Emergency Response Fund Bill 2019

Type: Government
Portfolio: Finance
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 46

Summary

Introduced with the Emergency Response Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019, the bill uses uncommitted funds from the Education Investment Fund to establish the Emergency Response Fund (comprised of the Emergency Response Fund Special Account and the investments of the Emergency Response Fund) as a dedicated investment vehicle to provide an additional funding source for future emergency response and natural disaster recovery. Also establishes the Home Affairs Emergency Response Fund Special Account.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	11 Sep 2019
Second reading moved	11 Sep 2019
Second reading debate	17 Sep 2019
Second reading agreed to	17 Sep 2019
Third reading agreed to	17 Sep 2019

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	18 Sep 2019
Second reading moved	18 Sep 2019
Second reading debate	17 Oct 2019
Second reading agreed to	17 Oct 2019
Committee of the Whole debate Requests details: 25 Opposition agreed to	17 Oct 2019
Bill agreed to, subject to requests	17 Oct 2019

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House made Senate requested amendments	17 Oct 2019

Senate
Third reading agreed to	17 Oct 2019


Finally passed both Houses	17 Oct 2019
Assent Act no: 90 Year: 2019	28 Oct 2019

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 8760]
FARUQI, Sen Mehreen

Jacqui Lambie Network [sheet 8780]
LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui

Opposition [sheet 8789]
WATT, Sen Murray

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the requests by the Senate for amendments

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (12/09/2019): Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee; Committee report (10/10/2019)
Considered by scrutiny committee (18/09/2019): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 7 of 2019
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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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

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Schedules of amendments

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