Attorney-General’s Portfolio Miscellaneous Measures Bill 2023
Submission Date: 8 January 2024
The Law Council of Australia provided a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee to assist in its inquiry into the provisions of the Attorney-General’s Portfolio Miscellaneous Measures Bill 2023.
The omnibus Bill, introduced in the House of Representatives on 15 November 2023 and referred to the Committee on 30 November 2023, would:1
- confer jurisdiction on the Federal Court of Australia to hear and determine a range of summary and indictable offences relating to conduct within the regulatory remit of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) (Schedule 1);
- enable the Sheriff of the Federal Court to request a State or Territory jury official to prepare and provide a jury panel for use by the Federal Court (Schedule 2);
- make amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 (Cth) to clarify and improve the operation of the Commonwealth Marriage Celebrants Program and provide greater accessibility for marrying couples (Schedule 3); and
- make minor and technical amendments to update, clarify and improve the intended operation of other legislation administered within the Attorney-General’s portfolio (Schedule 4), including:
- changes to the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) about arbitration (Part 1);
- the abolition of the Native Title Respondents Scheme under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (Part 2); and
- typographical corrections to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021 (Cth) (FCFCOA Act) and the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) (FCA Act) (Part 3).
1 Explanatory Memorandum, Attorney-General’s Portfolio Miscellaneous Measures Bill 2023 (Cth), 3 [1].
Last Updated on 11/12/2025
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