Bill
Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Amendment Bill 2021
passed, as at 2021-12-08. Attorney-General portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Attorney-General
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2021-06-24
- second reading — 2021-06-24
- second reading — 2021-09-02
- second reading — 2021-11-23
- second reading — 2021-11-23
- committee — 2021-11-23
- committee — 2021-11-24
- third reading — 2021-11-24
- introduced — 2021-11-24
- second reading — 2021-12-01
- second reading — 2021-12-01
- second reading — 2021-12-01
- third reading — 2021-12-01
- passed — 2021-12-01
- royal assent — 2021-12-08
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 2021-06-24.
The bill would change how the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor operates.
It would update the Monitor's focus on recently used laws, allow full-time appointment, and require reports to be tabled faster.
Reports would need to be tabled within 15 sitting days or 30 calendar days, whichever comes first.
- The bill would amend the Monitor's duty to prioritise legislation that has been applied or considered in the current or previous financial year.
- It would let the Monitor be appointed as a full-time position.
- It would require a new Monitor to be appointed as soon as practical after the role becomes vacant.
- It would set a maximum tabling timeframe of 15 sitting days or 30 calendar days for Monitor reports.
- It would mandate that anyone assisting the Monitor needs the Monitor's written agreement, which can be withdrawn at any time.
The Independent National Security Legislation Monitor and the Australian Parliament.
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