Summary

Introduced with the Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment (Norfolk Island) Bill 2020, the bill amends the:

, and to ensure the effective operation of the laws of other states and territories which have been applied in these external territories; to: enable the Australian Government to enter into arrangements with any state or territory government to support state-type service delivery in Norfolk Island; and provide for the possible future conferral upon the courts of a state or territory jurisdiction in relation to Norfolk Island; , , , and to extend the application of the Acts to the external territories; and to remove outdated references to the 'Crown in right of Norfolk Island'; to enable the Australian Financial Security Authority to provide bankruptcy and personal property security services to Norfolk Island; to clarify its application to bodies established under a law in force in Norfolk Island; to: clarify its application to statutory bodies in the external territories; and clarify the application of the Australian Privacy Principles to state and territory laws which have been applied in the external territories and the Jervis Bay Territory; to: extend its coverage to decisions made by Commonwealth officials under applied laws in the external territories and the Jervis Bay Territory; and extend the right to judicial review to decisions made under laws made by the former Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly and continued pre-self-government ordinances; to update the definition of 'Commonwealth public official' to include people exercising powers or functions under a law in force in Norfolk Island; to enable the Australian Communications and Media Authority to issues licences and undertake future broadcasting planning in Norfolk Island; to ensure Norfolk Island is treated as a territory instead of a state for the purposes of the Act; and to extend the application of the Act to Norfolk Island. Also makes consequential amendments to eight Acts.