Search all bills

TOTAL RESULTS: 3785

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989

  in relation to: appointment, terms of office and eligibility for election of certain statutory office holders of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC); consistency of terminology and practice with the Commonwealth Accrual-Based Outcomes and Outputs Framework; clarification and enhancement of ATSIC’s internal review process; and access to appeal and review processes through the Administrative Review Tribunal. Also contains transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Dec 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989

  to: abolish the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC); rename the Act as the

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005

  ; and make consequential amendments arising from its abolition, including: the transfer of ATSIC’s assets and liabilities to other agencies, the establishment of a new housing fund to be administered by Indigenous Business Australia, and modification of the role of the Office of Evaluation and Audit; and

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2004

  to: abolish regional councils from 1 July 2005; and make consequential amendments. Also makes consequential amendments to 11 other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Amendment Bill 2005 [2006]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Oct 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Heritage 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984

  to: give certainty to international cultural loan arrangements by providing that a certificate of exemption issued under the

  Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986

  allowing the return of loaned cultural heritage objects cannot be overridden by a declaration under the Act; repeal Part IIA and other Victoria-specific provisions to enable the Victorian Government to administer Aboriginal heritage protection in Victoria directly through its own legislation; and make technical amendments as a consequence of the commencement of the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  ; and

  Aboriginal Land (Lake Condah and Framlingham Forest) Act 1987

  to make amendments consequential on the repeal of Part IIA of the

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Mar 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund Bill 2018, the bill amends: the

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005

  to close the Land Account; five Acts to make consequential amendments to support the operation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund on commencement; and the proposed

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund Act 2018

  to make amendments contingent on the repeal of the

  Nation-building Funds Act 2008

  and enactment of the proposed

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Amendment (Indigenous Land Corporation) Act 2018

  . Also provides for transitional arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Mar 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018, the bill provides for the establishment of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund as a dedicated financial asset fund for the making of annual and discretionary payments to the Indigenous Land Corporation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition (Sunset Extension) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Feb 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Act 2013

  to extend the operation of the Act by three years to 28 March 2018. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs / Attorney-General 

  Summary

  The bill: provides for the recognition by the Parliament, on behalf of the people of Australia, of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; requires the minister to cause a review of support for a referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution; requires the minister to present a report of the review to Parliament; and ceases to have effect two years after its commencement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Sep 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986

  in relation to the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council by: modifying quorum requirements for general meetings; extending the timeframe within which new by-laws must be given to the Minister; and enabling the Minister to appoint an Australian Public Service employee within a portfolio agency as the Registrar of the Council. 

  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

• Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Jabiru) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Indigenous Australians 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976

  to: remove the requirement that the term of the Jabiru township lease be 99 years to allow for a shorter term between 40 and 99 years; remove the requirement that the initial grant of the township lease can only be to the Commonwealth; clarify that the new township lease will not automatically extend the term of existing Jabiru subleases beyond the term of the current town head lease; and remove redundant Jabiru-specific leasing provisions; and

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to make a minor consequential amendment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum