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• Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Maritime Security Guards and Other Measures) Bill 2005 [2006]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

  in relation to: limited move-on powers for maritime security guards, including the power to request certain information from a person found in a maritime security zone; clarifying certain meanings; higher security level declarations; and correcting references to ship enforcement orders. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  ,

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

  ,

  Office of National Assessments Act 1977

  ,

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  ,

  Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979

  ,

  Privacy Act 1988

  ,

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  and 5 other Acts to implement recommendations from the Inquiry into Australian Intelligence Agencies (the Flood Inquiry) and reviews of the

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  that require legislative amendment, including: extending the terms of reference of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on ASIO, ASIS and DSD (PJCAAD) to include all Australian intelligence agencies; clarifying the roles and functions of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) and the Defence Signals Directorate (DSD), including in relation to communication of incidentally obtained intelligence and ministerial authorisation of intelligence collection; giving legislative basis to the functions and ministerial accountabilities of the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation; extending and clarifying the functions of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security; and increasing the size of the PJCAAD and changing its name to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fisheries Legislation Amendment (International Obligations and Other Matters) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fisheries Administration Act 1991

  and

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  to: give effect to Australia’s obligations under the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean; increase the exchange of information with foreign governments and international intergovernmental organisations in relation to suspected illegal fishers; provide for improved management of Australia’s fish stocks; and correct a drafting error. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  and

  Migration Act 1958

  contingent on commencement of the proposed

  Border Protection Legislation Amendment (Deterrence of Illegal Foreign Fishing) Act 2005

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Consular Privileges and Immunities Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1972

  to allow for additional privileges and immunities to be granted on a reciprocal basis to consular officers representing overseas countries in Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Telecommunications Interception and Other Measures) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to extend the operation of defences available in relation to certain telecommunications offences; and

  Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979

  in relation to: exceptions to the general prohibition against the interception of communications; warrants in connection with the investigation of certain ancillary offences; statistical information for named-person warrants; additional information to be included in the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s annual report; use of intercepted information in civil forfeiture proceedings; and clarification of the meaning of the term “an employee of a carrier”. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Heritage 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989

  to: confirm that importers or exporters of recycled or used methyl bromide or hydrochlorofluorocarbons are only required to hold a used substances licence; and ensure that reporting obligations for synthetic greenhouse gases manufactured in Australia mirror those for persons who import or export synthetic greenhouse gases; and

  Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Act 2001

  to provide for a trust land swap in Markham Close, Mosman, which will enable certain residential land to be incorporated into parkland and, in exchange, permit the sale of a disused Scout Hall site. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family Law Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Family Law Act 1975

  in relation to: enforcement of court orders; replacement of certain outdated terms (including introduction of the term “divorce”); recovery of child maintenance paid by a person found not to be a parent; operation of appeals; clarification of the rule-making power of the Family Court; and technical amendments; and

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  to confer on the Family Court of Western Australia the same jurisdiction that is conferred on the Family Court of Australia in relation to concurrent family law proceedings where a party is a bankrupt. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Statute Law Revision Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends 48 Acts to: correct minor technical and drafting errors; remove references to organisations that no longer exist; and update references to organisations that have been succeeded by other organisations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Service Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Sponsor

  CALVERT, Paul 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Parliamentary Service Act 1999

  to: provide for the creation of a statutory position of Parliamentary Librarian; and make consequential amendments to the

  Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976

  and

  Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973

  . Also gives statutory status to the Parliamentary Library and the Security Management Board. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Sports Commission Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Dec 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Arts and Sport 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Sports Commission Act

  to: provide a new permissible purpose for the disclosure of certain customs information to the Executive Director of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC); and facilitate the use of this information by the ASC and sporting organisations in anti-doping processes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum