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Ministers of State (Checks for Security Purposes) Bill 2019

2016-2017-2018-2019

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

THE SENATE

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ministers of State (Checks for Security Purposes) Bill 2019

 

No.      , 2019

 

(Senator Patrick)

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to provide for security background checks of Ministers of State, and for related purposes

   

   

   



Contents

Part 1—Preliminary                                                                                                              1

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2

3............ Simplified outline of this Act.............................................................. 2

4............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 2

Part 2—Reporting requirements                                                                                   4

5............ Reports on security matters................................................................. 4

6............ Status of reports by the Director-General............................................ 5

7............ Safeguarding of reports....................................................................... 5

8............ Reports prepared at the direction of a previous Prime Minister........... 6

 



A Bill for an Act to provide for security background checks of Ministers of State, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts: