Office of National Intelligence Bill 2018

Type: Government
Portfolio: Prime Minister
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 45

Summary

Introduced with the Office of National Intelligence (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018 to implement the recommendation of the 2017 Independent Intelligence Review to establish an Office of National Intelligence (ONI), the bill establishes the ONI as an independent statutory agency within the Prime Minister’s portfolio reporting directly to the Prime Minister, and subsuming the role, functions and staff of the Office of National Assessments (ONA).

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	28 Jun 2018
Second reading moved	28 Jun 2018
Second reading debate	27 Nov 2018
Second reading agreed to	27 Nov 2018
Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 4 Government agreed to	27 Nov 2018
Third reading agreed to	27 Nov 2018

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	29 Nov 2018
Second reading moved	29 Nov 2018
Second reading debate	29 Nov 2018
Second reading agreed to	29 Nov 2018
Third reading agreed to	29 Nov 2018


Finally passed both Houses	29 Nov 2018
Assent Act no: 155 Year: 2018	10 Dec 2018

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Government [sheet LP100]

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Notes

Referred to Committee (28/06/2018): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security; Committee report (24/10/2018)
Considered by scrutiny committee (14/08/2018): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report 10 of 2018
Considered by scrutiny committee (15/08/2018): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 10 of 2018
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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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.

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