Footnotes

Footnotes

Executive Summary

[1]          Export Market Development Grants Bill 2014.

[2]          See Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014, p 35.

[3]        See Native Title (Assistance for Attorney-General) Amendment Guidelines 2013, pp 137-140 and Social Services and Other Legislation Amendments Bill 2013, pp 141-146.

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Unexplained Wealth and Other Measures) Bill 2014

[1]          Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; First Report of 2013, p 27; Third Report of 2013, p 120; and Sixth Report of 2013, p 189.

[2]          The bill proposes to remove the general discretion the court has to decline to make an order, however discretion will remain where the amount of suspected unexplained wealth is less than $100,000 or it is not in the public interest to make the order (see existing sections 179B and 179E of the POC Act and items 14-18 of the bill).

[3]          The first eight amendments implement recommendations made by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement (PJC-LE) following its inquiry into unexplained wealth legislation. See Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, Final Report, Inquiry into Commonwealth unexplained wealth legislation and arrangements, 19 March 2012.

[4]          Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

[5]          Article 14(3) of the ICCPR.

[6]          Article 17 of the ICCPR.

[7]          Article 15 of the ICCPR.

[8]          Statement of compatibility, p 14.

[9]          Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; First Report of 2013, p 27; Third Report of 2013, p 120; and Sixth Report of 2013, p 189.

[10]        Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; First Report of 2013, p 27; Third Report of 2013, p 120; and Sixth Report of 2013, p 189.

[11]        Statement of compatibility, p 9.

[12]        Statement of compatibility, p 9.

[13]        See item 31 of the Bill.

Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill 2014

[1]          Statement of compatibility, p 3.

[2]          Article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

[3]          Article 17 of the ICCPR.

[4]          Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human rights, Third Report of 2013, pp 14-15.

[5]          Explanatory memorandum, pp 3-5.

[6]          Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human rights, Third Report of 2013, pp 14-15.

[7]          Explanatory memorandum, p 5.

[8]          Explanatory memorandum, p 6.

Native Title Amendment (Reform) Bill 2014

[1]          Article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

[2]          Article 2(1) of the ICCPR; article 2(2) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR); and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD).

[3]          Articles 25-29.

[4]          Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Eleventh Report of 2013, 27 June 2013, pp 29-31.

[5]          Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Eleventh Report of 2013, p 28.

[6]          Proposed new section 47D, inserted by item 13, Schedule 1.

Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014

[1]          Statement of compatibility, p 2.

Quarantine Charges (Imposition-General) Bill 2014

[1]          Article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

[2]          Article 12 of the ICCPR.

[3]          Article 9 of the ICCPR.

[4]          Articles 6 and 7 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

[5]          Statement of compatibility, p 9.

[6]          Statement of compatibility, p 6.

[7]          Statement of compatibility, p 6.

[8]          Statement of compatibility, pp 6-7.

[9]          Statement of compatibility, p 7.

[10]        Statement of compatibility, p 7.

[11]        Statement of compatibility, p 8.

[12]        Explanatory memorandum, p 13.

[13]        Article 14 of the ICCPR.

[14]        Explanatory memorandum, p 13.

[15]        See proposed new section 19 of the bill.

[16]        See proposed new section 25 of the bill.

[17]        See proposed new section 19(2) and proposed new section 25(2).

Bills unlikely to raise human rights concerns - Civil Aviation Amendment (CASA Board) Bill 2014

[1]          Explanatory memorandum, p 1.

[2]          Statement of compatibility, p 2.

[3]          Article 6(1) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

[4]          Article 7 of the ICESCR.

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Reducing Barriers for Minor Parties) Bill 2014

[1]          Explanatory memorandum, p 1.

[2]          Explanatory memorandum, p 1.

[3]          Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

[4]          Statement of compatibility, p 1.

Competition and Consumer Amendment (Misuse of Market Power) Bill 2014

[1]          Explanatory memorandum, p 2.

[2]          Statement of compatibility, p 4.

Farm Household Support Bill 2014
Farm Household Support (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2014

[1]          Explanatory memorandum, p 4.

[2]          This includes benefits such as a health care card, telephone allowance and rent assistance.

Flags Amendment Bill 2014

[1]          Explanatory memorandum, p 2.

[2]          Statement of compatibility, p 3.

National Broadband Network Companies Amendment (Tasmania) Bill 2014

[1]          Article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

[2]          Statement of compatibility, p 4.

[3]          Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

Social Security Amendment (Caring for People on Newstart) Bill 2014

[1]          Explanatory memorandum, p 1.

[2]          Article 9 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

[3]          Statement of compatibility, p 1.

Trade and Foreign Investment (Protecting the Public Interest) Bill 2014

[1]          Explanatory memorandum, p 2.

[2]        Statement of compatibility, p 2.

The committee has deferred its consideration of the following bill - Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014

[1]          Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Third Report of the 44th Parliament, p 39.