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• Customs Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Customs Act 1901

  in relation to: the timing and content of outturn reports (which list the containers unloaded from a ship at a port); notice to Customs of removal (other than for export) of high-risk export goods; electronic communications in relation to exports and imports; and clarification of false and misleading statement offence provisions and record keeping requirements;

  Customs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002

  to correct a misdescribed amendment;

  Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001

  in relation to: commencement of the Act; reinstatement of the right to review of decisions relating to the administrative penalty scheme by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal; and establishment of new arrangements for the transition between Customs legacy electronic systems and the new Integrated Cargo System. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003, the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to: add East Timor to the list of Developing Countries; define Least Developed Countries (LDCs); provide for the duty-free entry of goods originating in LDCs, East Timor (a developing country) and Singapore (under a free trade agreement); list Palau as a Developing Country rather than as a Place treated as Developing Country; add Papua New Guinea to the list of Forum Island Countries; and introduce two character abbreviations for countries (International Standards Organization Country Codes) throughout the Tariff. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Handgun Buyback Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Appropriates funds out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purpose of providing financial assistance to the States (including the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory) and making certain other Commonwealth payments in connection with the implementation of the handgun buyback that will run from 1 July to 31 December 2003. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Customs Act 1901

  to: introduce new provisions for determining the normal value of goods in countries with an economy in transition; ensure that anti-dumping legislation is consistent with the WTO Agreement on the Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994; make consequential amendments in relation to commencement of the monitoring powers and infringement notice scheme; and make minor technical amendments and corrections; and

  Passenger Movement Charge Collection Act 1978

  to exempt air security officers (who provide security for civilian aircraft) from the passenger movement charge. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Enhancement Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Crimes Act 1914

  to: provide for the taking of both photographs and fingerprints of a convicted person; clarify consequences of refusal to take part in an identification parade; extend the class of indictable offences that may be dealt with summarily; enable DNA profile matching for unknown deceased persons; extend the provisions relating to ministerial arrangements for sharing DNA information; and make technical corrections to sentencing and parole provisions;

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  to remove a repealed reference;

  Australian Protective Service Act 1987

  and

  Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991

  to assist deployment of air security officers on Australian international flights;

  Australian Securities and Investment Commission Act 2001

  to remove a redundant reference;

  Australian Securities and Investment Commission Act 2001

  and

  Corporations Act 2001

  to allow information to be passed to the Australian Crime Commission;

  Crimes at Sea Act 2000

  to clarify that the application of Northern Territory criminal law in adjacent territorial sea areas does not include Commonwealth criminal law in force in the Territory;

  Criminology Research Act 1971

  to include a representative of the Australian Capital Territory on the Criminology Research Council and make consequential amendments;

  Foreign Evidence Act 1994

  to remove the requirement for foreign material to bear an official or public seal;

  International War Crimes Tribunals Act 1995

  to augment the assistance given to international war crimes tribunals, including allowing the use of video links;

  Mutual Assistance in Business Regulation Act 1992

  to remove restrictions on the Attorney-General’s delegation powers;

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  to clarify the Official Trustee’s power to sell restrained property;

  Service and Execution of Process Act 1992

  to allow parole board warrants to be executed interstate; and

  Australian Crime Commission Establishment Act 2002

  ,

  Crimes Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1989

  ,

  Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994

  and

  Retirement Savings Accounts (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997

  to correct misdescribed amendments. Also makes technical corrections to 11 Acts in relation to part numbering in the

  Crimes Act 1914

  and contains a saving provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (People Smuggling, Firearms Trafficking and Other Measures) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: insert new offences in relation to: the smuggling of persons from Australia to another country, or from a country other than Australia to a third country; false travel or identity documents; cross-border firearms trafficking; and amend the theft and fraud offence provisions;

  Crimes Act 1914

  to amend the sentencing provisions;

  Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990

  to include the substance “fantasy” as a psychotropic drug;

  Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988

  to ensure that remittance dealers are covered by the definition of “cash dealer”; and correct a cross-reference; and International

  Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997

  to clearly define the role of the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs. Also contains transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Criminal Code Amendment (Offences Against Australians) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Nov 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to insert new provisions to make it an offence to murder, commit manslaughter or intentionally or recklessly cause serious harm to an Australian citizen or resident where that conduct occurs outside of Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Oct 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Crimes Act 1914

  to ensure that information contained on a national, State or Territory DNA database is able to be accessed and disclosed for the purposes of identifying an unidentified person who died as a result of the bombing in Bali on 12 October 2002 or for the purpose of conducting a criminal investigation in relation to that incident. Also provides for information to be available in relation to other deaths of Australian citizens overseas, where a disallowable ministerial determination to that effect is made. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Crime Commission Establishment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Establishes the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) which will combine the functions of the National Crime Authority (NCA), the Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence and the Office of Strategic Crime Assessments. The bill: amends the

  National Crime Authority Act 1984

  (which will be renamed to the

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  ) to: replace the NCA with the ACC and establish the governing and administrative regimes for the new body, including provision for its review after 1 January 2006; makes consequential amendments to 21 other Acts; and makes amendments to the renamed

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  ,

  Proceeds of Crime (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2002

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979

  contingent on the commencement of other Acts. Also contains transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Aug 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to: exempt certain goods from the Product Stewardship Oil levy; amend rates of customs duty for low alcohol beer; and make amendments consequential on the removal of indexation provisions for those goods subject to the Product Stewardship Oil levy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum