| Title | Migration and Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Information Provisions) Bill 2020 |
| Database | Bills & Legislation |
| Long Title | a Bill for an Act to amend and insert provisions dealing with protected information in the law relating to migration and Australian citizenship, and for related purposes |
| Date | 10-12-2020 10:01 AM |
| Source | House of Reps |
| Parl No. | 46 |
| Bill Number | 185/20 |
| Bill Type | Government |
| Portfolio | Home Affairs |
| Reps Bill Code | O |
| Status | Not Proceeding |
| System Id | legislation/bills/r6659_first-reps/0000 |
2019â2020
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Migration and Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Information Provisions) Bill 2020
No. , 2020
(Home Affairs)
A Bill for an Act to amend and insert provisions dealing with protected information in the law relating to migration and Australian citizenship, and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 3
Schedule 1âStrengthening information provisions for character and conduct 4
Part 1âMain amendments 4
Australian Citizenship Act 2007 4
Migration Act 1958 12
Part 2âConsequential amendments 23
Freedom of Information Act 1982 23
Inspector of Transport Security Act 2006 23
Part 3âAmendments contingent on the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2020 24
Australian Citizenship Act 2007 24
Migration Act 1958 24
Schedule 2âNonâdisclosure certificates 25
Australian Citizenship Act 2007 25
A Bill for an Act to amend and insert provisions dealing with protected information in the law relating to migration and Australian citizenship, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act is the Migration and Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Information Provisions) Act 2020.
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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Commencement |
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1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table |
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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2. Schedule 1, Parts 1 and 2 |
A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period. |
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3. Schedule 1, Part 3 |
The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 2; and (b) the commencement of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2020. However, the provisions do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. |
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4. Schedule 2 |
A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period. |
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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.