Bill
Human Rights (Targeted Sanctions) Bill 2021
lapsed, as at 2022-07-25.
- Sponsor
- Janet Rice
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2021-08-10
- second reading — 2021-08-10
- other — 2022-07-25
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 2021-08-10.
The bill would let Parliament ask the Foreign Minister whether the government will impose targeted sanctions on people accused of serious human rights abuses or corruption.
Parliament or its committees could pass a resolution requiring the minister to prepare a statement on whether sanctions would apply to a named person.
The minister would also have to make a statement within 30 days about people involved in the 2021 Myanmar coup, including ministers and military officers.
- Parliament can require the Foreign Minister to state whether targeted sanctions will be imposed on a person.
- The minister must make a statement about people responsible for the 2021 Myanmar coup.
- The bill would start the day after it receives royal assent.
The Foreign Minister and people nominated for serious human rights abuses or serious corruption.
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