Second Reading Speeches

Defence Legislation Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Bill 2017

Type
Government
Portfolio
Defence
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the:

Defence Act 1903
to enable a policy framework to broaden and expand the conditions under which a positive test result of prohibited substances must be disregarded;
Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act 2001
to: extend the application of employment, partnership and education protections to all types of Reserve service; extend the application of financial liability and bankruptcy protections to full time service that is operational service; protect reservists in the workplace from harassment or detriment including victimisation relating to their status or service as a reservist; and introduce a civil penalty regime to complement existing criminal offences;
Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act 2001
and the proposed
Regulatory Powers (Standardisation Reform) Act 2017
to make amendments contingent on the commencement of the
Regulatory Powers (Standardisation Reform) Act 2017
;
Intelligence Services Act 2001
,
Navigation Act 2012
and
Telecommunications Act 1997
to transfer hydrographic, meteorological and oceanographic functions from the Royal Australian Navy to the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation; and
Australian Defence Force Cover Act 2015
to: align certain provisions with other military superannuation schemes; and clarify the definition of an eligible child of a member or invalid.

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