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• Territories Stolen Generations Redress Scheme (Facilitation) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Aug 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Indigenous Australians 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Territories Stolen Generations Redress Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021 to facilitate the implementation of certain aspects of the Territories Stolen Generations Redress Scheme, the bill: provides that the receipt of a redress payment does not affect a person's eligibility for any pension, benefit, payment or service under a law of the Commonwealth or require the repayment of an amount to the Commonwealth; and provides that the redress payment cannot be transferred to another person, either by voluntary act or by operation of law. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Economic Empowerment) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Aug 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Indigenous Australians 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976

  to: establish the Northern Territory Aboriginal Investment Corporation to invest in Aboriginal business and commercial projects and make other payments for the benefit of Aboriginal people living in the Northern Territory (NT); amend exploration and mining processes on Aboriginal land in the NT; prescribe the nomination and approval processes and funding arrangements for approved entities that may hold a township lease; provide that land councils may enter into agreements in respect of land that is the subject of a deed of grant held in escrow; increase the amount at which land councils must seek ministerial approval to enter into a contract; remove the requirement that certain permits may only be revoked by the issuer of the permit; increase penalties for unauthorised access to Aboriginal land; remove redundant powers which allow for the delegation of land council functions to certain corporations; and make technical amendments in relation to the Aboriginals Benefit Account. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Amendment (Remissions of Sentences) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Aug 2021 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Crimes Act 1918

  to: repeal section 19AA which applies remissions or reductions under state or territory laws to federal sentences; and make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Foreign Intelligence Legislation Amendment Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Aug 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to: enable the Director-General of Security to apply for a warrant authorising the interception of a communication for the purpose of obtaining foreign intelligence from foreign communications; provide that foreign intelligence information provided in certain circumstances may be used for purposes as approved by the Attorney-General; and make technical amendments; and

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to enable the Attorney-General to issue foreign intelligence warrants to collect foreign intelligence on Australians in Australia who are acting for, or on behalf of, a foreign power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Paid Parental Leave Amendment (COVID-19 Work Test) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Aug 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Paid Parental Leave Act 2010

  to provide that a person in receipt of a COVID-19 Australian Government payment or the COVID-19 disaster payment will be considered to be performing qualifying work for the purpose of the paid parental leave work test. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Legislation Amendment (Discipline Reform) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Aug 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Defence Force Discipline Act 1982

  to: expand the operation of the disciplinary infringement scheme to provide a means of dealing with minor breaches of military discipline; remove the subordinate summary authority and correct a number of anomalies with regard to the respective jurisdiction of discipline officers and summary authorities, and between the different types of summary authority, in relation to the type of breach of military discipline, the rank of defence members with which each can deal, and the powers and punishments available to each level of authority; establish new service offences for failure to perform duty or carry out an activity, cyber-bullying, failure to comply with removal order (in relation to material on social media that constitutes cyber-bullying) and failure to comply with requirement to notify change in circumstances (in relation to the receipt of a benefit or allowance); and make amendments contingent on the commencement of the

  Online Safety Act 2021

  ; and

  Defence Force Discipline Act 1982

  and

  Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Counting, Scrutiny and Operational Efficiencies) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Aug 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to: insert a vote-saving provision for postal votes that are not received inside a sealed envelope bearing a postal vote certificate; enable postal voters outside Australia to complete certain procedural steps electronically if they are unable to comply with authorised witness requirements; amend how records of paper-based postal vote applications are managed; remove the requirements for pre-poll declaration envelopes to carry a distinguishing number; provide for a fixed pre-poll period commencing no earlier than 12 days before polling day; enable the early opening and sorting of pre-poll ballot papers, and the early extraction of declaration votes; allow ‘spoilt’ or ‘discarded’ ballot papers to be bundled; increase the number of scrutineers permitted to observe the computerised scrutiny of Senate elections; and remove the requirement for the authorisation of printed electoral material to include details of the printer. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Party Registration Integrity) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Aug 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to: increase the minimum membership requirements for non-parliamentary parties from 500 to 1500 unique members; and require the Electoral Commission to refuse an application by a political party to register a name, abbreviation or logo that replicates a key word or words in the registered name or abbreviation of a registered policy party without consent. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Political Campaigners) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Aug 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to reduce from $500 000 to $100 000 the threshold for electoral expenditure that can be incurred by an individual or organisation before they are required to register as a political campaigner. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Charter of the United Nations Amendment Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Aug 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Charter of the United Nations Act 1945

  to: specify that certain counter-terrorism financial sanctions lists and revocations be made by legislative instrument; and confirm the validity of action that has been taken, or which may need to be taken, in respect of conduct in relation to existing counter-terrorism financial sanctions listings that were made but not registered on the Federal Register of Legislation at the time of their making. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum