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.
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16 Feb 2006
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Ageing
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Establishes Cancer Australia as a new statutory agency in relation to coordination of cancer control, cancer treatment and management, cancer research and implementation of cancer policies and priorities. Also provides for the terms of appointment and roles of the Chief Executive Officer, support staff and the Cancer Australia Advisory Council.
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05 Jun 2024
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures) Bill 2024, the bill imposes a tax rate of 1.5 per cent on build to rent developments that do not meet certain eligibility conditions.
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28 May 1998
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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- Date
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14 May 2009
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purposes of paying claims under the Australian Government Guarantee to support interim funding to car dealerships.
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23 Mar 2017
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Environment and Energy
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Amends the
Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011
to: remove the obligation to obtain consent of eligible interest holders from existing area-based emissions-avoidance projects; clarify that state and territory government Crown lands ministers and Commonwealth ministers responsible for land rights legislation have consent rights for projects conducted on exclusive possession native title land that is Torrens system land or land rights land; provide for legislative rules or regulations to allow parts of a sequestration offsets project to be removed and credits surrendered for the carbon stored in that area; ensure a sequestration project’s net total liability under the scheme does not include credits issued for emissions avoidance or credits that have already been relinquished; clarify that requirements to relinquish carbon credits if carbon stores are lost apply to sequestration projects that store carbon and avoid emissions; provide for projects to transfer between methods so as to move between emissions-avoidance and sequestration; ensure that relinquishment requirements apply to projects whose crediting period extends beyond their permanence period; and allow legislative rules or regulations to provide for the removal of regulatory approval or consent conditions on declarations obtained after the end of the first reporting period for the project.
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24 Mar 2011
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
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Part of a package of three bills to establish the Carbon Farming Initiative, the bill provides for: the types of abatement projects eligible for Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs); requirements for recognition as an offsets entity; eligibility for offsets projects; participation by holders of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land; characteristics of methodology determinations; permanence arrangements for sequestration projects; reporting requirements for offsets projects; a framework for auditing offset reports; the issue and exchange of ACCUs; monitoring and enforcement powers; merits review of decisions; the establishment and functions of the Domestic Offsets Integrity Committee and the Carbon Credits Administrator; and the publication of information and the treatment of confidential information.
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- Date
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24 Mar 2011
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
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Part of a package of three bills to establish the Carbon Farming Initiative, the bill amends the:
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006
to provide that financial institutions and other persons who buy Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) are subject to reporting and other obligations; Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
and Corporations Act 2001
in relation to the regulation of financial services for ACCUs; Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
, Competition and Consumer Act 2010
and National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007
to provide for the appropriate exchange of information between administrators; and National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007
to extend the arrangements for reporting transfer certificates beyond 30 June 2011.
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- Date
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18 Jun 2014
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Environment
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Establishes the Emissions Reduction Fund to replace the carbon tax and provide a transition for the Carbon Farming Initiative by amending the:
Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011
to: provide for the Clean Energy Regulator to conduct auctions and enter into contracts to purchase emissions reductions; enable a broader range of emissions reduction projects to be approved; and amend the project eligibility criteria and processes for approving projects and crediting carbon credit units; and Australian National Registry of Emissions Units Act 2011
, Clean Energy Regulator Act 2011
and National Greenhouse Energy and Reporting Act 2007
to make consequential amendments. Also provides for transitional arrangements in relation to: the Register of Offsets Projects, which will be renamed the Emissions Reduction Fund Register and will include information about contracts to purchase emissions reductions; and existing Carbon Farming Initiative projects and methodologies and applications for new projects.
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- Date
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14 May 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Climate Change and Water
- Summary
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Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, the bill imposes a tax on the issue of Australian emissions units issued as a result of an auction or for a fixed charge, to the extent that it is a duty of customs.
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14 May 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Climate Change and Water
- Summary
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Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, the bill imposes a tax on the issue of Australian emissions units issued as a result of an auction or for a fixed charge, to the extent that it is a duty of excise.
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