Bill
Defence Legislation Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2015
lapsed, as at 2019-07-01.
- Sponsor
- Scott Ludlam
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2015-03-04
- second reading — 2015-03-04
- other — 2016-04-17
- other — 2016-04-19
- other — 2016-05-09
- other — 2016-08-31
- second reading — 2017-02-09
- 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 2015-03-04.
The bill would require approval from both houses of Parliament before Australian Defence Force personnel are sent overseas for warlike actions.
It would replace the current section 50C of the Defence Act 1903 with a new section imposing this requirement.
The bill would commence on the day it receives Royal Assent and has no direct financial impact.
- Requires parliamentary approval for overseas warlike service of Defence Force personnel.
- Replaces section 50C of the Defence Act 1903.
- Provides more detailed provisions for emergency situations when Parliament is not meeting.
Australian Defence Force personnel and the Parliament.
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