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  • Date
    15 Jun 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Terminates the lease in respect of Block 26, Section 44 in the Division of Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    09 Feb 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance 
    Summary
    Introduced with the National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023 and Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Measures No. 1) Bill 2023, the bill establishes the Housing Australia Future Fund to make grants, and enable Housing Australia to make grants and loans, in relation to acute housing needs, social housing or affordable housing. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    13 Sep 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Identity Verification Services Bill 2023, the bill amends the
    Australian Passports Act 2005
    to enable automated disclosures of personal information to a specified person via the Document Verification Service or the Face Verification Service. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    13 Sep 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Identity Verification Services (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023, the bill provides a framework to support the operation of identity verification services. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Sep 2022 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 3) Bill 2022 and Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment Bill 2022, the bill amends the
    Income Tax (Seasonal Labour Mobility Program Withholding Tax) Act 2012
    to change the title of the Act to the
    Income Tax (Labour Mobility Program Withholding Tax) Act 2012
    to reflect the reduction in the tax on certain income earned by foreign resident workers participating in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme from 32.5 per cent to 15 per cent. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    22 Mar 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 
    Summary
    Responds to recommendations of the independent review of Infrastructure Australia (IA) by amending the
    Infrastructure Australia Act 2008
    to amend the functions and governance structure of IA. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    22 Mar 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Aged Care 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Inspector-General of Aged Care Bill 2023, the bill amends the:
    Aged Care Act 1997
    and
    Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Act 2018
    to facilitate the disclosure of protected information to the Inspector-General of Aged Care; and
    National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022
    to require the National Anti-Corruption Commissioner to meet an additional public interest test before a corruption investigation can commence in relation to a matter that has previously been investigated by the Inspector-General of Aged Care. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    22 Mar 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Aged Care 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Inspector-General of Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023, the bill establishes an independent Inspector-General of Aged Care to monitor, investigate and report on the Commonwealth’s administration of the aged care system, including by identifying system issues through independent reviews and making recommendations for improvement. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    30 Nov 2022 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends: the
    Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
    to: enhance the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security's (IGIS) oversight functions and powers; prevent the head or deputy head of an agency within the IGIS's jurisdiction, immediately after serving in that position, being appointed as the Inspector General; allow the IGIS to consider employment-related grievances for staff employed under the
    Office of National Intelligence Act 2018
    ; streamline reporting and information sharing procedures; and make technical amendments to clarify and modernise drafting expressions and remove redundant provisions; 14 Acts to make consequential amendments; and the
    Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
    ,
    National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022
    and
    Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006
    to make amendments contingent on the commencement of the National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    24 May 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Act 2019
    to expand the functions of the office of the Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports to include monitoring, investigation and reporting on the implementation of animal welfare and live animal exports legislation and standards in relation to livestock exports and rename it to the office of the Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports; and
    National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022
    to make consequential amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

What is a bill?

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.