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• Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Cessation) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Sep 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Citizenship Act 2007

  to: replace the current arrangements, whereby a person’s Australian citizenship automatically ceases through certain conduct, with a discretion for the Minister for Home Affairs to determine that a person who is a national or citizen of a country other than Australia ceases to be an Australian citizen if they have: engaged in specified terrorism-related conduct; fought for, or been in the service of, a declared terrorist organisation outside Australia; or engaged in conduct that results in a conviction for a specified terrorism offence; include transitional provisions to deal with cases where the minister is unaware that a person may have lost their citizenship under the current provisions; reduce the sentence term threshold for which a person convicted of a specified terrorism offence may be considered for citizenship cessation from 6 to 3 years; and extend the period in which persons convicted of a specified terrorism offence resulting in at least 3 years imprisonment may be considered for citizenship cessation from 12 December 2015 to 29 May 2003; and

  Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Act 2010

  and

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  to enable the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security to review the operation, effectiveness and implication of the citizenship cessation provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Sep 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Crimes Act 1914

  to: insert community safety as a factor that can be taken into account to revoke the parole of a federal offender without notice; remove the requirement to seek leave before a recorded interview of a vulnerable witness can be admitted as evidence in chief; remove the requirement for vulnerable witnesses to be available to give evidence at committal proceedings; introduce mandatory minimum penalties for certain Commonwealth child sex offences and offenders; require a court to state and record the reasons for granting bail; insert a presumption against bail for certain Commonwealth child sex offenders; insert additional factors which must be taken into account when sentencing federal offenders; require the court to have regard to certain rehabilitation considerations when sentencing Commonwealth child sex offenders; insert presumptions in favour of cumulative sentences and actual terms of imprisonment for Commonwealth child sex offenders; impose certain requirements on Commonwealth child sex offenders under a recognizance release order; add ‘residential treatment orders’ as a sentencing alternative for intellectually disabled offenders; reduce the amount of ‘clean street time’ that can be credited against the outstanding sentence following commission of an offence by a person on parole and licence; require a period of time to be served in custody if a federal offender’s parole order is revoked; and make amendments contingent on the commencement of the

  Combatting Child Sexual Exploitation Legislation Amendment Act 2019

  and

  Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Act 2019

  ;

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: clarify the scope of the definition of ‘engage in sexual activity’; insert a range of new aggravated offences for child sexual abuse; insert new offences relating to ‘grooming’ and the provision of electronic services to facilitate dealings with child abuse material online; increase the maximum penalties for certain Commonwealth child sex offences and breaches of reporting requirements; insert new additional factors for mandatory consideration at sentencing; and make amendments contingent on the commencement of the

  Combatting Child Sexual Exploitation Legislation Amendment Act 2019

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Aug 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Crimes Act 1914

  to: expand the existing presumption against bail and parole for persons charged or convicted of a terrorism offence to include persons being considered for bail for a further federal offence, persons the subject of a control order and persons who have demonstrated support for, or have links to, terrorist activity; and make it explicit that the best interests of a child must be considered as a primary consideration by the relevant decision maker at the key points in the criminal justice processes of bail, sentencing and parole; and

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: expand eligibility for the continuing detention order (CDO) scheme by ensuring that terrorist offenders who are currently serving a period of imprisonment for a terrorism offence and another offence remain eligible for consideration for a CDO at the conclusion of their term of imprisonment; and amend the information disclosure obligations in relation to sensitive national security information in CDO applications. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment (Sunsetting of Special Powers Relating to Terrorism Offences) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jul 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  to extend the operation of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s questioning and detention powers for a further 12 months to 7 September 2020. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jul 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Bill 2019, the bill amends the:

  Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Act 2010

  to enable the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor to review the operation, effectiveness and implications of the temporary exclusion orders scheme; and

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  to require the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security to monitor and review the exercise of powers under the scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jul 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019, the bill introduces a temporary exclusion orders scheme to delay Australians of counter-terrorism interest from re-entering Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Jun 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Implements certain recommendations of the Review of Defence Support to National Counter-Terrorism Arrangements by amending the

  Defence Act 1903

  to: permit states and territories to request that the Commonwealth call out the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in a wider range of circumstances; enable call out orders to authorise the ADF to operate in multiple jurisdictions, as well as the offshore area; authorise the ADF to respond to incidents that cross a border into a jurisdiction that has not been specified in an order in certain circumstances; allow the ADF to be pre-authorised to respond to land and maritime threats, in addition to aviation threats; increase the requirements for the ADF to consult with state and territory police where it is operating in their jurisdictions; simplify, expand and clarify the power of the ADF to search and seize, and to control movement during an incident; remove the distinction between general security areas and designated areas; for the purposes of expedited call out, clarify that acting ministers are to be treated as substantive ministers and add the Minister for Home Affairs as an alternative authorising minister; and make technical amendments. Also makes a consequential amendment to the

  Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act 2001

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 May 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  to exclude from review decisions of senior Australian Federal Police (AFP) members in relation to consent for the purposes of applications to vary interim control orders;

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: extend the operation of the control order regime, the preventative detention order (PDO) regime and the declared areas offences for a further three years; allow an issuing court to vary an interim control order; clarify the evidential weight that the issuing court must give to an original request for an interim control order during the confirmation proceedings; extend the minimum time period between an interim and a confirmation hearing for a control order; provide that the issuing court cannot make costs orders against a controlee except in limited circumstances; require the AFP to notify the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) after the making of initial or continued preventative orders or a prohibited contact order; create an exception to the declared areas offence for individuals performing an official duty for the International Committee of the Red Cross; enable the Minister for Foreign Affairs to revoke a declaration of a declared area prior to the expiry of the declaration; enable the PJCIS to review a declaration of a declared area at any time while it is in effect and to table a report in both Houses of Parliament following its review; and amend provisions in relation to the protection of sensitive information in continuing detention order proceedings;

  Crime Act 1914

  to: extend the operation of stop, search and seize powers for a further three years; require the AFP to report as soon as practicable after the exercise of these powers; and require the minister to report annually to the Parliament;

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  to extend the questioning, and questioning and detention, warrant regime for a further 12 months; and

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  to: require the PJCIS to review the PDO regime, declared areas provisions and the stop, search and seize powers ahead of their sunset date; and enable the PJCIS to monitor and review the performance of the AFP in relation to its stop, search and size powers, and the exercise of the Minister for Home Affairs’ power to declare prescribed security zones. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Amendment (Asia Region Funds Passport) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Mar 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Gives effect to the Australian Government’s commitment, as a signatory to the Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) on the Establishment and Implementation of the Asia Region Funds Passport (the Passport), to introduce the Asia Region Funds Passport by amending the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  to: incorporate key definitions and the mechanism for incorporating the rules for passport funds into Australian domestic law; specify the processes for Australian and foreign passport funds to offer interests in Australia and for registration of passport funds; specify processes for deregistration of Australian passport funds and de-notification of foreign passport funds; set out requirements in relation to disclosure and financial reporting for foreign passport funds; and provide transitional arrangements for delegations of functions or powers by the minister and certain decisions of ASIC; and

  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

  ,

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  and

  Corporations Act 2001

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Statute Update (Autumn 2018) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Mar 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends: five Acts to correct technical errors; the

  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

  ,

  Australian Research Council Act 2001

  ,

  National Land Transport Act 2014

  and

  National Resources Management (Financial Assistance) Act 1992

  to update references to ‘the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia’ with references to ‘Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand’; the

  Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

  to make amendments consequential on the

  Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) Act 2015

  ; 22 Acts to remove obsolete references to the Crown in right of Norfolk Island; and the

  Social Security Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments for Carers) Act 2005

  and

  Telstra Corporation Act 1991

  to repeal spent provisions. Also repeals 40 obsolete Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum