Bill
Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2014
passed, as at 2015-08-17. Attorney-General portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Attorney-General
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2014-10-29
- second reading — 2014-10-29
- second reading — 2015-02-12
- second reading — 2015-02-12
- third reading — 2015-02-12
- introduced — 2015-02-12
- second reading — 2015-06-25
- second reading — 2015-06-25
- second reading — 2015-06-25
- third reading — 2015-06-25
- passed — 2015-06-25
- royal assent — 2015-08-17
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 2014-10-29.
This bill would make small, non-controversial fixes to several federal civil justice laws.
It would amend seven Acts, including the Bankruptcy Act, the Copyright Act and the Family Law Act, with changes detailed in seven schedules.
For example, publishers of electronic works would have to deliver copies to the National Library of Australia, extending a scheme that currently only covers physical copies.
- The bill would allow the Official Trustee to manage assets for other government agencies.
- It would expand the bankruptcy concealment offence to cover electronic fund transfers.
- The bill would permit information about family law cases to be shared with prescribed state and territory child welfare authorities.
- It would clarify that the International Arbitration Act applies to international commercial arbitration agreements.
- The bill would let the National Cultural Heritage Committee keep functioning even if its membership falls below the maximum number.
- It would require publishers of electronic literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works to deliver copies to the National Library of Australia.
People and agencies involved in civil justice, including the Official Trustee, Official Receiver, bankruptcy trustees, family law participants, court security officers, publishers, and the National Library of Australia.
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