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: 394
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- Date
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16 Sep 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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SHARKIE, Rebekha, MP
- Summary
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Amends the
National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009
to: impose a cap on the total payments that can be made under a consumer lease (known as rent-to-buy schemes); require small amount credit contracts (SACCs) (known as payday loans) to have equal repayment and payment intervals; remove the ability for SACC providers to charge monthly fees in respect of the residual term of a loan where a consumer fully repays the loan early; prevent lessors and credit assistance providers from undertaking door-to-door selling of leases at residential homes; introduce anti-avoidance protections; and increase penalties.
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12 Sep 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the
National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Act 2018
to: establish the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme which will enable the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) to provide a limited guarantee to allow first home buyers to purchase a home with a minimum deposit of 5 per cent of the property purchase price; and enable the NHFIC to undertake research into housing affordability in Australia, including housing supply and demand.
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11 Sep 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health
- Summary
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Amends the
National Health Act 1953
to reduce the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Safety Net threshold amounts that apply to general and concessional patients.
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- Date
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09 Sep 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BANDT, Adam, MP
- Summary
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The bill: establishes the Australian National Integrity Commission as an independent public sector anti-corruption commission for the Commonwealth; provides for the appointment, functions and powers of the National Integrity Commissioner and commissioners; and makes consequential amendments to the
Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006
, Ombudsman Act 1976
and Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013
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31 Jul 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs
- Summary
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Consequential on the
Migration Amendment (New Skilled Regional Visas) Regulation 2019
, which created two provisional skilled regional visas, the bill amends seven Acts to provide that holders of these provisional skilled regional visas will have the same access to welfare payments and government services as permanent visa holders where eligible.
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24 Jul 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Youth and Sport
- Summary
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Introduced with the National Sports Tribunal Bill 2019 to implement certain recommendations of the
Report of the Review of Australia's Sports Integrity Arrangements
(the Wood review), the bill makes consequential amendments to the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006
and Freedom of Information Act 1982
to support the establishment of the National Sports Tribunal.
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- Date
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24 Jul 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Youth and Sport
- Summary
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Introduced with the National Sports Tribunal (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019 to implement certain recommendations of the
Report of the Review of Australia's Sports Integrity Arrangements
(the Wood review), the bill provides for the establishment and operation of the National Sports Tribunal as an independent specialist tribunal for the hearing and resolution of sporting disputes.
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04 Jul 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health
- Summary
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Amends the
National Health Act 1953
to: introduce a fee for applications by pharmacists for approval to supply Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme medicines at particular premises; and enable pharmaceutical benefits to continue temporarily to be supplied following bankruptcy or where there is an external administrator in relation to the pharmacy.
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21 Feb 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the:
Native Title Act 1993
to: allow a native title claim or compensation group to impose conditions on the authority of its authorised applicant and require public notification of any such conditions; clarify the duties of the applicant to the claim group; allow the applicant to act by majority as the default position; allow the composition of the applicant to be changed without further authorisation in certain circumstances; allow the claim group to put in place succession-planning arrangements for individual members of the applicant; allow body corporate Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs) to cover areas where native title has been extinguished; remove the requirement for the Native Title Registrar to notify an area ILUA unless satisfied it meets the ILUA requirements; allow minor amendments to be made to an ILUA without a new registration process; clarify that the removal of an ILUA from the register does not invalidate future acts subject to that ILUA; extend the circumstances in which historical extinguishment can be disregarded to areas of national, state or territory parks, and certain pastoral leases; allow a registered native title body corporate to bring a compensation application over an area where native title has been extinguished; require the registrar to create and maintain a public record of section 31 agreements; and make a number of technical amendments; and Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
(CATSI Act) to: require registered native title bodies corporate (RNTBC) constitutions to include dispute resolution pathways for persons who are or who claim to be common law holders, and provide for all the common law holders to be directly or indirectly represented in the RNTBC; limit the grounds for cancelling the membership of a member of a RNTBC to certain grounds; remove the discretion of directors of RNTBCs to refuse certain membership applications; clarify that the registrar may place a RNTBC under special administration in certain circumstances; and ensure that proceedings in respect of a civil matter arising under the Act that relate to a RNTBC are to be instituted and determined exclusively in the Federal Court, unless transferred to another court with jurisdiction; confirm the validity of certain section 31 agreements; and provide that a person would be entitled to compensation if the bill effects the acquisition of property of a person other than on just terms (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxxi) of the Constitution).
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- Date
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18 Feb 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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KING, Madeleine, MP
- Summary
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Amends the
National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009
to: impose a cap on the total payments that can be made under a consumer lease (known as rent-to-buy schemes); require small amount credit contracts (SACCs) (known as payday loans) to have equal repayments and payment intervals; remove the ability for SACC providers to charge monthly fees in respect of the residual term of a loan where a consumer fully repays the loan early; prevent lessors and credit assistance providers from undertaking door-to-door selling of leases at residential homes; introduce anti-avoidance protections; and increase penalties.
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