Border Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2002

Summary

Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends the Customs Act 1901 in relation to: monitoring and enforcement of security requirements at Australian borders; provision of certain information to Customs in relation to: people working in restricted areas or issued with security identification cards; and goods in-transit; examination and seizure of in-transit goods; electronic reporting of all mail cargo as part of a cargo report; access to airline computer reservation systems; authorisation of Customs officers; issue and use of firearms and personal defence equipment by Customs officers; powers of arrest in relation to assault or obstruction of Customs officers; and forfeiture of undeclared dutiable goods found in unaccompanied baggage; Customs Act 1901, Migration Act 1958, Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001 and Evidence Act 1995 in relation to electronic reports to Customs and the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs in relation to passengers and crew; Fisheries Management Act 1991 to allow the Australian Fisheries Management Authority to disclose vessel monitoring information to Customs; and Customs Administration Act 1985 to include the Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence as a Commonwealth agency. Also includes savings provisions.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	12 Mar 2002
Second reading moved	12 Mar 2002
Second reading agreed to	13 Mar 2002
Third reading agreed to	13 Mar 2002

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	14 Mar 2002
Second reading moved	14 Mar 2002
Second reading debate	20 Jun 2002
Second reading agreed to	24 Jun 2002
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 5 Government and 1 Opposition agreed to	27 Jun 2002
Third reading agreed to	27 Jun 2002

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	27 Jun 2002


Assent Act no.: 64 Year: 2002	05 Jul 2002

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Correction to Explanatory Memorandum

Explanatory Memorandum

Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

Helpful information

Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.