Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

Summary

Amends the: Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 to: provide a consistent meaning of foreign intelligence and consistent approach to foreign intelligence with the Intelligence Services Act 2001 and the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979; clarify that a computer access warrant authorises access to data held in the target computer at any time while the warrant is in force; and exclude the communication of information relating to employment within the Australian intelligence community from the operation of security assessment provisions; Criminal Code Act 1995 to clarify that the immunity for liability for certain employees for computer-related activities cannot be overridden by other Commonwealth, state or territory laws; and Intelligence Services Act 2001 to: provide a specific function for the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation to assist the defence force; provide a new ground for granting a ministerial authorisation for producing intelligence on a person; clarify that the immunity for liability for certain employees for computer-related activities cannot be overridden by other Commonwealth, state or territory laws; and move existing exemptions from the Legislative Instruments Regulations 2004 into the Act.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	23 Mar 2011
Second reading moved	23 Mar 2011
Referred to Main Committee	10 May 2011
Second reading debate	12 May 2011
Second reading agreed to	12 May 2011
Reported from Main Committee	12 May 2011
Third reading agreed to	12 May 2011

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	14 Jun 2011
Second reading moved	14 Jun 2011
Second reading debate	04 Jul 2011
Second reading agreed to	04 Jul 2011
Committee of the Whole debate	04 Jul 2011
Third reading agreed to	04 Jul 2011


Text of bill as passed both Houses	04 Jul 2011
Assent Act no.: 80 Year: 2011	25 Jul 2011

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Replacement explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 7102]
LUDLAM, Sen Scott

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (24/03/2011): Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Committee report (22/06/2011)
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.