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: 353
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07 Mar 2001
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House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Finance and Administration portfolio
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New bill 01023 but have loaded it under 01022 and written this little note
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26 Nov 1998
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Finance and Administration portfolio
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14 May 1998
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Finance and Administration portfolio
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03 Dec 1997
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Finance and Administration portfolio
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- Date
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30 Mar 2026
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Foreign Affairs and Trade
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- Date
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04 Aug 2021
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House of Representatives
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Assent
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Portfolio
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Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Amends the
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991
to: enable Export Finance Australia to make equity investments, including to support infrastructure investments in the Indo-Pacific or export-linked projects in Australia; and provide Export Finance Australia with the ability to offer guarantees for overseas infrastructure transactions without also needing to provide a loan to the same transaction.
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07 Oct 2020
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Amends the:
Export Market Development Grants Act 1997
to restructure the export market development grants program which provides funding assistance to Australian small and medium enterprise exporters for their export-related marketing expenses; and Australian Trade and Investment Commission Act 1985
to enable decision-making powers of the Chief Executive Officer to be delegated to Australian Public Service employees of a non-corporate Commonwealth entity.
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13 Feb 2019
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Amends the
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991
to expand the ability of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation to finance infrastructure projects by increasing its callable capital and granting it a new overseas infrastructure financing power.
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09 Nov 2016
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Amends the
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991
to: expand the functions of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Efic) to include the provision of services to Commonwealth entities and companies, subject to ministerial approval; and expand Efic’s powers to enable direct lending to a wider range of small to medium sized enterprises.
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20 Mar 2008
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Amends the
Australian Trade Commission Act 1985
and Export Market Development Grants Act 1997
to: increase the maximum grant to $200,000; add two claimable expense categories to the range of eligible expenses; expand the range of bodies able to access the scheme; lift the maximum turnover limit to $50 million; reduce the minimum threshold of expenditure to a $10,000 minimum; extend the limit on the number of annual grants to eight; remove the distinction between internal and external services to provide that all non-tourism services are eligible products; and introduce a performance measure for applicants claiming their third and subsequent grants.
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