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• Parliamentary Business Resources Legislation Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Assent 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Act 2017

  ,

  Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017

  and two related instruments to respond to certain recommendations of the

  Independent Review of the Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017 and Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Act 2017

  in relation to parliamentary business resources and special purpose aircraft travel;

  National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022

  to make consequential and technical amendments; and

  Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017

  and two other Acts to provide that members’ remuneration is payable on a fortnightly rather than monthly basis. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Cancer Screening Register Amendment Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Assent 

  Portfolio

  Health 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Cancer Screening Register Act 2016

  to add lung cancer in the definition of ‘designated cancer’ and in the coverage of the National Cancer Screening Register. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Agriculture Legislation Amendment (Modernising Administrative Processes) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Assent 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989

  to amend administrative processes in relation to governance and appointments; and

  Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Act 1997

  to make consequential and technical amendments. Also repeals the

  Rural Adjustment Act 1992

  and provides for the transfer of records and documents of the National Rural Advisory Council. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Military Invalidity Payments Means Testing) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Assent 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Responds to the Federal Court decision in

  Commissioner of Taxation v Douglas

  [2020] FCAFC 220 by amending the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to provide a clear legal basis for the assessment of income from certain military invalidity pensions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Assent 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Act 1997

  to remove certain limiting words from section 32B (which confers power on the Commonwealth to make, vary or administer an arrangement or grant) and section 39B (which confers power on the Commonwealth to form a company, participate in the formation of a company, acquire shares in a company or become a member of a company). Also makes consequential amendments to 7 Acts and contingent amendments to 2 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Assent 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Digital ID Bill 2023, the bill makes consequential amendments to 6 Acts; and provides for transitional arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Digital ID Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Assent 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023, the bill: establishes an accreditation scheme for entities providing digital ID services; expands the Australian Government Digital ID System; and provides for privacy safeguards and a range of governance arrangements, including establishing the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission as the Digital ID Regulator and expanding the role of the Information Commissioner to regulate privacy protections for digital IDs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services Legislation Amendment (Child Support and Family Assistance Technical Amendments) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  and

  Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

  to: ensure interim period determinations relating to a person’s percentage of care for a child can be made in a broad range of circumstances, including where an earlier care determination has been revoked; and ensure the validity of certain previous interim period determinations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Autonomous Sanctions Amendment Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs and Trade 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Autonomous Sanctions Act 2011

  to specify that individuals and/or entities can be validly sanctioned based on their past conduct or status. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Community Television) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  to: enable the continuation of terrestrial community television to audiences in Melbourne and Adelaide beyond the current expiry date of 30 June 2024; and provide the Australian Communications and Media Authority with certain instrument-making powers; and

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to harmonise the code of practice arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum