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Extradition and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

Type
Government
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Portfolio
Justice

Summary

Amends the: Extradition Act 1988 and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 to enable Federal Magistrates to perform functions under these Acts; Extradition Act 1988, Migration Act 1958 and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 in relation to privacy and information disclosures relating to extradition and mutual assistance processes; Extradition Act 1988 to: limit the jurisdiction to review extradition decisions to the Federal Court of Australia; enable a person to waive the extradition process in certain circumstances; provide that Australia may refuse extradition when a person may be punished, or discriminated against, upon surrender on the basis of their sex or sexual orientation; limit the factors the minister is required to consider before giving a notice accepting an extradition request; enable persons to consent to being extradited for a wider range of offences; enable the minister to give a legally enforceable undertaking as to the maximum sentence that could be imposed on a person before the person is extradited to Australia; enable a person to be prosecuted in any circumstances when Australia has refused extradition; make technical amendments relating to notices; extend the availability of bail in extradition proceedings; and make technical amendments; Extradition Act 1988 and Migration Act 1958 to exempt certain conduct from the definition of ‘political offence’; Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 to: expand the application of the grounds of refusal to a mutual assistance request from a foreign country; provide that evidence may be taken before an Australian magistrate for live transmission by video link back to a court in a foreign country; and enable non-conviction based proceeds of crime and non-conviction based foreign restraining orders to be registered at the request of any country; Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 and Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 to: provide that lawfully intercepted and accessed information is only provided to foreign countries in certain circumstances; and require the minister to report annually on the provision of this information; Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 and Surveillance Devices Act 2004 to enable Australia to make and receive requests relating to the use of surveillance devices; Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 and Crimes Act 1914 to enable forensic material to be obtained from a person in relation to a foreign serious offence at the request of a foreign country; and Migration Act 1958, Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 and Surveillance Devices Act 2004 to make miscellaneous and technical amendments.

Progress of bill

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House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 06/07/11  
Second reading moved 06/07/11  
Referred to Main Committee 15/09/11  
Second reading debate 19/09/11  
Second reading agreed to 19/09/11  
Consideration in detail debate 19/09/11 Amendment details: 6 Government agreed to
Reported from Main Committee 20/09/11  
Third reading agreed to 20/09/11  
     
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 21/09/11  
Second reading moved 21/09/11  
Second reading debate 27/02/12  
Second reading debate 28/02/12  
Second reading agreed to 28/02/12  
Committee of the Whole debate 28/02/12  
Committee of the Whole debate 29/02/12  
Third reading agreed to 29/02/12  
     
Text of bill as passed both Houses 29/02/12  
Assent 20/03/12 Act no.: 7
Year: 2012
     

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Text of bill

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  • First reading

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  • Third reading

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  • As passed by both Houses

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Explanatory memoranda

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  • Explanatory memorandum

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  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum

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  • Revised explanatory memorandum

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  • Addendum to explanatory memorandum

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Second reading speeches


Proposed amendments

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House of Representatives
  • Government [sheet CN215]

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Senate
  • Australian Greens [sheet 7189]
WRIGHT, Sen Penny

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Schedules of amendments

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  • Main Committee Schedule

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Notes
  • Referred to Committee (07/07/2011): House Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs; Committee report (12/09/2011)
  • Access information for House of Representatives and Senate committees
  • An electronic version of this Act is available in ComLaw ( www.comlaw.gov.au )