2008-2009 The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Presented and read a first time National Health Security Amendment (Background Checking) Bill 2009 No. , 2009 (Health and Ageing) A Bill for an Act to amend the National Health Security Act 2007, and for related purposes [Page Break] 1 Short title ........................................................................................... 1 2 Commencement ................................................................................. 1 3 Schedule(s) ........................................................................................ 1 Schedule 1--National Health Security Act 2007 3 i National Health Security Amendment (Background Checking) Bill 2009 No. , 2009 [Page Break] 2 Security Act 2007, and for related purposes 3 The Parliament of Australia enacts: 4 1 Short title 5 This Act may be cited as the National Health Security Amendment 6 (Background Checking) Act 2009. 7 2 Commencement 8 This Act commences on the day this Act receives the Royal 9 Assent. 10 3 Schedule(s) 11 Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or 12 repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule National Health Security Amendment (Background Checking) Bill 2009 No. , 2009 1 [Page Break] 2 according to its terms. 3 2 National Health Security Amendment (Background Checking) Bill 2009 No. , 2009 [Page Break] 1 Schedule 1--National Health Security Act 2007 2 3 1 After subsection 35(2) 4 Insert: 5 (2A) An example of requirements relating to a matter described in 6 paragraph (2)(b) is requirements for background checks of 7 individuals to be conducted under the AusCheck scheme (within 8 the meaning of the AusCheck Act 2007) for the purposes of 9 determining whether they should be authorised to handle or 10 dispose of security-sensitive biological agents. National Health Security Amendment (Background Checking) Bill 2009 No. , 2009 3