Bill
Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Bill 2014
passed, as at 2014-07-21. Attorney-General portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Attorney-General
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2014-03-20
- second reading — 2014-03-20
- second reading — 2014-06-23
- other — 2014-06-23
- second reading — 2014-06-23
- other — 2014-06-23
- third reading — 2014-06-23
- introduced — 2014-06-24
- second reading — 2014-06-24
- second reading — 2014-07-10
- second reading — 2014-07-10
- third reading — 2014-07-10
- passed — 2014-07-10
- royal assent — 2014-07-21
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2014-03-20.
The bill would create a standard set of regulatory powers that Commonwealth agencies can use across different laws.
Agencies would gain monitoring and investigation powers, plus enforcement tools such as civil penalties, infringement notices, enforceable undertakings and injunctions.
The powers would be rolled out progressively, with new or amended laws needing to trigger the bill's provisions through primary legislation.
- Establishes a framework of standard regulatory powers for Commonwealth agencies.
- Provides monitoring powers to check compliance with legislation and the accuracy of information given to the Commonwealth.
- Provides investigation powers to gather evidence about suspected offences and civil penalty provisions.
- Allows enforcement through civil penalties, infringement notices, enforceable undertakings and injunctions.
- Requires new or amended laws to trigger the bill's provisions to activate the powers.
- Allows agencies to choose not to trigger the bill's provisions if the powers are not appropriate or sufficient.
Commonwealth regulatory agencies and the regulatory schemes they administer.
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