Bill
Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (Improved Oversight and Resourcing) Bill 2014
lapsed, as at 2019-07-01.
- Sponsor
- Penny Wright
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2014-12-03
- second reading — 2014-12-03
- other — 2016-04-17
- other — 2016-09-15
- other — 2019-07-01
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 2014-12-03.
This bill updates the law governing the watchdog that reviews national security and counter-terrorism legislation.
It makes the watchdog a full-time role that cannot stay empty, and lets the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee and the Human Rights Commission send it questions.
The government must respond to the watchdog's recommendations within six months of the report being tabled in Parliament.
- The watchdog can now review proposed as well as current national security laws.
- The watchdog's position becomes full-time and must be filled without gaps.
- The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee and the Human Rights Commission can refer matters to the watchdog.
- All watchdog reports must be tabled in Parliament, and the government must reply to recommendations within six months.
- The Human Rights Commission's function is updated to include referring matters to the watchdog.
The Independent National Security Legislation Monitor, the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, the Australian Human Rights Commission, and the government.
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