Bill
Australian Border Force Bill 2015
passed, as at 2015-05-20. Immigration and Border Protection portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Immigration and Border Protection
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2015-02-25
- second reading — 2015-02-25
- second reading — 2015-03-24
- second reading — 2015-03-25
- second reading — 2015-03-25
- third reading — 2015-03-25
- introduced — 2015-03-25
- second reading — 2015-03-25
- second reading — 2015-05-14
- committee — 2015-05-14
- third reading — 2015-05-14
- passed — 2015-05-14
- royal assent — 2015-05-20
Divisions
- Australian Border Force Bill 2015 and related bill - in Committee - Public interest amendment — 2015-05-14, Senate: negative, ayes 11, noes 45
- Australian Border Force Bill 2015 and related bill - Third Reading - Pass the bill — 2015-05-14, Senate: affirmative, ayes 35, noes 10
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2015-02-25.
The bill would create the Australian Border Force as a single frontline border control and enforcement agency within the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.
It would establish the statutory office of the Australian Border Force Commissioner, who would control operations and also serve as Comptroller-General of Customs.
The bill includes integrity measures such as alcohol and drug screening, secrecy provisions, and serious misconduct management, and would take effect from 1 July 2015.
- Establishes the Australian Border Force Commissioner as a statutory officer with operational control of the Australian Border Force.
- Allows the Secretary and the Commissioner to issue binding written directions to immigration and border protection workers.
- Introduces alcohol and prohibited drug screening tests for immigration and border protection workers.
- Creates secrecy and disclosure provisions.
- Provides for resignation and termination of employees involved in serious misconduct.
Immigration and Border Protection workers, including Australian Public Service employees, contractors, consultants, and employees of state, territory and other Commonwealth agencies.
Sources
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