Defence Amendment (Safeguarding Australia’s Military Secrets) Bill 2024

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  • Defence Amendment (Safeguarding Australia’s Military Secrets) Bill 2023
Type
Government
Portfolio
Defence
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
47

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Summary

Amends the Defence Act 1903 to establish a framework to regulate the work that certain former defence staff members (foreign work restricted individuals) can perform without a foreign work authorisation; and the training that Australian citizens and permanent residents, other than foreign restricted individuals, may provide without a foreign work authorisation.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 14 Sep 2023
Second reading moved 14 Sep 2023
Second reading debate 19 Mar 2024
Referred to Federation Chamber 19 Mar 2024
Second reading debate 19 Mar 2024
Second reading agreed to 19 Mar 2024
Consideration in detail debate
  • Amendment details: 1 Government agreed to
19 Mar 2024
Reported from Federation Chamber 20 Mar 2024
Third reading agreed to 20 Mar 2024
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 21 Mar 2024
Second reading moved 21 Mar 2024
Second reading debate 25 Mar 2024
Second reading agreed to 25 Mar 2024
Committee of the Whole debate 25 Mar 2024
Third reading moved 25 Mar 2024
Third reading agreed to 27 Mar 2024
Finally passed both Houses 27 Mar 2024
Assent
  • Act no: 20
  • Year: 2024
08 Apr 2024

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Senate

Schedules of amendments

Bills digest

Notes

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.

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