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TOTAL RESULTS: 115
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24 Jun 2010
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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BARNETT, Sen Guy
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Provides for the appointment of an independent officer of Parliament as the Parliamentary Budget Officer to provide advice and analysis to Parliament on the annual Commonwealth budget and any revisions of budgetary estimates or outcomes.
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16 Jun 2010
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Senate
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BROWN, Sen Bob
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Requires the Auditor-General to assess certain government information and advertising campaigns for their compliance with guidelines and to present reports of any assessment to Parliament.
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26 May 2010
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House of Representatives
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Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
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Amends 11 Acts to make amendments consequential on the Paid Parental Leave Bill 2010 and provide for transitional arrangements.
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26 May 2010
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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Amends the
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999
to increase the cap on the research and development component of the laying chickens levy from 10 cents to 30 cents per laying chicken.
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12 May 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
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Establishes a national paid parental leave scheme to enable eligible primary carers to receive 18 weeks’ paid parental leave at the national minimum wage from 1 January 2011.
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18 Mar 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Attorney-General
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Introduced with the National Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2010, the bill: establishes the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement (by renaming and extending the functions of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission); provides for the powers, proceedings and functions of the committee; and gives the committee responsibility for oversighting the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Crime Commission.
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10 Mar 2010
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Amends: the
Corporations Act 2001
to: provide for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission register of company charges to be closed; amend terminology relating to certain transactions which create security interests; and extend the concept of property; the Personal Property Securities Act 2009
to simplify certain transitional provisions; and 10 Acts to make consequential amendments.
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22 Feb 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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KERR, Duncan, MP
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Establishes the Parliamentary (Judicial Misbehaviour or Incapacity) Commission to inquire into, and advise the Parliament on, allegations of judicial misbehaviour or incapacity made against a federal justice. Also amends the
Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987
to permit the testing of a witness’ creditibility in court or other proceedings when that witness has previously given evidence to a House or committee of the Parliament which is inconsistent with the evidence given to the court or tribunal.
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- Date
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03 Feb 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
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Amends the:
Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983
to implement the revised Annex VI to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships to provide for the stepped reduction in the sulphur level in fuel oil used in ships; and Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage) Act 2008
to create responder immunity to protect persons and organisations from liability who act reasonably and in good faith when providing assistance following a spill of fuel oil.
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28 Oct 2009
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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XENOPHON, Sen Nick
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Regulates poker machine use by requiring that poker machines: cannot accept banknotes with a denomination greater than $20; cannot accept certain additional credits; cannot allow a bet in excess of $1 per spin; and cannot allow a loss exceeding $120 in one hour’s operation. Also imposes penalties for a contravention of these requirements.
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