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The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
As passed by both Houses
Autonomous Sanctions Bill 2011
No. , 2011
A Bill for an Act to make provision relating to sanctions to facilitate the conduct of Australia’s external affairs, and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2
3............ Purposes of this Act............................................................................ 2
4............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 2
5............ Specifying a Commonwealth entity as a designated Commonwealth entity 4
6............ Specifying a provision as a sanction law............................................. 4
7............ Extension to external Territories.......................................................... 4
8............ Act binds the Crown........................................................................... 4
9............ Relationship with other laws............................................................... 4
Part 2—Regulations to provide for sanctions 5
Division 1—Making and effect of regulations 5
10.......... Regulations may apply sanctions........................................................ 5
11.......... Regulations may have extraterritorial effect......................................... 5
12.......... Effect of regulations on earlier Commonwealth Acts and on State and Territory laws 6
13.......... Later Acts not to be interpreted as overriding this Part or the regulations 6
Division 2—Enforcing the regulations 7
14.......... Injunctions.......................................................................................... 7
15.......... Invalidation of authorisations.............................................................. 7
Part 3—Offences relating to sanctions 9
16.......... Offence—contravening a sanction law................................................ 9
17.......... Offence—false or misleading information given in connection with a sanction law 10
Part 4—Information relating to sanctions 12
18.......... CEO of Commonwealth entity may give information or document on request by CEO of designated Commonwealth entity................................................................................................. 12
19.......... Power to require information or documents to be given.................... 12
20.......... Information may be required to be given on oath.............................. 13
21.......... Offence for failure to comply with requirement................................ 13
22.......... Self-incrimination not an excuse....................................................... 13
23.......... CEO may copy documents................................................................ 14
24.......... Further disclosure and use of information and documents................ 14
25.......... Protection from liability..................................................................... 15
26.......... Retention of records and documents................................................. 15
27.......... Delegation......................................................................................... 16
Part 5—Miscellaneous 17
28.......... Regulations....................................................................................... 17
A Bill for an Act to make provision relating to sanctions to facilitate the conduct of Australia’s external affairs, and for related purposes
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