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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18 Oct 2017
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House of Representatives
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Health
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Amends the
National Health Act 1953
to: increase the current statutory price reduction that applies when the first new brand of an existing pharmaceutical item is listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS); extend and introduce statutory price reductions applying on certain anniversaries of an F1 formulary drug being listed on the PBS; introduce ministerial discretion in relation to the application of statutory price reductions in certain circumstances; make minor amendments to price disclosure arrangements; provide new circumstances whereby a new presentation of a brand of pharmaceutical item may be listed without being subject to a new brand statutory price reduction; continue the operation of the Australian Community Pharmacy Authority and the pharmacy location rules beyond 30 June 2020; and make technical amendments.
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17 Aug 2017
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Finance
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Part of a package of 11 bills to fund the Commonwealth’s contribution to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, the bill: repeals the
Nation-building Funds Act 2008
; and makes consequential amendments to five Acts.
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31 May 2017
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Social Services
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Amends the
National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013
to establish the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission with functions in relation to: registration and regulation of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) providers, including Practice Standards and a Code of Conduct; compliance monitoring, investigation and enforcement action; responding to complaints and reportable incidents including abuse and neglect of a person with disability; national policy setting for the screening of workers; national oversight and policy in relation to behaviour support and monitoring restrictive practices within the NDIS; and information sharing arrangements. Also amends the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013
to make minor administrative amendments in response to an independent review of the Act.
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30 Mar 2017
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education and Training
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Introduced with the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment (Annual Registration Charge) Bill 2017, the bill amends the
National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Charges) Act 2012
to: impose a National VET regulator (NVR) annual registration charge as a tax; and validate annual registration fees collected by the Australian Skills and Quality Authority from NVR registered training organisations and certain providers registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students before 1 July 2017.
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30 Mar 2017
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education and Training
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Introduced with the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Charges) Amendment (Annual Registration Charge) Bill 2017, the bill amends the:
National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011
to clarify that National VET Regulator (NVR) registered training organisations and certain providers registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students are liable to pay the NVR annual registration charge; and National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Transitional Provisions) Act 2011
to make consequential amendments.
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20 Mar 2017
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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MCGOWAN, Cathy, MP
- Summary
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Amends the
National Land Transport Act 2014
to: include additional matters which the minister must consider when approving a project as an Investment Project; and provide for the publishing and tabling of the project approval instrument for an Investment Project and a summary of the evidence on which the minister’s decision to approve the project is based.
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15 Feb 2017
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
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Amends the
Native Title Act 1993
to respond to the Federal Court’s decision in McGlade v Native Title Registrar
[2017] FCAFC 10 by: confirming the legal status and enforceability of agreements which have been registered by the Native Title Registrar on the Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements without the signature of all members of a registered native title claimant (RNTC); enabling the registration of agreements which have been made but have not yet been registered; and ensuring that area Indigenous Land Use Agreements can be registered without requiring every member of the RNTC to be a party to the agreement.
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24 Nov 2016
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health
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Amends the
National Health Act 1953
to: enable the minister, the secretary or the Chief Executive Medicare to arrange for the use of computer programs to make decisions and determinations, exercise powers or comply with obligations and do anything else related to those actions; enable approved pharmacists whose premises have been affected by disaster or exceptional circumstances to supply pharmaceutical benefits at alternative premises in the same locality for a limited period and be paid for claims at the full rate; and ensure that entitlements for concessional beneficiaries and their dependants will apply for pharmaceutical benefits until midnight on the day of a person’s death.
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14 Sep 2016
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health
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Introduced with the Narcotic Drugs Legislation Amendment Bill 2016, the bill imposes charges on licences granted under the
Narcotic Drugs Act 1967
to enable the Commonwealth to recover the costs of the administration, monitoring and assessment of compliance under the Act after the licence and permits associated with the licence are granted.
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14 Sep 2016
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health
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Introduced with the Narcotic Drugs (Licence Charges) Bill 2016, the bill amends the
Narcotic Drugs Act 1967
to: protect sensitive law enforcement information that may be disclosed by law enforcement agencies for the purposes of regulatory action relating to medicinal cannabis licences, cannabis research licences and manufacture licences; introduce an offence for the unauthorised disclosure of sensitive law enforcement information in certain circumstances; clarify that cannabis research licence holders can supply seeds to licensed cultivators; enable the minister to make standards and guidelines; enable the making of regulations to specify periods within which the secretary must notify licence holders of certain matters; provide for the timing of payments of fees and charges; and enable the pro-rating refund, waiving, reduction or remission of fees; and the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989
to enable regulations to be made prescribing the circumstances in which the use of medicinal cannabis products can be authorised.
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