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ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 111, 2012-13 14 May 2013 Customs and AusCheck Legislation Amendment (Organised Crime and Other Measures) Bill 2013 Cat Barker Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security Section Contents The Bills Digest at a glance ...................................................................................................................... 3 Purpose and structure of the Bill ............................................................................................................ 4 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 5

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 84, 2012-13 8 March 2013 Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 Ian McCluskey Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 2 Structure of the Bill ................................................................................................................................. 3 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 3 The Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill

ISSN 1834-9854 Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services RESEARCH PAPER NO. 2, 2012-13 28 February 2013 The people smugglers’ business model Cat Barker Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security Section Executive summary • Since the late 1990s, people smuggling has been a key focus of political debate on irregular migration

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 68, 2012-13 6 February 2013 Low Aromatic Fuel Bill 2012 Dr John Gardiner-Garden Social Policy Section Alexander St John Science Technology Environment and Resources Section Kirsty Magarey and Kerry Knowler Law and Bills Digest Section Contents The Bills Digest at a glance ...................................................................................................................... 5 Purpose

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Aviation Liability Frameworks ............................................................................................................. 4 Liability for passenger injury and death ............................................................................................. 4 International Travel ............................................................................................................................ 5 Warsaw Convention ...................................................................................................................... 5 Montreal Convention .................................................................................................................... 5 Operation of the Conventions ....................................................................................................... 6 Domestic Travel .................................................................................................................................. 7 Third

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 The South China Sea disputes: some practical thinking from Australia Image source: US Energy Information Administration Growing hostility between China and the Philippines, the failure of ASEAN Foreign Ministers to agree on a joint statement at their July meeting in Phnom Penh, and anti-China protests on the

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 3 Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights ...................................................................................... 3 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Schedule 1—Customs Act 1901 (Customs Act) ........................................................................................ 3 Authorised person .................................................................................................................... 3 Repeal of and transfer of existing powers ................................................................................