parliamentarians on conduct, ethics and matters of proprietary. Also provides for the establishment of a Parliamentary Joint Committee on the National Integrity Commission; and makes consequential amendments to the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006, Ombudsman Act 1976, Privacy Act 1988 and Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013.

Progress

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	13 Nov 2013
Second reading moved	13 Nov 2013
Second reading debate	15 May 2014
Second reading debate	13 Aug 2015
Lapsed at prorogation	17 Apr 2016
Restored to Notice Paper	19 Apr 2016
Lapsed at dissolution	09 May 2016
Restored to Notice Paper	15 Sep 2016
Second reading debate	10 Nov 2016
Second reading debate	09 Feb 2017
Lapsed at end of Parliament	01 Jul 2019

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Explanatory memorandum

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No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

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Notes

Considered by scrutiny committee (04/12/2013): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Report No. 8 of 2013
Considered by scrutiny committee (10/12/2013): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; 1st Report of the 44th Parliament

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