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• Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Border Protection 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Citizenship Act 2007

  to provide explicit powers for the cessation of Australian citizenship in specified circumstances where a dual citizen engages in terrorism-related conduct. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Assisting Victims of Overseas Terrorism Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Mar 2012 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BRANDIS, Sen George 

  Summary

  Establishes a framework to provide financial assistance to persons or their next of kin who are injured or killed as a result of an international terrorist act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Assisting Victims of Overseas Terrorism Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BRANDIS, Sen George 

  Summary

  Establishes a framework to provide financial assistance to persons or their next of kin who are injured or killed as a result of an international terrorist act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Assisting the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ABBOTT, Tony, MP 

  Summary

  Establishes a framework to provide financial assistance to persons or their next of kin who are injured or killed as a result of an international terrorist act. 

  Bill

• Assisting the Victims of International Terrorism Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ABBOTT, Tony, MP 

  Summary

  Establishes a framework to provide financial assistance to persons or their next of kin who are injured or killed as a result of an international terrorist act. 

  Bill

• ASIO Legislation Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  to strengthen ASIO’s information-gathering powers, in particular by: extending the questioning time under a warrant when interpreters are used; preventing unauthorised overseas travel by persons specified in warrants; clarifying the powers of the prescribed authority to give directions consistent with questioning warrants; and prohibiting, except in specified circumstances, disclosures about investigations or sensitive operational information; and

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  to ensure that the Parliamentary Joint Committee on ASIO, ASIS and DSD reviews these amended provisions rather than the original provisions enacted by the

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2003

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Anti-Terrorism Laws Reform Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LUDLAM, Sen Scott 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: insert a new definition of ‘terrorist act’; remove the offences of ‘reckless possession of a thing’, sedition, and associating with a terrorist organisation; amend the reference to ‘fostering the doing of’ a terrorist act in the definition of ‘terrorist organisation’; provide for terrorist organisations to be prescribed in regulations; and amend the ‘supporting’ offence; Crimes Act 1914 to: remove ‘investigative dead time’ from the calculation of dead time; and remove the presumption against bail for certain offences; and

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  in relation to the questioning and detention of terrorism suspects. Also repeals the

  National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Anti-Terrorism Laws Reform Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LUDLAM, Sen Scott 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: insert a new definition of 'terrorist act'; remove the offences of 'reckless possession of a thing', sedition, and associating with a terrorist organisation; amend the reference to 'fostering the doing of' a terrorist act in the definition of 'terrorist organisation'; provide for terrorist organisations to be prescribed in regulations; and amend the 'supporting' offence;

  Crimes Act 1914

  to: remove 'investigative dead time' from the calculation of dead time; and remove the presumption against bail for certain offences; and

  Australian Security Information Organisation Act 1979

  in relation to the questioning and detention of terrorism suspects. Also repeals the

  National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Anti-Terrorism Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Nov 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to clarify that it is not necessary to identify a particular terrorist act to prove an offence. Also provides for a review by the Council of Australian Governments of the operation of the legislation after 5 years. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Anti-terrorism Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  31 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Revises Australia’s counter-terrorism framework by amending the:

  Crimes Act 1914

  to: extend fixed investigation periods for investigations into suspected terrorism offences; and permit law enforcement agencies to suspend or delay questioning a suspect to make overseas inquiries;

  Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978

  in relation to foreign incursions offences;

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  in relation to: terrorist organisation membership offences; and offences of providing training to or receiving training from a terrorist organisation; and

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  in relation to commercial exploitation by persons who have committed foreign indictable offences. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum