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• Parliamentary Service Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Sponsor

  HOGG, Sen John 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Parliamentary Service Act 1999

  to: clarify the roles and responsibilities of secretaries of parliamentary service departments; amend the role and responsibilities of the Senior Executive Service; clarify when reviews of action may be undertaken by the Parliamentary Service Merit Protection Commissioner (MPC); provide for the Parliamentary Service Commissioner (the commissioner) to undertake investigations into whistleblower reports after notifying the Presiding Officers; enable the commissioner and the MPC to delegate their powers and functions; revise the Parliamentary Service Values and Parliamentary Service Code of Conduct and provide for Parliamentary Service Employment Principles; add a statement about the role of the parliamentary service; and make technical amendments in relation to: code of conduct; whistleblower reports; review of actions; non-ongoing parliamentary service employees; confidentiality of information; immunity from suit; legislative instruments; and acting appointments for statutory office-holder positions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Service Amendment Bill 2014

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  Date

  26 Nov 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Parliamentary Service Act 1999

  to provide that: the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (AFP), or a Deputy Commissioner or a senior executive AFP employee nominated by the Parliamentary Presiding Officers be a member of the Security Management Board; and a function of the board is the operation of security measures. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Service Bill 1999

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  Date

  28 Jun 1999 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Sponsor

   

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Superannuation Amendment Bill 2006

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  Date

  11 Oct 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Parliamentary Superannuation Act 2004

  to increase the superannuation contribution for members of parliament elected in the 2004 and later elections from 9 per cent to 15.4 per cent. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Superannuation and Other Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2004

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  Date

  01 Apr 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Parliamentary Superannuation Bill 2004, the bill amends the

  Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948

  to: close the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Scheme to new members from the next general election; and suspend retiring allowances being paid to former senators and members who are again elected at or after the next general election; and

  Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948

  and

  Remuneration and Allowances Act 1990

  to allow a limited salary sacrifice facility for senators and members who are entitled to superannuation under the new arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Superannuation Bill 2004

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  Date

  01 Apr 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Parliamentary Superannuation and Other Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2004, the bill establishes new superannuation arrangements for persons who become members of the Federal Parliament at or after the next general election. The new arrangements will involve a 9 per cent contribution payable into a superannuation fund nominated by the senator or member. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Workplace Reform (Set the Standard Measures No. 1) Bill 2022

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  Date

  09 Feb 2022 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister 

  Summary

  Implements certain recommendations of the

  Set the Standard: Report on the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces

  by amending the:

  Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984

  (MoP(S) Act) to: require a notice of termination of employment to specify the ground or grounds that are relied on for the termination; and clarify that the

  Fair Work Act 2009

  and

  Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009

  apply to staff employed or engaged under the MoP(S) Act;

  Work Health and Safety Act 2011

  to clarify that parliamentarians are officers of the Commonwealth for the purposes of the Act; and

  Age Discrimination Act 2004

  and

  Disability Discrimination Act 1992

  to clarify that staff employed or engaged under the MoP(S) Act are Commonwealth employees for the purposes of the Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Passenger Movement Charge (Timor Sea Treaty) Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills, the bill makes technical amendments to the

  Passenger Movement Charge Act 1978

  , retrospectively, as a consequence of the ratification by Australia and East Timor of the Timor Sea Treaty. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Passenger Movement Charge Amendment (Norfolk Island) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Border Protection 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Territories Legislation Amendment Bill 2016, the bill amends the

  Passenger Movement Charge Act 1978

  to extend the passenger movement charge to people departing Norfolk Island. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Passenger Movement Charge Amendment (Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jul 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty Consequential Amendments Bill 2019 to partially implement the Treaty Between Australia and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Establishing Their Maritime Boundaries in the Timor Sea (New York, 6 March 2018), the bill makes consequential amendments to the

  Passenger Movement Charge Act 1978

  to remove references to the Joint Petroleum Development Area. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum