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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
2019-2020
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
National Commissioner for Defence and
Veteran Suicide Prevention
(Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020
No. , 2020
(Attorney-General)
A Bill for an Act to make amendments relating to
the enactment of the
National Commissioner for
Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention Act 2020
,
and for related purposes
No. , 2020
National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention
(Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020
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Contents
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
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Commencement ................................................................................. 1
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Schedules ........................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--Amendments
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Freedom of Information Act 1982
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Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
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No. , 2020
National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention
(Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020
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A Bill for an Act to make amendments relating to
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the enactment of the
National Commissioner for
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Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention Act 2020
,
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and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act is the
National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran
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Suicide Prevention (Consequential Amendments) Act 2020
.
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention
(Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. The whole of
this Act
At the same time as the
National
Commissioner for Defence and Veteran
Suicide Prevention Act 2020
commences.
However, the provisions do not commence
at all if that Act does not commence.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
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this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
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may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedules
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Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Amendments
Schedule 1
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Schedule 1--Amendments
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Freedom of Information Act 1982
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1 Division 1 of Part I of Schedule 2 (after the table item
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dealing with Inspector-General of Intelligence and
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Security)
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Insert:
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National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention
2 Division 1 of Part II of Schedule 2 (at the end of the table
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item dealing with the Attorney-
General's Department)
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Add:
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; and (e) documents in respect of the performance or exercise of functions or powers of
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the National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention under the
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following provisions of the
National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide
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Prevention Act 2020
:
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(i) section 26 (inquiries);
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(ii) section 28 (private hearings);
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(iii) sections 30 (summons) and 32 (Commissioner may require information etc.);
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(iv) sections 40 and 41 (disclosure of information to the Commissioner);
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(v) section 42 (arrangements for obtaining and protecting intelligence
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information);
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(vi) sections 56 (authorisation to disclose information (other than intelligence
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information)) and 57 (authorisation to disclose intelligence information).
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Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
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3 Section 34A (heading)
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After "
Royal Commissioners
", insert "
or National Commissioner
".
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4 Subsections 34A(1), (3), (4), (5) and (6)
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After "Commission", insert "or, subject to subsection (6A), the National
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Commissioner".
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5 After subsection 34A(6)
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Insert:
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Schedule 1
Amendments
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National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention
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(6A) This section does not apply in relation to the National
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Commissioner unless the regulations declare that this section
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applies in relation to the National Commissioner.
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6 Subsection 34A(7)
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Insert:
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National Commissioner
means:
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(a) the National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide
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Prevention; or
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(b) a member of the staff assisting the Commissioner as
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mentioned in section 14 of the
National Commissioner for
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Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention Act 2020
.
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