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.

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  • Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (Customs) Bill 2020

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    Date
    27 Aug 2020 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Environment 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020, Recycling and Waste Reduction (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2020, Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (General) Bill 2020 and Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (Excise) Bill 2020, the bill imposes charges in relation to the export of regulated waste material, so far as those charges are duties of customs. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (Excise) Bill 2020

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    27 Aug 2020 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Environment 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020, Recycling and Waste Reduction (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2020, Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (General) Bill 2020 and Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (Customs) Bill 2020, the bill imposes charges in relation to the export of regulated waste material, so far as those charges are duties of excise. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (General) Bill 2020

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    Date
    27 Aug 2020 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Environment 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020, Recycling and Waste Reduction (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2020, Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (Customs) Bill 2020 and Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (Excise) Bill 2020, the bill imposes charges in relation to the export of regulated waste material, so far as those charges are neither duties of customs nor duties of excise. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020

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    Date
    13 May 2020 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Part of a package of seven bills to implement changes to the financial institution supervisory levy framework, the bill amends the
    Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998
    to: increase the statutory upper limit on the retirement savings account providers supervisory levy to $10 million for the financial year commencing on 1 July 2020; and amend the calculation of the indexation factor used to establish the statutory upper limits applying in later years. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Representation Amendment (6 Regions Per State, 2 Senators Per Region) Bill 2020

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    Date
    24 Feb 2020 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    JOYCE, Barnaby, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Representation Act 1983
    to: impose a geographical requirement on the representation requirements for the Senate, comprised of 6 divisions per state represented by two senators; and
    Commonwealth Electoral Act 1983
    to make a consequential amendment. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Refugee Protection Bill 2019

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    Date
    21 Oct 2019 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    WILKIE, Andrew, MP 
    Summary
    Establishes the Asia Pacific Asylum Seeker Solution as a regional framework for the Australian Government, in partnership with other countries within the Asia Pacific region, to provide for the protection and processing of asylum seekers and refugees. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Royal Commissions Amendment (Private Sessions) Bill 2019

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    Date
    25 Jul 2019 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Prime Minister 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Royal Commission Act 1902
    to: enable a Royal Commission to hold private sessions where a regulation is made authorising it to do so; enable the Chair of a multi-member Royal Commission, or a sole Commissioner, to authorise Assistant Commissioners to hold private sessions; and impose limits on the use and disclosure of private session information and certain information given to the Child Sexual Abuse Royal Commission; and
    Freedom of Information Act 1982
    to make consequential amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Road Vehicle Standards Legislation Amendment Bill 2019

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    04 Jul 2019 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018
    and
    Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2018
    to postpone the commencement of the substantive provisions of these Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Refugee Protection Bill 2019

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    18 Feb 2019 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    WILKIE, Andrew, MP 
    Summary
    Establishes the Asia Pacific Asylum Seeker Solution (APASS) as a regional framework for the Australian Government, in partnership with other countries within the Asia Pacific region, to provide for the protection and processing of asylum seekers and refugees. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Reserve Bank Amendment (Australian Reconstruction and Development Board) Bill 2019

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    Date
    18 Feb 2019 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Reserve Bank Act 1959
    to: establish the Australian Reconstruction and Development Board, within the Reserve Bank of Australia, to facilitate and manage rural adjustment and financial reconstruction activities; and provide for the functions, membership, meetings and other administrative arrangements of the board. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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