Bill
Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2014
lapsed, as at 2015-02-10.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2014-06-23
- second reading — 2014-06-23
- other — 2015-02-10
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 2014-06-23.
This bill would require approval from both Houses of Parliament before Australian Defence Force personnel are sent overseas for warlike actions.
It would replace section 50C of the Defence Act 1903 with a new section mandating parliamentary approval for such deployments.
The bill includes more detailed provisions for emergency situations when Parliament is not sitting and for information to be provided to the public and Parliament.
- Requires parliamentary approval for overseas warlike service by Defence Force members.
- Replaces section 50C of the Defence Act 1903.
- Adds provisions for emergencies when Parliament is not meeting.
- Requires information to be provided to the public and Parliament.
Australian Defence Force personnel and both Houses of the Parliament.
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