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- Date
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30 Nov 2006
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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MILNE, Sen Christine
- Summary
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Requires the Australian Government to effect Australia’s obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change by ratifying the Kyoto Protocol. Also sets greenhouse gas emission, renewable energy and energy efficiency targets and prohibits logging in old growth forests.
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18 Oct 2006
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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LUDWIG, Sen Joe
- Summary
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Amends the
Crimes Act 1914
to provide for victim impact statements and victim reports to be presented in federal criminal proceedings.
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- Date
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21 Jun 2006
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Justice and Customs
- Summary
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Amends the
Customs Act 1901
to: provide Customs officers with additional powers to deal with prescribed prohibited imports that are low value and low risk, including allowing for: voluntary surrender of goods that have not been concealed, grant of post-importation permissions, rather than automatic seizure of goods, and service of infringement notices for certain offences; and reflect the new Certificate of Origin requirements for the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement.
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- Date
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05 Dec 2005
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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ROXON, Nicola, MP
- Summary
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Amends the
Crimes Act 1914
to insert a new offence in relation to threats and incitement to commit violence on racial and religious grounds.
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- Date
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31 Oct 2005
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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TANNER, Lindsay
- Summary
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Amends the
Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998
to: extend to 12 months the period over which policy costings can be obtained from the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Finance and Administration, prior to an election; enable the opposition party to deal directly with the secretaries of the departments; and impose a confidentiality requirement on the secretaries.
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- Date
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30 May 2005
- 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
- Summary
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Amends the
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
to deny public election funding to political parties or candidates accepting donations from the tobacco industry.
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- Date
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08 Dec 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Family and Community Services
- Summary
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Amends the
Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
, Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
and Family Law Act 1975
to: relocate provisions currently contained in regulations relating to overseas maintenance arrangements; and makes minor and consequential amendments; Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
and Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
in relation to: equity between parents in access to courts; and streamlining of certain review processes; and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
, Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
and Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
to make minor and technical amendments in relation to child support.
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- Date
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11 Aug 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Justice and Customs
- Summary
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Introduced with the Customs Amendment (Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2004 to give effect to Australia’s obligations under the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA), the bill amends the
Customs Tariff Act 1995
to: provide duty-free access to certain goods and preferential rates of customs duty for other goods that are of Thai origin; phase the preferential rates of customs duty for certain goods to zero by 2015; and provide the mechanism to initiate safeguard measures on sensitive products including canned tuna, processed pineapple and pineapple juice, if necessary. Also makes contingent amendments to the Customs Tariff Act 1995
and US Free Trade Agreement Implementation (Customs Tariff) Act 2004
in the event the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement is not in force for Australia before TAFTA enters into force for Australia.
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- Date
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04 Aug 2004
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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NETTLE, Kerry
- Summary
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Amends the
Criminal Code Act 1995
to insert new offences in relation to industrial manslaughter and causing serious injury. Also amends the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
in relation to monitoring compliance with related court orders.
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- Date
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23 Sep 2002
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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CONROY, Sen Stephen
- Summary
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Amends the
Corporations Act 2001
in relation to: an increase in penalties for serious breaches of the Act; protection for whistleblowers providing information to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission; executive remuneration reporting requirements; auditor independence and reporting obligations; disclosure standards in relation to research reports; access to analyst briefings; and election processes for directors.
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