ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 83, 2012-13 7 March 2013 Royal Commissions Amendment Bill 2013 Mary Anne Neilsen and Kirsty Magarey Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 2 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 2 Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse .............................................. 2 Royal Commissions and

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 Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 3 Position of major interest groups ....................................................................................................... 4 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 5 Main issues............................................................................................................................................... 6 Key provisions ........................................................................................................................................ 10 Division 1—Establishment and functions .................................................................................... 10 Divisions 2 and 3—Appointment, Terms and

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 3 Reactions to the new Stronger Futures policy .................................................................................... 8 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................. 13 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................. 14 Main issues............................................................................................................................................. 14 Provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 17 Part 2—Tackling alcohol abuse .................................................................................................... 17

ISSN 1328-8091 PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Federal statutory parliamentary committees and parliamentary human rights committees in other jurisdictions ............................................................................................... 5 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 5 The Majority Report ...................................................................................................................... 6 The Opposition Senators’ Report .................................................................................................. 7 The Australian Greens ...................................................................................................................

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 2006 Howard Government amendments to the Electoral Act ........................................................... 3 The Roach and Rowe High Court decisions......................................................................................... 4 Roach v Electoral Commissioner ................................................................................................... 4 Rowe v Electoral Commissioner .................................................................................................... 6 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................

    ISSN 1328‐8091  Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services BILLS DIGEST NOS. 38‐39 , 2010-11  11 November 2010 Evidence Amendment (Journalists’ Privilege) Bill 2010 (No. 2)  &   Evidence Amendment (Journalists’ Privilege) Bill 2010   Kirsty Magarey  Law and Bills Digest Section  Contents  Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3  Background .............................................................................................................................................. 4  Evidence Law ................................................................................................................................. 4  The New Zealand Model ................................................................................................................ 4  History and the ‘General Professionals’ Privilege’ ......................................................................... 5  Earlier Amendments ...................................................................................................................... 7  The 2007 Amendments ............................................................................................................ 7  The 2009 Bill ............................................................................................................................. 8  The Wilkie and Brandis Initiatives ................................................................................................. 9  Timing? ........................................................................................................................................ 10  Policy position of non‐government parties/independents .............................................................. 12  Position of major interest groups ..................................................................................................... 13  Financial implications ............................................................................................................................. 13  Main issues ............................................................................................................................................. 13  Different forms of journalism ...................................................................................................... 14  Different forms of journalists ...................................................................................................... 15  Key provisions in common ..................................................................................................................... 17  Definitional Elements ............................................................................................................. 17  Central Operative Provisions .................................................................................................. 17  Extensions of coverage ........................................................................................................... 18  Miscellaneous Provisions with minor differences .................................................................. 18  Key provisions distinguishing the Brandis Bill ........................................................................................ 19  Key provisions distinguishing the Wilkie Bill .......................................................................................... 20  Concluding comments ........................................................................................................................... 20        Evidence Amendment (Journalists’ Privilege) Bill 2010  3  Evidence Amendment (Journalists' Privilege) Bill 2010 (No. 2) &  Evidence Amendment (Journalists' Privilege) Bill 20101  Date introduced:  29 September 2010 (Senator Brandis’ Bill) 

ISSN 1328-8091 Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 2 Position of significant interest groups ................................................................................................ 4 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 5 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 5 The Statement .......................................................................................................................... 6 The Bill ...................................................................................................................................... 6 Concluding comments ............................................................................................................................. 8 BILLS DIGEST NO. 8, 2010-11 15 October 2010