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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- Date
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13 Feb 2019
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2019, Business Names Registration (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019, Corporations (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019 and National Consumer Credit Protection (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019 to create a new Commonwealth business registry regime, the bill: provides for the appointment, functions and powers of the registrar; and sets the framework for protecting and disclosing information held by the registrar.
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- Date
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26 Mar 1998
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Health and Family Services portfolio
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- Date
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04 Jun 2008
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasurer's portfolio
- Summary
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Amends the
Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911
to: authorise the Treasurer to borrow money on behalf of the Commonwealth by issuing stock denominated in Australia currency (subject to the total face value amount not exceeding $75 billion); and provide for the creation of stock and securities for facilitating securities lending arrangements; Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
to permit the Treasurer to invest public money in authorised investments for purposes other than 'managing the public debt of the Commonwealth'; and Loans Securities Act 1919
to allow the Treasurer to enter into securities lending arrangements and specify the collateral that may be accepted in connection with such arrangements.
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- Date
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12 Nov 1999
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Finance and Administration portfolio
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- Date
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03 Dec 1997
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Finance and Administration portfolio
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- Date
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23 Oct 2002
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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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Protects people who perform voluntary work for the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority from civil liability for acts or omissions by such volunteers, done in good faith when performing that work.
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- Date
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27 Nov 2024
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
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Establishes a scheme for courts to make Commonwealth workplace protection orders to prevent personal violence against Commonwealth workers or in Commonwealth workplaces.
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- Date
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31 Jul 2025
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House of Representatives
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Assent
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
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Establishes a scheme for courts to make Commonwealth workplace protection orders to prevent personal violence against Commonwealth workers or in Commonwealth workplaces.
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- Date
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07 Dec 2000
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfolio
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- Date
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30 Nov 2000
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfolio
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