Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Screening) Bill 2012

Type: Government
Portfolio: Infrastructure and Transport
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

Amends the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 to: provide that a person is taken to consent to any screening procedure when at an aviation screening point and must receive clearance to board an aircraft or to enter an area or zone of a security controlled airport; provide that regulations deal with persons that must not pass through a screening point; enable body scanning technology to be used for security screening at Australian airports providing that they do not store or transmit an image of the person or any personal information; and remove the choice or offer of an alternative method of screening at an aviation screening point, unless a physical or medical reason is given.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	16 Feb 2012
Second reading moved	16 Feb 2012
Second reading debate	23 May 2012
Second reading agreed to	23 May 2012
Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 1 Government agreed to	23 May 2012
Third reading agreed to	23 May 2012

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	18 Jun 2012
Second reading moved	18 Jun 2012
Second reading debate	14 Aug 2012
Second reading debate	15 Aug 2012
Second reading agreed to	15 Aug 2012
Committee of the Whole debate	15 Aug 2012
Third reading agreed to	15 Aug 2012


Text of bill as passed both Houses	15 Aug 2012

House of Representatives
Message from Senate reported	15 Aug 2012


Assent Act no.: 116 Year: 2012	08 Sep 2012

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Revised explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

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Government [sheet BP235]

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 7257]
RHIANNON, Sen Lee

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (16/02/2012): House Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications; Committee report (09/05/2012)
Referred to Committee (01/03/2012): Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee; Committee report (30/05/2012)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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Explanatory memoranda

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Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

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