Bill
Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2021
lapsed, as at 2021-08-31. (s) BANDT, Adam, MP portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Adam Bandt
- Portfolio
- (s) BANDT, Adam, MP
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2021-02-15
- second reading — 2021-02-15
- other — 2021-08-31
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 2021-02-15.
This bill aims to stop Australian Defence Force personnel being sent overseas for combat without approval from both houses of Parliament, as far as the Constitution and practical circumstances allow.
It would add a new section to the Defence Act 1903 requiring that approval for warlike service outside Australia, with some exceptions.
The bill is a revised version of a 1985 Senate bill and adds more detail on emergencies when Parliament is not sitting and on what information must be given to the public and Parliament.
- The bill would insert a new section into the Defence Act 1903.
- It would require approval from both Houses of Parliament for overseas warlike service by Defence Force members.
- It would set out exceptions to that approval requirement.
- It would add more detailed provisions for emergencies when Parliament is not meeting.
- It would specify information that must be provided to the public and Parliament.
Australian Defence Force personnel and the Parliament.
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