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• Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Copyright Act 1968

  to enable copyright owners to apply to the Federal Court of Australia for an order requiring a carriage service provider to block access to an online location operated outside Australia that has the primary purpose of infringing copyright or facilitating the infringement of copyright. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Judiciary Amendment Bill 2015

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  Date

  26 Mar 2015 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Judiciary Act 1903

  to: consolidate the Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) into the Attorney-General’s Department (AGD); and remove provisions relating to AGS’s former role as a statutory corporation; and

  Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983

  and

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  to make consequential amendments. Also makes transitional arrangements in relation to AGS being consolidated into the AGD. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers, Offences and Other Measures) Bill 2015

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  Date

  19 Mar 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: make recklessness the fault element for attempted serious drug offences and remove the intent to manufacture element from offences relating to the importation of border controlled precursors; clarify that proof of an intention to influence a particular foreign official is not required to establish the offence; clarify the scope and application of the war crime offence of outrages upon personal dignity in a non-international armed conflict; expand the definition of forced marriage to apply when a person is incapable of understanding the nature and effect of a marriage ceremony; insert the concept of ‘knowingly concerned’ in the commission of an offence as an additional form of secondary criminal liability; and introduce a mandatory sentence of five years imprisonment for firearm trafficking; the

  Crimes Act 1914

  and

  Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970

  to make amendments in relation to the sentencing, imprisonment and release of federal offenders; the

  Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983

  to enable the interstate transfer of federal prisoners to occur at a location other than a prison for federal prisoners approved for transfer; the

  Crimes Act 1914

  to: enable the Attorney-General’s Department to share information about federal offenders with relevant third party agencies; and clarify the operation of controlled operations provisions; the

  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

  to address enforceability issues and operational constraints identified by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre; the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 to amend the powers and functions of the commissioner; and remove the time limits on the secondment of officers to the commission; the

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  to make technical amendments in relation to the special operations and investigations of the commission; the

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  to increase penalties for failing to comply with a production order or with a notice to a financial institution in proceeds of crime investigations; the

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  ,

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  ,

  Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989

  and

  Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

  to make technical amendments in relation to proceeds of crime; ten Acts to enable the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption of South Australia to access information from certain Commonwealth agencies, rely on defences for certain Commonwealth telecommunications offences, and apply for certain types of search warrants; and the

  Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995

  to make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Amending Acts 1980 to 1989 Repeal Bill 2015

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  Date

  18 Mar 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Repeals 870 amending and repeal Acts enacted from 1980 to 1989. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2015

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  Date

  18 Mar 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends: 19 Acts and the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (Flight Crew Licensing) Regulation 2014 to amend errors, remove redundant provisions, and renumber text; 37 Acts to: clarify on the face of Acts that the Crown in right of the Australian Capital Territory and of the Northern Territory is bound; and modernise the provisions about whether the Crown is liable to be prosecuted for an offence; 31 Acts to amend provisions which rely on the Consumer Price Index to refer to the ‘index reference period’ rather than the ‘reference base’; the

  Parliamentary Presiding Officers Act 1965

  and

  Public Works Committee Act 1969

  to remove gender-specific language; and the

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  and

  Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990

  to: remove spent provisions; and make amendments consequential on their removal. Also repeals six Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tribunals Amalgamation Bill 2015

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  Date

  03 Dec 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends: 12 Acts, including the

  Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

  , to merge the Social Security Appeals Tribunal and the Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal into the Administrative Appeals Tribunal; and 31 Acts to make consequential amendments. Also provides for transitional arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Federal Courts Legislation Amendment Bill 2014

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  Date

  27 Nov 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

  to provide an arrester with the power to use reasonable force to enter premises to execute an arrest warrant;

  Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999

  to: confer jurisdiction on the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (the Court) in relation to tenancy disputes; enable additional jurisdiction in relation to tenancy disputes to which the Commonwealth is a party to be conferred on the Court by delegated legislation; and enable delegated legislation to be made to modify the applicable state and territory law where appropriate, and to clarify the jurisdiction and enforcement of an exercise of that jurisdiction; and

  Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

  and the

  Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999

  to make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015

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  Date

  30 Oct 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Implements recommendations of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security’s (PJCIS)

  Report of the Inquiry into Potential Reforms of Australia’s National Security Legislation

  by amending the:

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to: require telecommunications service providers to retain and to secure for two years telecommunications data (not content); require service providers to protect retained data through encryption and preventing unauthorised interference and access; require the PJCIS to review the mandatory data retention scheme no more than three years after the end of the implementation phase; limit the range of agencies that are able to access telecommunications data and stored communications; establish a journalist information warrants regime; restrict the agencies who can access this data; require the minister to refer to the PJCIS any legislative proposal to amend which agencies can access the data; provide for record-keeping and reporting the use of, and access to, telecommunications data; and enable the Commonwealth Ombudsman to assess agency compliance;

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  to provide that certain matters relating to data retention be included in the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s (ASIO) annual report;

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  to enable the PJCIS to inquire into operational matters relating to the use of telecommunications data by ASIO and the Australian Federal Police, in relation to counter-terrorism functions;

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to prohibit civil litigants from being able to access certain telecommunications data; and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  and

  Privacy Act 1988

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Oct 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  in relation to: the Official Trustee; the Official Receiver; the National Disability Insurance Scheme; the offence of concealment; declarations in statements received electronically; indictable and summary offences; and the location of certain offences in the Act;

  International Arbitration Act 1974

  to clarify the application of the Act to certain international arbitration agreements;

  Family Law Act 1975

  to: make technical amendments; clarify the appeal rights available for court security orders; and create access to the Family Court of Australia for court security orders made by the Family Court of Western Australia;

  Court Security Act 2013

  to: provide for the disposal of unclaimed items seized by or given upon request to court security officers; and clarify the processes by which court security orders can be varied and revoked;

  Evidence Act 1995

  to: reflect changes to the Model Uniform Evidence Bill; remove all references to the Australian Capital Territory; and make technical amendments;

  Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986

  to enable the National Cultural Heritage Committee to continue to function when membership falls below the maximum number; and

  Copyright Act 1968

  to extend the legal deposit scheme to include work published in electronic format. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Oct 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: expand the grounds upon which a control order can be requested and issued; reduce the information required to be provided to the Attorney-General when seeking consent to request an interim control order; extend the time before the material provided to an issuing court must be provided to the Attorney-General where a request for an urgent interim control order has been made to an issuing court; require the Attorney-General to advise the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security before amending a regulation that lists a terrorist organisation and to allow the committee to review any proposed change during the disallowance period; and

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  to: provide that it is a function of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) to provide assistance to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in support of military operations and to cooperate with the ADF on intelligence matters; and remedy limitations in the arrangements for emergency ministerial authorisations which apply to ASIS, the Australian Signals Directorate and the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum