A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General.
Bills introduced to Parliament are scrutinised to make sure they meet certain standards and to consider whether they should be referred to a committee for further investigation. This can include feedback from stakeholders and the general public, and a report recommending potential improvements to the bill.
TOTAL RESULTS: 159
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- Date
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18 Nov 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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SCAMPS, Sophie, MP
- Summary
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Amends the
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
to prohibit the broadcasting of marketing relating to certain food or drink products on television and radio broadcasting services, and online services.
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- Date
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10 Oct 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education
- Summary
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Amends the
Australian Education Act 2013
to: amend the approach for determining the Commonwealth’s contribution to recurrent funding for government schools by providing for the Commonwealth share to be prescribed by regulation, subject to certain conditions; specify the Northern Territory’s funding share; and provide for certain publication and reporting requirements.
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- Date
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12 Sep 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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DUNIAM, Sen Jonathon
- Summary
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Repeals the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection (Kings Plains) Declaration 2024
and prevents the minister from making a declaration that would affect the construction or operation of a gold mine in the Blayney gold mine area.
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- Date
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21 Aug 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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CASH, Sen Michaelia
- Summary
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Re-establishes the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner.
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- Date
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19 Aug 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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DANIEL, Zoe, MP
- Summary
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Amends the
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
to: prohibit the broadcasting of gambling advertisements on certain television and radio broadcasting services; and prohibit the provision of gambling advertisements on certain online content services.
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- Date
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19 Aug 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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DUTTON, Peter, MP
- Summary
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Re-establishes the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner.
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- Date
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15 Aug 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education
- Summary
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Amends the
Student Identifiers Act 2014
to extend the system of unique student identifiers for vocational education and training and higher education students to school students.
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- Date
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15 Feb 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
- Summary
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Amends the
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
and Radiocommunications Act 1992
to: enable the continuation of terrestrial community television to audiences in Melbourne and Adelaide beyond the current expiry date of 30 June 2024; and provide the Australian Communications and Media Authority with certain instrument-making powers; and Broadcasting Services Act 1992
to harmonise the code of practice arrangements.
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- Date
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14 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the:
Bankruptcy Act 1966
to regularise and validate the administrative processes of the Australian Financial Security Authority and its predecessors in relation to determining when a statement of affairs is taken to have been filed for the purposes of a debtor’s petition or as required in relation to a sequestration order; and Bankruptcy Regulations 2021
to align the dates that the Official Receiver is required to enter in the National Personal Insolvency Index with the amendments to the Bankruptcy Act 1966
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- Date
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16 Oct 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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WATSON-BROWN, Elizabeth, MP
- Summary
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The bill: imposes a curfew and certain related restrictions on aircraft movements at Brisbane Airport; provides for the development of a long term operating plan for managing aircraft movements and airspace at Brisbane Airport; and provides for consultation procedures in certain circumstances. Also makes consequential amendments to the
Airports Act 1996
and National Emergency Declaration Act 2020
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