National Integrity Commission Bill 2018 (No. 2)

Type: Private
Sponsor(s): WATERS, Sen Larissa
Originating house: Senate
Status: Not Proceeding
Parliament no: 46

Summary

The bill: establishes the Australian National Integrity Commission as an independent public sector anti-corruption commission for the Commonwealth; provides for the appointment, functions and powers of the National Integrity Commissioner and commissioners; and makes consequential amendments to the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006, Ombudsman Act 1976 and Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013.

Progress

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	29 Nov 2018
Second reading moved	29 Nov 2018
Lapsed at end of Parliament	01 Jul 2019
Restored to Notice Paper	01 Aug 2019
Second reading moved	09 Sep 2019
Second reading debate	09 Sep 2019
Second reading agreed to	09 Sep 2019
Third reading agreed to	09 Sep 2019

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	10 Sep 2019
Lapsed at dissolution	11 Apr 2022

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Notes

Considered by scrutiny committee (05/12/2018): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 15 of 2018
Referred to Committee (06/12/2018): Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (05/04/2019)
Considered by scrutiny committee (02/04/2019): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report 6 of 2019
Considered by scrutiny committee (11/09/2019): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 5 of 2019

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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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