ISSN 1328â8091 Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services BILLS DIGEST NO. 36, 2010-11 10 November 2010 Restoring Territory Rights (Voluntary Euthanasia Legislation) Bill 2010 Catherine Lorimer and Elibritt Karlsen Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Reâintroduction of the Bill ........................................................................................................................ 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Committee Consideration ................................................................................................................... 4 Main issues ............................................................................................................................................... 5 Territory rights .................................................................................................................................... 5 Would passage of this Bill revive the Northern Territory’s 1995 RTI Act? .................................... 5 Would passage of this Bill fundamentally alter anything? ............................................................ 7 Voluntary Euthanasia .......................................................................................................................... 9 Key provisions ........................................................................................................................................ 10 Concluding comments ........................................................................................................................... 12 2 Restoring Territory Rights (Voluntary Euthanasia Legislation) Bill 2010 Restoring Territory Rights (Voluntary Euthanasia Legislation) Bill 2010 Date introduced: 29 September 2010 House: The Senate Portfolio: Private Senator's Bill Commencement: Upon Royal Assent Links: The links to the Bill, its Explanatory Memorandum and second reading speech can be found on the Bills home page, or through http://www.aph.gov.au/bills/. When bills have been passed they can be found at the ComLaw website, which is at http://www.comlaw.gov.au . Purpose The purpose of the Restoring Territory Rights (Voluntary Euthanasia Legislation) Bill 2010 (the Bill) is to repeal the Euthanasia Laws Act 1997 (Cth) (the Euthanasia Laws Act) and to repeal the provisions contained in the selfâgovernment Acts of the Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory, and Norfolk Island that preclude the legislative assemblies of these respective territories from making
Date: 10/11/2010 - Collection: Bills and Legislation - ID: legislation/billsdgs/350106 - Source: Bills Digest Service - Author: LORIMER, Catherine -...