Final House Bills List for 2012 (43rd Parliament)

Chamber: House of Representatives
Parl No.: 43
Date: 13 Dec 2012
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As at cob 13 December 2012

Final for 2012

43rd PARLIAMENT — 1ST SESSION — 2012

BILLS INITIATED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills introduced in 2012 — 210 (Including 6 received from the Senate)

Short Title	Intro House	Passed House	Intro Senate	Passed Senate	Assent Date	Act No.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition 2012	28/11¹
Access to Justice (Federal Jurisdiction) Amendment 2011^B	23/11²^,³	16/2	27/2	22/11	11/12	186
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment 2012	28/11⁴^,⁵
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (No. 1) 2012^B	21/3⁶	10/5	18/6
Air Services (Aircraft Noise) Amendment 2011^P	4/7	2Â°negatived 11/10
Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Amendment 2011 ^B	23/11⁷	29/2	29/2	18/6	28/6	90
Appropriation (No. 3) 2011-2012^B	8/2⁸	29/2	29/2	21/3	4/4	30
Appropriation (No. 4) 2011-2012^B	8/2⁹	29/2	29/2	21/3	4/4	31
Appropriation (No. 5) 2011-2012^B	8/5	20/6	21/6	22/6	27/6	65
Appropriation (No. 6) 2011-2012^B	8/5	20/6	21/6	22/6	27/6	66
Appropriation (No. 1) 2012-2013^B	8/5	20/6	21/6	25/6	28/6	78
Appropriation (No. 2) 2012-2013^B	8/5	20/6	21/6	25/6	28/6	79
Appropriation (Implementation of the Report of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers) (No. 1) 2012-2013	30/10	31/10	31/10	19/11	28/11	163
Appropriation (Implementation of the Report of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers) (No. 2) 2012-2013	30/10	31/10	31/10	19/11	28/11	164
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) (No. 1) 2012-2013^B	8/5	20/6	21/6	25/6	28/6	80
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission 2012	23/8¹⁰^,¹¹	18/9^H	20/9	31/10^A¹²	3/12	168
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (Consequential and Transitional) 2012	23/8¹³^,¹⁴	18/9^H	20/9	31/10^A¹⁵	3/12	169
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Defence Families) 2012	24/5	19/6	20/6	23/8	12/9	119
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Defence Service Requirement) 2012^P	21/5
Australian Education 2012	28/11¹⁶^,¹⁷
Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (National Children—s Commissioner) 2012	23/5¹⁸^,¹⁹	21/6	21/6	25/6	28/6	89
Australian Research Council Amendment 2011	23/11	7/2	8/2	21/3	15/4	40
Aviation Legislation Amendment (Liability and Insurance) 2012	22/8	10/9	10/9	27/11	11/12	191
Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Screening) 2012	16/2²⁰^,²¹	23/5^H	18/6	15/8	8/9	116
Banking Amendment (Banking Code of Conduct) 2012^P	10/9
Banking and Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Mobility and Flexibility) 2011^P,^X	22/8
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Digital Television) 2012^B	24/5	30/5	18/6	22/6	28/6	88
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Improved Access to Television Services) 2012	30/5²²	20/6	21/6	25/6	28/6	83
Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment (Transition to Fair Work) 2012 (Previous citation: Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment (Transition to Fair Work) 2011)	3/11²³	16/2^H	28/2	20/3	15/4	42
Charter of Budget Honesty Amendment 2011^P,B,X	22/8
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Online Games) 2011^B	12/10	2/11²⁴	3/11
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (R 18+ Computer Games) 2012^B	15/2²⁵^,²⁶	19/3	20/3	18/6	6/7	103
Clean Energy Amendment (International Emissions Trading and Other Measures) 2012	19/9²⁷^,²⁸	11/10^H	29/10	26/11	13/12	204
Clean Energy (Charges—Customs) Amendment 2012	19/9²⁹^,³⁰	11/10	11/10	26/11	12/12	198
Clean Energy (Charges—Excise) Amendment 2012	19/9³¹^,³²	11/10	11/10	26/11	12/12	199
Clean Energy (Customs Tariff Amendment) 2012	23/5³³^,³⁴	30/5	18/6	25/6	28/6	85
Clean Energy (Excise Tariff Legislation Amendment) 2012	23/5³⁵^,³⁶	30/5	18/6	25/6	28/6	81
Clean Energy Finance Corporation 2012	23/5³⁷	30/5	18/6³⁸	25/6	22/7	104
Clean Energy Legislation Amendment 2012	23/5³⁹^,⁴⁰	30/5	18/6	25/6	28/6	84
Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge—Auctions) Amendment 2012	19/9⁴¹^,⁴²	11/10	11/10	26/11	13/12	203
Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) 2012	22/3⁴³^,⁴⁴^,⁴⁵	31/5^H	18/6	18/6	21/6	55
Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) 2012	22/3⁴⁶^,⁴⁷^,⁴⁸	31/5^H	18/6	18/6	21/6	56
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations and Other Measures) 2010	20/10	17/11	17/11
Commonwealth Government Securities Legislation Amendment (Retail Trading) 2012	27/6	11/9^H	13/9	1/11	17/11	155
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Food Labelling) 2012^P	17/9⁴⁹^,⁵⁰
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Horticultural Code of Conduct) 2011^P,X	19/9⁵¹
Constitutional Corporations (Farm Gate to Plate) 2011^P,X	19/9⁵²
Consumer Credit Legislation Amendment (Enhancements) 2012 (Previous citation: Consumer Credit and Corporations Legislation Amendment (Enhancements) 2011)	21/9⁵³^,⁵⁴	26/6^H	14/8	20/8	17/9	130
Corporations Amendment (Further Future of Financial Advice Measures) 2012^B (Previous citation: Corporations Amendment (Further Future of Financial Advice Measures) 2011)	24/11⁵⁵^,⁵⁶	22/3^H	10/5	20/6^A⁵⁷	27/6	68
Corporations Amendment (Future of Financial Advice) 2012^B (Previous citation: Corporations Amendment (Future of Financial Advice) 2011)	13/10⁵⁸^,⁵⁹	22/3^H	10/5	20/6^A⁶⁰	27/6	67
Corporations Amendment (Phoenixing and Other Measures) 2012	15/2⁶¹	1/3	13/3⁶²	9/5	26/5	48
Corporations Amendment (Proxy Voting) 2012^B	24/5	31/5	18/6	18/6	27/6	73
Corporations Legislation Amendment (Audit Enhancement) 2012^B	29/2	13/3	14/3	18/6	27/6	72
Corporations Legislation Amendment (Derivative Transactions) 2012	12/9⁶³	29/10^H	31/10	22/11	6/12	178
Corporations Legislation Amendment (Financial Reporting Panel) 2012^B	21/6	28/6	29/6⁶⁴	23/8	12/9	118
Courts and Tribunals Legislation Amendment (Administration) 2012	31/10⁶⁵^,⁶⁶
Courts Legislation Amendment (Judicial Complaints) 2012	14/3⁶⁷^,⁶⁸	10/9	12/9	22/11	11/12	187
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Organised Crime and Other Measures) 2012	28/11⁶⁹
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers and Offences) 2012^B (Previous citation: Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers and Offences) 2011)	23/11⁷⁰	1/3^H	13/3	20/3	4/4	24
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious Drugs, Identity Crime and Other Measures) 2012^B	10/10⁷¹^,⁷²	30/10	31/10	21/11	28/11	167
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Slavery, Slavery-like Conditions and People Trafficking) 2012^B	30/5⁷³^,⁷⁴	22/8	22/8
Criminal Code Amendment (Cluster Munitions Prohibition) 2010^B	27/10⁷⁵	18/11	22/11	21/8	8/9	114
Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Improvements) (No. 1) 2012 (Previous citation: Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Improvements) (No. 2) 2011)	23/11	28/2	29/2	27/11	13/12	205
Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Improvements) (No. 2) 2012^B	21/3	9/5	10/5	27/11	13/12	206
Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Improvements) (No. 3) 2012	27/6	15/8	16/8	27/11	12/12	196
Customs Amendment (Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation and Other Measures) 2012^B	1/11	27/11	28/11	29/11	4/12	172
Customs Amendment (Military End-Use) 2011^B	2/11⁷⁶	21/11	22/11	29/10^A⁷⁷	13/11	152
Customs Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) 2012	28/11⁷⁸
Customs Amendment (New Zealand Rules of Origin) 2011	16/6	6/7	7/7	9/2	6/3	1
Customs Amendment (Reducing Business Compliance Burden) 2011	23/11	7/2	8/2	21/3	15/4	37
Customs Amendment (Smuggled Tobacco) 2012^B	27/6⁷⁹^,⁸⁰	22/8	23/8	11/10	6/11	146
Customs Tariff Amendment (2012 Measures No. 1) 2012	20/6	15/8	16/8	13/9	25/9	137
Customs Tariff Amendment (Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) 2012^B	1/11	27/11	28/11	29/11	4/12	173
Customs Tariff Amendment (Schedule 4) 2012^B	21/3	9/5	10/5	13/9	25/9	138
Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Amendment (No. 1) 2012^B	21/3	9/5	10/5	27/11	12/12	195
Cybercrime Legislation Amendment 2011	22/6⁸¹	24/8	24/8	22/8^A⁸²	12/9	120
Defence Trade Controls 2011^B	2/11⁸³^,⁸⁴	21/11	22/11	29/10^A⁸⁵^,⁸⁶	13/11	153
Dental Benefits Amendment 2012^B	12/9⁸⁷	11/10	11/10	26/11	10/12	183
Do Not Knock Register 2012^P,^B,^X	21/5⁸⁸
Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection Service and Other Measures) 2011	22/9⁸⁹^,⁹⁰	3/11	3/11	29/2^A⁹¹	20/3	9
Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Amendment (Tuition Protection Service) 2011	22/9⁹²^,⁹³	3/11	3/11	29/2	20/3	10
Education Services for Overseas Students (TPS Levies) 2011	22/9⁹⁴^,⁹⁵	3/11	3/11	29/2	20/3	11
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Administration) 2012	29/11⁹⁶
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Procedure) 2012	27/6⁹⁷	23/8^H	10/9
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Maintaining Address) 2011	23/11⁹⁸	21/3	22/3	21/6	24/7	110
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Protecting Elector Participation) 2012	15/2⁹⁹	21/3	22/3	21/6	24/7	111
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Declared Commercial Fishing Activities) 2012 (Previous citation: Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Declared Fishing Activities) 2012)	11/9¹⁰⁰	13/9^H	17/9	19/9	19/9	131
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) 2012	22/3¹⁰¹	29/5^H	18/6	10/9^A¹⁰²^,¹⁰³	24/10	145
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Making Marine Parks Accountable) 2012 [No. 2]^P	17/9
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Mining, Petroleum and Water Resources) 2011^P,X	12/9¹⁰⁴
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Amendment 2012	1/3¹⁰⁵	18/6	19/6	22/11	6/12	179
Excise Amendment (Reducing Business Compliance Burden) 2011	23/11	7/2	8/2	21/3	15/4	36
Excise Tariff Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) 2012	19/9¹⁰⁶^,¹⁰⁷	11/10	11/10	26/11	12/12	200
Extradition and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation Amendment 2011^B	6/7¹⁰⁸	20/9^H	21/9	29/2	20/3	7
Fair Entitlements Guarantee 2012	11/10	30/10^H	19/11	26/11	28/11	159
Fair Indexation of Military Superannuation Entitlements 2012^P	29/10¹⁰⁹
Fair Work Amendment 2012	30/10	1/11¹¹⁰	1/11	28/11	4/12	174
Fair Work Amendment (Better Work/Life Balance) 2012^P	13/2¹¹¹
Fair Work Amendment (Tackling Job Insecurity) 2012^P	26/11¹¹²
Fair Work Amendment (Transfer of Business) 2012	11/10	1/11	1/11	26/11^A¹¹³	4/12	175
Fair Work (Job Security and Fairer Bargaining) Amendment 2012^P,^B	27/2
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment 2012	31/5¹¹⁴	25/6	25/6	26/6	29/6	93
Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives 2012 (Previous citation: Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives 2011)	7/7	15/2 ^H	27/2	15/3	4/4	26
Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge) 2012 (Previous citation: Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge) 2011)	7/7	15/2^H	27/2	15/3	4/4	27
Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) 2012 (Previous citation: Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) 2011)	7/7	15/2^H	27/2	15/3	4/4	28
Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment 2012	15/2	29/2	1/3	9/5	26/5	49
Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment (Schoolkids Bonus Budget Measures) 2012	9/5	9/5	10/5	10/5	26/5	50
Family Law Amendment (Validation of Certain Orders and Other Measures) 2012	14/3	20/3	22/3	22/3	10/4	32
Federal Circuit Court of Australia Legislation Amendment 2012^B	20/9	10/10	11/10	19/11	28/11	165
Federal Circuit Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments) 2012	28/11
Federal Financial Relations Amendment (National Health Reform) 2012	22/3	31/5^H	18/6	18/6	25/6	61
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment (No. 1) 2012^B	16/2	1/3	13/3	21/3	4/4	25
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment (No. 2) 2012	30/5	19/6	20/6	22/6	28/6	82
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment (No. 3) 2012	26/6	26/6	27/6	27/6	28/6	77
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment (No. 4) 2012	29/11
Fisheries Legislation Amendment (No. 1) 2012^B	27/6	16/8	20/8
Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment (Cubbie Station) 2012^P	26/11
Freedom of Information Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Office) 2012	10/10¹¹⁵^,¹¹⁶	30/10	30/10	22/11	4/12	177
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards 2012	30/5¹¹⁷^,¹¹⁸	22/8^H	10/9	13/9	21/9	132
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Registration Fees) 2012	30/5¹¹⁹^,¹²⁰	22/8^H	10/9	13/9	21/9	133
Health and Other Legislation Amendment 2012	19/9	27/11	28/11
Health Insurance (Dental Services) 2012^P^,B	19/3	2Â°negatived 31/5
Health Insurance Amendment (Extended Medicare Safety Net) 2012^B	27/6	16/8	20/8	22/8	12/9	123
Health Insurance Amendment (Professional Services Review) 2012	9/5	9/5	10/5	18/6	27/6	76
Higher Education Support Amendment (No. 1) 2012	15/2	15/3	15/3	20/3	15/4	38
Higher Education Support Amendment (Maximum Payment Amounts and Other Measures) 2012^B	12/9¹²¹	10/10	11/10	1/11	17/11	156
Higher Education Support Amendment (Streamlining and Other Measures) 2012^B	19/9	10/10¹²²	11/10	21/11^A¹²³	28/11	160
Higher Education Support Amendment (Student Contribution Amounts and Other Measures) 2012	23/5	27/6	27/6	20/8	13/9	127
Illegal Logging Prohibition 2012 (Previous citation: Illegal Logging Prohibition 2011)	23/11¹²⁴^,¹²⁵	20/8^H	22/8	19/11	28/11	166
Income Tax (Managed Investment Trust Withholding Tax) Amendment 2012	24/5¹²⁶	26/6	28/6	28/6	29/6	96
Income Tax Rates Amendment (Unlawful Payments from Regulated Superannuation Funds) 2012	29/11
Income Tax (Seasonal Labour Mobility Program Withholding Tax) 2012^B	24/5¹²⁷	31/5	18/6	18/6	21/6	59
Indirect Tax Laws Amendment (Assessment) 2012^B	29/2	13/3	14/3	21/3	15/4	39
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment 2012^B	12/9	18/9	19/9	11/10	6/11	147
Insurance Contracts Amendment 2012^B (Previous citation: Insurance Contracts Amendment 2011)	23/11¹²⁸	19/3^H	20/3	21/3	15/4	41
International Fund for Agricultural Development Amendment 2012	13/9¹²⁹
International Monetary Agreements Amendment (Loans) 2012	15/8	22/8	23/8	13/9	25/9	139
International Tax Agreements Amendment 2012	29/11
Judges and Governors-General Legislation Amendment (Family Law) 2012^B	15/3	21/3¹³⁰	22/3	20/9	11/10	143
Judicial Misbehaviour and Incapacity (Parliamentary Commissions) 2012	14/3¹³¹^,¹³²	10/9^H	12/9	22/11	11/12	188
Law Enforcement Integrity Legislation Amendment 2012^B	19/9¹³³^,¹³⁴	29/10	30/10	27/11	12/12	194
Legislative Instruments Amendment (Sunsetting Measures) 2012^B	23/5	26/6	27/6	13/9	22/9	135
Livestock Export (Animal Welfare Conditions) 2011^P,^X	31/10
Livestock Export (Animal Welfare Conditions) 2012^P	10/9
Malabar Headland Protection 2012	9/5
Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law 2012	24/5	19/6	20/6	23/8	12/9	121
Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law (Consequential Amendments) 2012	24/5	19/6	20/6	23/8	12/9	122
Maritime Legislation Amendment 2012^B	27/6	15/8	16/8	13/9	25/9	140
Maritime Powers 2012	30/5¹³⁵^,¹³⁶	20/8	20/8
Maritime Powers (Consequential Amendments) 2012	30/5¹³⁷^,¹³⁸	20/8	20/8
Marriage Amendment 2012^P,^B	13/2¹³⁹	2Â°negatived 19/9
Marriage Equality Amendment 2012^P,^B	13/2¹⁴⁰
Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) and Other Legislation Amendment 2012	9/2	9/2	9/2¹⁴¹	27/2	6/3	4
Migration Amendment (Reform of Employer Sanctions) 2012^B	19/9	27/11	28/11
Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) 2012	31/10¹⁴²	27/11^H
Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) 2012 (Previous citation: Migration Legislation Amendment (Offshore Processing and Other Measures) 2011)	21/9	15/8^H	15/8	16/8	17/8	113
Migration Legislation Amendment (Student Visas) 2012	22/3¹⁴³	10/5	10/5	1/11^A¹⁴⁴	12/12	192
Migration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) 2012^P,^B	13/2	27/6^H	2Â°negatived 28/6
Migration (Visa Evidence) Charge 2012^B	9/5¹⁴⁵	21/6	22/6	23/8	12/9	124
Migration (Visa Evidence) Charge (Consequential Amendments) 2012^B	9/5¹⁴⁶	21/6	22/6	23/8	12/9	125
Military Court of Australia 2012	21/6¹⁴⁷^,¹⁴⁸
Military Court of Australia (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 2012	21/6¹⁴⁹^,¹⁵⁰
Minerals Resource Rent Tax 2011	2/11¹⁵¹^,¹⁵²	22/11^H,M	7/2	19/3	29/3	13
Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) 2011	2/11¹⁵³^,¹⁵⁴	22/11^M	7/2	19/3	29/3	14
Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—Customs) 2011	2/11¹⁵⁵^,¹⁵⁶	22/11^M	7/2	19/3	29/3	15
Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—Excise) 2011	2/11¹⁵⁷^,¹⁵⁸	22/11^M	7/2	19/3	29/3	16
Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—General) 2011	2/11¹⁵⁹^,¹⁶⁰	22/11^M	7/2	19/3	29/3	17
National Broadcasting Legislation Amendment 2012 (Previous citation: National Broadcasting Legislation Amendment 2010)	30/9¹⁶¹	23/11	24/11	20/6^A¹⁶²	24/7	112
National Disability Insurance Scheme 2012	29/11¹⁶³
National Electricity 2012^P	29/10¹⁶⁴
National Gambling Reform 2012	1/11¹⁶⁵^,¹⁶⁶	29/11^H	29/11	29/11	12/12	193
National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) (No. 1) 2012	1/11¹⁶⁷^,¹⁶⁸	29/11^H	29/11	29/11	11/12	189
National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) (No. 2) 2012	1/11¹⁶⁹^,¹⁷⁰	29/11	29/11	29/11	11/12	190
National Health Amendment (Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement Initiatives) 2012 (Previous citation: National Health Amendment (Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement Initiatives) 2011)	23/11	16/2^H	27/2	1/3	20/3	8
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) 2012^B	23/5	31/5	18/6	20/6	28/6	87
National Health Reform Amendment (Administrator and National Health Funding Body) 2012	22/3¹⁷¹	31/5^H	18/6	18/6	25/6	62
National Health Security Amendment 2012^B	19/9	10/10	11/10	22/11	10/12	182
National Integrity Commissioner 2012^P	28/5¹⁷²
National Portrait Gallery of Australia 2012	23/8	11/9	12/9	11/10	6/11	148
National Portrait Gallery of Australia (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) 2012	23/8	11/9	12/9	11/10	6/11	149
National Radioactive Waste Management 2010	21/10¹⁷³	22/2	28/2	13/3^A¹⁷⁴	4/4	29
National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Charges) 2012	22/3¹⁷⁵	23/5	18/6	22/6	22/7	105
Native Title Amendment 2012	28/11¹⁷⁶^,¹⁷⁷
Navigation 2012	24/5	19/6	20/6	23/8	13/9	128
Navigation (Consequential Amendments) 2012	24/5	19/6	20/6	23/8	13/9	129
Nuclear Terrorism Legislation Amendment 2011^B	23/11	9/2	27/2	27/2	6/3	3
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Compliance Measures) 2012	28/11
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Significant Incident Directions) 2011^B	21/9¹⁷⁸	23/11	7/2	9/2	6/3	2
Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) 2012	19/9¹⁷⁹^,¹⁸⁰	11/10	11/10	26/11	12/12	202
Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) 2012	19/9¹⁸¹^,¹⁸²	11/10	11/10	26/11	12/12	201
Paid Parental Leave and Other Legislation Amendment (Consolidation) 2011	3/11
Paid Parental Leave and Other Legislation Amendment (Dad and Partner Pay and Other Measures) 2012	22/3	24/5	18/6	27/6	22/7	109
Parliamentary Budget Office 2011^P,B,X	22/8
Parliamentary Counsel and Other Legislation Amendment 2012^B	10/5	23/5	18/6	22/6	22/7	107
Passenger Movement Charge Amendment 2012	23/5¹⁸³^,¹⁸⁴	20/6^H	21/6	27/6	29/6	94
Pay As You Go Withholding Non-compliance Tax 2011	13/10¹⁸⁵^,¹⁸⁶
Pay As You Go Withholding Non-compliance Tax 2012	24/5¹⁸⁷	20/6	21/6	27/6	29/6	95
Personal Liability for Corporate Fault Reform 2012	19/9¹⁸⁸	1/11	1/11	22/11	10/12	180
Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records 2011	23/11¹⁸⁹	29/2	29/2	19/6^A¹⁹⁰	26/6	63
Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records (Consequential Amendments) 2011	23/11¹⁹¹	29/2	29/2	19/6^A¹⁹²	26/6	64
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Amendment 2011	2/11¹⁹³^,¹⁹⁴	22/11^M	7/2	19/3	29/3	18
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—Customs) 2011	2/11¹⁹⁵^,¹⁹⁶	22/11^M	7/2	19/3	29/3	19
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—Excise) 2011	2/11¹⁹⁷^,¹⁹⁸	22/11^M	7/2	19/3	29/3	20
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—General) 2011	2/11¹⁹⁹^,²⁰⁰	22/11^M	7/2	19/3	29/3	21
Police Overseas Service (Territories of Papua and New Guinea) Medal 2011^P,^X	21/11
Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) 2012^B	23/5²⁰¹^,²⁰²	17/9	18/9	27/11^A²⁰³	12/12	197
Private Health Insurance Amendment (Lifetime Health Cover Loading and Other Measures) 2012	28/11²⁰⁴
Protecting Local Jobs (Regulating Enterprise Migration Agreements) 2012^P	18/6²⁰⁵
Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan 2012	28/11
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) 2012^P	29/10²⁰⁶
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) (Consequential Amendments) 2012^P	29/10²⁰⁷
Public Service Amendment 2012	1/3	20/8^H	22/8
Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) 2012	10/10²⁰⁸^,²⁰⁹^,²¹⁰
Road Safety Remuneration 2012 (Previous citation: Road Safety Remuneration 2011)	23/11²¹¹	19/3^H	20/3	20/3	16/4	46
Road Safety Remuneration (Consequential Amendments and Related Provisions) 2012 (Previous citation: Road Safety Remuneration (Consequential Amendments and Related Provisions) 2011)	23/11²¹²	19/3^H	20/3	20/3	16/4	47
Shipping Reform (Tax Incentives) 2012	22/3²¹³^,²¹⁴^,²¹⁵	31/5^H	18/6	18/6	21/6	53
Shipping Registration Amendment (Australian International Shipping Register) 2012	22/3²¹⁶^,²¹⁷^,²¹⁸	31/5^H	18/6	18/6	21/6	54
Skills Australia Amendment (Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency) 2012	22/3²¹⁹	22/5	18/6	19/6	27/6	69
Social and Community Services Pay Equity Special Account 2012	10/10	11/10	11/10	31/10	8/11	150
Social and Community Services Pay Equity Special Account (Consequential Amendments) 2012	10/10	11/10	11/10	31/10	8/11	151
Social Security Amendment (Supporting Australian Victims of Terrorism Overseas) 2012^B (Previous citation: Social Security Amendment (Supporting Australian Victims of Terrorism Overseas) 2011)	24/3²²⁰	21/6^H	22/6	22/6	22/7	106
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (2012 Budget and Other Measures) 2012	24/5²²¹	29/5	18/6	26/6	29/6	98
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Disability Support Pension Participation Reforms) 2012	15/2	29/2	29/2	9/5	26/5	51
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Further 2012 Budget and Other Measures) 2012^B	12/9²²²	11/10	11/10	1/11	17/11	154
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support and Other Measures) 2012^B	9/2²²³	29/2	29/2	9/5	26/5	52
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support Bonus) 2012	29/11
Social Security Legislation Amendment 2011	23/11²²⁴	27/2	29/2	29/6^A²²⁵^,²²⁶	29/6	102
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Incentives to Work) 2012	31/5²²⁷	28/6	29/6²²⁸	9/10	24/10	144
Solar Hot Water Rebate 2012 [No. 2]^P	19/3	2Â°negatived 31/5
Statute Law Revision 2012	15/8	22/8	23/8	13/9	22/9	136
Statute Stocktake (Appropriations) (No. 1) 2012^B	20/6	27/6	27/6	13/9	25/9	141
Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory 2012 (Previous citation: Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory 2011)	23/11²²⁹	27/2^H	29/2	29/6^A²³⁰^,²³¹	29/6	100
Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) 2011	23/11²³²	27/2	29/2	29/6^A²³³^,²³⁴	29/6	101
Superannuation Auditor Registration Imposition 2012	19/9	29/10	30/10	22/11	28/11	161
Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment 2011	2/11²³⁵^,²³⁶	22/11^H,M	7/2	19/3	29/3	22
Superannuation Laws Amendment (Capital Gains Tax Relief and Other Efficiency Measures) 2012	19/9	29/10	30/10	22/11	28/11	158
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Further MySuper and Transparency Measures) 2012	19/9²³⁷	28/11^H	29/11	29/11	3/12	171
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (MySuper Core Provisions) 2012 (Previous citation: Superannuation Legislation Amendment (MySuper Core Provisions) 2011)	3/11²³⁸	22/8^H	10/9	22/11^A²³⁹	28/11	162
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (New Zealand Arrangement) 2012	11/10	30/10	30/10	22/11	10/12	181
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Reducing Illegal Early Release and Other Measures) 2012	29/11
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Service Providers and Other Governance Measures) 2012	29/11²⁴⁰
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Stronger Super) 2012	24/5²⁴¹	18/6	19/6	26/6	28/6	91
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Obligations and Prudential Standards) 2012	16/2²⁴²	23/5	18/6	14/8	8/9	117
Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment 2012	24/5²⁴³	18/6	19/6	26/6	28/6	92
Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 1) 2012^B	1/3²⁴⁴	22/5	18/6	18/6	27/6	75
Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 9) 2011^B	23/11²⁴⁵	14/2	27/2	1/3	21/3	12
Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 1) 2012	21/3	9/5	10/5	18/6	27/6	71
Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 2) 2012	24/5²⁴⁶	20/6^H	21/6	27/6	29/6	99
Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 3) 2012^B	24/5²⁴⁷	31/5	18/6	18/6	21/6	58
Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 4) 2012	28/6²⁴⁸	21/8^H	23/8	19/9	28/9	142
Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 5) 2012	19/9	30/10^H	19/11	22/11	10/12	184
Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 6) 2012	29/11²⁴⁹
Tax Laws Amendment (Clean Building Managed Investment Trust) 2012	10/10²⁵⁰	30/10^H	31/10	22/11	10/12	185
Tax Laws Amendment (Cross-Border Transfer Pricing) (No. 1) 2012	24/5	19/6²⁵¹	20/6	20/8	8/9	115
Tax Laws Amendment (Income Tax Rates) 2012^B	24/5²⁵²	31/5^H	18/6	18/6	21/6	60
Tax Laws Amendment (Investment Manager Regime) 2012^B	21/6	27/6	27/6	23/8	13/9	126
Tax Laws Amendment (Managed Investment Trust Withholding Tax) 2012	21/6²⁵³	26/6	28/6	28/6	29/6	97
Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) 2012	10/5	22/5	18/6	20/6	28/6	86
Tax Laws Amendment (Shipping Reform) 2012	22/3²⁵⁴^,²⁵⁵ ²⁵⁶	31/5^H	18/6	18/6	21/6	57
Tax Laws Amendment (Special Conditions for Not-for-profit Concessions) 2012	23/8²⁵⁷^,²⁵⁸
Tax Laws Amendment (Stronger, Fairer, Simpler and Other Measures) 2011	2/11²⁵⁹^,²⁶⁰	22/11^H,M	7/2	19/3	29/3	23
Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Community Consultation) 2011^P,X	19/9²⁶¹
Telecommunications (Industry Levy) 2011	2/11²⁶²^,²⁶³	8/2	9/2	20/3	16/4	45
Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) 2012^B	22/3	29/5^H	18/6	18/6	27/6	74
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Service Reform) 2011	2/11²⁶⁴^,²⁶⁵	8/2	9/2	20/3^A²⁶⁶	16/4	44
Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency 2011	2/11²⁶⁷^,²⁶⁸	8/2	9/2^R²⁶⁹	21/3^A²⁷⁰	16/4	43
Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Amendment 2010	17/11	22/3	23/3	8/2	6/3	5
Transport Safety Investigation Amendment 2012^B	27/6	15/8	16/8	13/9	21/9	134
Treasury Legislation Amendment (Unclaimed Money and Other Measures) 2012^B	30/10²⁷¹	27/11^H	28/11	29/11	4/12	176
Treaties Ratification 2012^P,X	13/2²⁷²
Veterans— Affairs Legislation Amendment 2012	27/6	22/8	22/8
Veterans— Entitlements Amendment (Claims for Travel Expenses) 2010^Z	28/9
Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) 2012	20/9²⁷³^,²⁷⁴	30/10^H	19/11	21/11	21/11	157
Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) 2012	31/10²⁷⁵ ²⁷⁶	28/11^H	29/11
Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Amendment (Scheme Enhancements) 2012	23/5²⁷⁷	19/6	20/6	26/6	22/7	108
Wheat Export Marketing Amendment 2012	21/3²⁷⁸^,²⁷⁹	31/10^H	19/11	29/11^A²⁸⁰	3/12	170
Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) 2011^P,X	12/9²⁸¹^,²⁸²

BILLS INITIATED IN THE SENATE

Bills initiated in 2012 — 31

Short Title	Intro Senate	Passed Senate	Intro House	Passed House	Assent Date	Act No.
Air Navigation and Civil Aviation Amendment (Aircraft Crew) 2011^S	17/8²⁸³
Alcohol Toll Reduction 2010^S	30/9
Anti-Money Laundering Amendment (Gaming Machine Venues) 2012^S	30/10²⁸⁴
Anti-Terrorism Laws Reform 2010^S	29/9
Assisting Victims of Overseas Terrorism 2012^S	1/3²⁸⁵
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (International Broadcasting Services) 2011^S	10/11
Banking Amendment (Controls on Variable Interest Rate Changes) 2010^S	18/11
Banking Amendment (Delivering Essential Financial Services) 2010^S	30/9
Bankruptcy Amendment (Exceptional Circumstances Exit Package) 2011^S	5/7²⁸⁶
Biosecurity 2012	28/11²⁸⁷
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Anti-Siphoning) 2010^S	23/11²⁸⁸
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Anti-siphoning) 2012	22/3²⁸⁹
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Public Interest Test) 2012^S	29/6²⁹⁰
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Regional Commercial Radio) 2012^B (Previous citation: Broadcasting Services Amendment (Regional Commercial Radio) 2011)	24/11	21/3^A	22/3	22/3	15/4	34
Building and Construction Industry (Restoring Workplace Rights) 2010^S	29/9
Carbon Tax Plebiscite 2011^S	21/6
Choice of Repairer 2010^S,N	30/9
Commonwealth Commissioner for Children and Young People 2010^S	29/9²⁹¹	2Â°negatived 1/3
Commonwealth Electoral (Above-the-Line Voting) Amendment 2010^S	30/9
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Tobacco Industry Donations) 2011^S	15/6
Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management (Repeal and Consequential Amendment) 2010 ^S	29/9
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Food Labelling) 2012 (No. 2)^S	17/9²⁹²
Constitutional Corporations (Farm Gate to Plate) 2011^S	13/9²⁹³
Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Fees) 2011^S	21/6²⁹⁴
Crimes Amendment (Fairness for Minors) 2011^S	23/11²⁹⁵
Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping) 2011^S	2/3²⁹⁶
Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) 2010^S	30/9
Drink Container Recycling 2010^S	30/9
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Bioregional Plans) 2011^S	2/3²⁹⁷
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Emergency Listings) 2011^S	13/10²⁹⁸
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Making Marine Parks Accountable) 2012^S	13/9
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Monitoring of Whaling) 2012^S	9/2
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Prohibition of Live Imports of Primates for Research) 2012^S	22/11
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Prohibition of Support for Whaling) 2010^S	29/9²⁹⁹
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Protecting Australia—s Water Resources) 2011^S	1/11³⁰⁰
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Retaining Federal Approval Powers) 2012	27/11³⁰¹
Environment Protection (Beverage Container Deposit and Recovery Scheme) 2010^S	30/9	2Â°negatived 13/9
Evidence Amendment (Journalists— Privilege) 2010 (No. 2)^S	29/9³⁰²
Fair Work Amendment (Paid Parental Leave) 2010^S	30/9
Fair Work Amendment (Small Business—Penalty Rates Exemption) 2012^S	16/8³⁰³
Fair Work Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry) 2012 (Previous citation: Fair Work Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry) 2011)	24/11³⁰⁴	21/3^A	22/3	22/3	15/4	33
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Towards Transparency) 2012^S	27/11³⁰⁵
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Restoration of Racial Discrimination Act) 2010^S	29/9
Food Safety (Trans Fats) 2010^S	30/9
Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling—Genetically Modified Material) 2010^S	16/11³⁰⁶
Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling—Palm Oil) 2011^{S, X} (Previous citation: Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling—Palm Oil) 2010)	30/9³⁰⁷	23/6^A	4/7³⁰⁸
Foreign Acquisitions Amendment (Agricultural Land) 2010^S	24/11³⁰⁹
Government Advertising (Accountability) 2011^S	21/6³¹⁰
Government Investment Funds Amendment (Ethical Investments) 2011^S	24/11³¹¹
Health Insurance (Dental Services) 2012 [No. 2]^S	21/3³¹²	2Â°negatived 23/8
Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP and Other Measures) 2011	24/11	9/2	13/2	27/2	6/3	6
Inspector-General of Biosecurity 2012	28/11³¹³
Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) 2011^B	22/6	27/2	28/2	20/3	15/4	35
Interactive Gambling and Broadcasting Amendment (Online Transactions and Other Measures) 2011^S	20/6³¹⁴
Keeping Jobs from Going Offshore (Protection of Personal Information) 2009^S,N	30/9³¹⁵
Landholders— Right to Refuse (Coal Seam Gas) 2011^S	24/8
Live Animal Export Restriction and Prohibition 2011 [No. 2]^S	20/6³¹⁶
Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition 2011 [No. 2]^S,^D	15/6³¹⁷
Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition 2012^S	22/3
Low Aromatic Fuel 2012^S	1/3³¹⁸	27/11^A	28/11
Marriage Amendment (No. 2) 2012^S	10/9	2Â°negatived 20/9
Marriage Equality Amendment 2010^S	29/9³¹⁹
Migration Amendment (Declared Countries) (No. 2) 2011^S	5/7
Migration Amendment (Detention of Minors) 2010^S	28/10
Migration Amendment (Detention Reform and Procedural Fairness) 2010^S	18/11³²⁰
Migration Amendment (Health Care for Asylum Seekers) 2012^S	11/9³²¹
Migration Amendment (Removal of Mandatory Minimum Penalties) 2012^S	8/2³²²
Migration Amendment (Special Protection Scheme for Afghan Coalition Employees) 2012^S	20/11
Migration and Security Legislation Amendment (Review of Security Assessments) 2012^S	10/10³²³
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Amendment (Protecting Revenue) 2012^S	12/9³²⁴
National Integrity Commissioner 2010^S	30/9
National Water Commission Amendment 2012^B	22/3³²⁵	18/6	19/6	21/6	27/6	70
Native Title Amendment (Reform) 2011^S	21/3³²⁶
Native Title Amendment (Reform) (No. 1) 2012^S	29/2
Ombudsman Amendment (Education Ombudsman) 2010^S	29/9
Parliamentary Service Amendment 2012	28/11³²⁷
Patent Amendment (Human Genes and Biological Materials) 2010^S	24/11³²⁸
Plain Tobacco Packaging (Removing Branding from Cigarette Packs) 2009^S,N	30/9³²⁹
Plastic Bag Levy (Assessment and Collection) 2010^S	22/11
Plebiscite for an Australian Republic 2010^S	30/9
Poker Machine Harm Reduction ($1 Bets and Other Measures) 2012^S	23/3³³⁰
Poker Machine Harm Reduction Tax (Administration) 2008^S,N	30/9³³¹
Poker Machine (Reduced Losses—Interim Measures) 2010^S	29/9³³²
Preventing the Misuse of Government Advertising 2010^S	29/9
Protecting Children from Junk Food Advertising (Broadcasting and Telecommunications Amendment) 2011^S	21/11
Public Accounts and Audit Committee Amendment (Ombudsman) 2011^S	1/11
Public Service Amendment (Payments in Special Circumstances) 2011^S	12/5³³³
Qantas Sale Amendment (Still Call Australia Home) 2011^S	25/8³³⁴
Quarantine Amendment (Disallowing Permits) 2011^S	25/8³³⁵
Renewable Energy Amendment (Feed-in-Tariff for Electricity) 2010^S	29/9
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Excessive Noise from Wind Farms) 2012^S	29/6³³⁶^,³³⁷^,³³⁸
Responsible Takeaway Alcohol Hours 2010^S	30/9
Restoring Territory Rights (Voluntary Euthanasia Legislation) 2012^S	26/11
Restoring Territory Rights (Voluntary Euthanasia Legislation) 2010^S,^D	29/9
Safe Climate (Energy Efficient Non-Residential Buildings Scheme) 2010^S	29/9
Social Security Amendment (Income Support for Regional Students) 2010^S	28/10³³⁹	10/2³⁴⁰
Solar Hot Water Rebate 2012^S	14/3	2Â°negatived 22/3
Special Broadcasting Service Amendment (Natural Program Breaks and Disruptive Advertising) 2012^S	27/2
Special Broadcasting Service Amendment (Prohibition of Disruptive Advertising) 2010^S	30/9
Stolen Generations Reparations Tribunal 2010^S	30/9
Telecommunications Amendment (Mobile Phone Towers) 2011^S	14/9³⁴¹
Transport Safety Investigation Amendment (Incident Reports) 2010^S	30/9³⁴²
Water Amendment (Save the Murray-Darling Basin) 2012	27/11
Water (Crisis Powers and Floodwater Diversion) 2010^S	30/9³⁴³
Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) 2011 (No. 2)^S	10/2³⁴⁴