House Bills List

Short Title

Intro House

Passed House

Intro Senate

Passed Senate

Assent Date

Act No.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition 2012^B

28/11¹

13/2

25/2

12/3

27/3

18

Aboriginal Land Rights and Other Legislation Amendment 2013

21/3²

Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better) 2013

13/3³

Aged Care (Bond Security) Amendment 2013

13/3⁴

Aged Care (Bond Security) Levy Amendment 2013

13/3⁵

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment 2012

28/11^6,7

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (No. 1) 2012^B

21/3⁸

10/5

18/6

13/3

27/3

17

Appropriation (No. 3) 2012-2013^B

7/2

14/2

25/2

18/3

28/3

21

Appropriation (No. 4) 2012-2013^B

7/2

14/2

25/2

18/3

28/3

22

Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency 2013

20/3⁹

Australia Council 2013

20/3^10,11

Australia Council (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) 2013

20/3^12,13

Australian Aged Care Quality Agency 2013

13/3¹⁴

Australian Aged Care Quality Agency (Transitional Provisions) 2013

13/3¹⁵

Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment 2013^B

13/2

12/3

13/3

21/3

30/3

28

Australian Citizenship Amendment (Defence Service Requirement) 2012^P,X

21/5

Australian Education 2012

28/11^16,17

Aviation Laws Amendment (Australian Ownership and Operation) 2013^P

11/2

Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Inbound Cargo Security Enhancement) 2013

21/3

Banking Amendment (Banking Code of Conduct) 2012^P

10/9

Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Convergence Review and Other Measures) 2013

14/3^18,19

19/3

20/3

20/3

30/3

29

Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Dividend) 2013

13/2²⁰

18/3^H

20/3

Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (News Media Diversity) 2013^D

14/3^21,22

Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Online Games) 2011^B

12/10

2/11²³

3/11

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations and Other Measures) 2010

20/10

17/11

17/11

Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Food Labelling) 2012^P

17/9²⁴

Completion of Kakadu National Park (Koongarra Project Area Repeal) 2013

6/2

13/2

25/2

14/3

30/3

31

Corporations Amendment (Simple Corporate Bonds and Other Measures) 2013

20/3²⁵

Corporations and Financial Sector Legislation Amendment 2013

20/3²⁶

Court Security 2013

20/3

Court Security (Consequential Amendments) 2013

20/3

Courts and Tribunals Legislation Amendment (Administration) 2012^B
(Act citation: Courts and Tribunals Legislation Amendment (Administration) 2013)

31/10^27,28

12/2

25/2

28/2

12/3

7

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Organised Crime and Other Measures) 2012

28/11²⁹

5/2

6/2

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Slavery, Slavery-like Conditions and People Trafficking) 2012^B
(Act citation: Crimes Legislation Amendment (Slavery, Slavery-like Conditions and People Trafficking) 2013)

30/5^30,31

22/8

22/8

27/2

7/3

6

Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping Commission) 2013

6/2

14/2

25/2

14/3

30/3

32

Customs Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) 2012

28/11³²

6/2

7/2

14/3

30/3

33

Customs Amendment (Prohibition of Certain Coal Exports) 2013^P

18/3

Customs and AusCheck Legislation Amendment (Organised Crime and Other Measures) 2013

20/3

Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) 2013

20/3

Dairy Industry (Drinking Milk) 2013^P

11/2

Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Administration) 2013
(Previous citation: Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Administration) Bill 2012)

29/11³³

13/3^H

14/3

18/3

28/3

26

Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Procedure) 2012

27/6³⁴

23/8^H

10/9

25/2

27/3

19

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment 2013

13/3^35,36

21/3^H

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Making Marine Parks Accountable) 2012 [No. 2]^P

17/9

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Moratorium on Aquifer Drilling Connected with Coal Seam Gas Extraction) 2013^P

11/2

Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Finance) 2013^B

13/2

13/3

14/3

21/3

30/3

30

Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (New Mandate and Other Measures) 2013

20/3³⁷

Export Market Development Grants Amendment 2013

13/2

14/3

18/3

Fair Indexation of Military Superannuation Entitlements 2012^P

29/10³⁸

Fair Work Amendment 2013

21/3^39,40

Fair Work Amendment (Arbitration) 2013^P

11/2

Fair Work Amendment (Better Work/Life Balance) 2012^P

13/2⁴¹

Fair Work Amendment (Tackling Job Insecurity) 2012^P,B

26/11^42,43

Fair Work (Job Security and Fairer Bargaining) Amendment 2012^{P, B}

27/2

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Towards Transparency) 2012^P

11/2

Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment 2013

13/2^44,45

Federal Circuit Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments) 2013^B
(Previous citation: Federal Circuit Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012)

28/11

6/2^H

25/2

28/2

14/3

13

Financial Framework Legislation Amendment (No. 4) 2012^B
(Act citation: Financial Framework Legislation Amendment (No. 1) 2013)

29/11

6/2

7/2

28/2

14/3

8

Financial Framework Legislation Amendment (No. 2) 2013^B

13/3

20/3

20/3

Fisheries Legislation Amendment (No. 1) 2012^B

27/6

16/8

20/8

18/3

28/3

27

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment (Cubbie Station) 2012^P

26/11

Foreign Affairs Portfolio Miscellaneous Measures 2013^B

13/3

19/3

20/3

Health and Other Legislation Amendment 2012

19/9

27/11

28/11

Higher Education Support Amendment (Asian Century) 2013

14/2⁴⁶

Higher Education Support Amendment (Further Streamlining and Other Measures) 2013^B

14/2

12/3

13/3

21/3

28/3

23

Income Tax Rates Amendment (Unlawful Payments from Regulated Superannuation Funds) 2012

29/11

Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment 2013

20/3

Insurance Contracts Amendment 2013^B

14/3

19/3

20/3⁴⁷

International Fund for Agricultural Development Amendment 2012

13/9⁴⁸

International Monetary Agreements Amendment 2013

14/3

International Tax Agreements Amendment 2012^B

29/11

6/2

7/2

28/2

27/3

14

Livestock Export (Animal Welfare Conditions) 2012^P

10/9

Malabar Headland Protection 2012

9/5

Marine Engineers Qualifications 2013^P

18/3

Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Amendment 2013^B

6/2

13/2

25/2

28/2

14/3

9

Maritime Powers 2012

30/5^49,50

20/8

20/8

13/3

27/3

15

Maritime Powers (Consequential Amendments) 2012

30/5^51,52

20/8

20/8

13/3

27/3

16

Marriage Amendment (Celebrant Administration and Fees) 2013

20/3⁵³

Marriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) 2013

20/3⁵⁴

Marriage Equality Amendment 2012^P,B

13/2⁵⁵

Migration Amendment (Reform of Employer Sanctions) 2012^B
(Act citation: Migration Amendment (Reform of Employer Sanctions) 2013)

19/9

27/11

28/11

27/2

14/3

10

Migration Amendment (Reinstatement of Temporary Protection Visas) 2013^P,B

11/2

Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) 2012

31/10⁵⁶

27/11^H

5/2

Military Court of Australia 2012

21/6^57,58

Military Court of Australia (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 2012

21/6^59,60

Military Justice (Interim Measures) Amendment 2013

21/3

Minerals Resource Rent Tax Amendment (Protecting Revenue) 2012^P

11/2⁶¹

National Disability Insurance Scheme 2012

29/11⁶²

14/3^H

18/3

20/3^A63

28/3

20

National Electricity 2012^P

29/10⁶⁴

National Integrity Commissioner 2012^P,X

28/5⁶⁵

National Measurement Amendment 2013

20/3

Native Title Amendment 2012

28/11^66,67

News Media (Self-regulation) 2013^D

14/3^68,69

News Media (Self-regulation) (Consequential Amendments) 2013^D

14/3^70,71

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Compliance Measures) 2012
(Act citation: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Compliance Measures) 2013)

28/11

6/2

7/2

28/2

14/3

11

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Compliance Measures No. 2) 2013

20/3

Paid Parental Leave and Other Legislation Amendment (Consolidation) 2011

3/11

Pay As You Go Withholding Non-compliance Tax 2011

13/10^72,73

Parliamentary Service Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Officer) 2013

14/3

Private Health Insurance Amendment (Lifetime Health Cover Loading and Other Measures) 2012

28/11⁷⁴

Protecting Local Jobs (Regulating Enterprise Migration Agreements) 2012^P

18/6⁷⁵

Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan 2012^B
(Act citation: Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan 2013)

28/11

6/2

7/2

28/2

14/3

12

Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) 2012^P

29/10⁷⁶

Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) (Consequential Amendments) 2012^P

29/10⁷⁷

Public Interest Disclosure 2013

21/3^78,79

Public Interest Media Advocate 2013^D

14/3^80,81

Public Service Amendment 2012
(Act citation: Public Service Amendment 2013)

1/3

20/8^H

22/8

7/2

14/2

2

Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment 2013

21/3

Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) 2012

10/10^82,83,84

Royal Commissions Amendment 2013

13/2

13/3

13/3

19/3^A85

28/3

24

Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) 2013

21/3^86,87

Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support Bonus) 2012
(Act citation: Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support Bonus) 2013)

29/11

5/2

6/2

25/2

5/3

5

Social Security Legislation Amendment (Disaster Recovery Allowance) 2013

20/3

Statute Law Revision 2013

20/3

Student Identifiers 2013

20/3⁸⁸

Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Reducing Illegal Early Release and Other Measures) 2012

29/11

Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Reform of Self Managed Superannuation Funds Supervisory Levy Arrangements) 2013^B

13/2⁸⁹

21/3

Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Service Providers and Other Governance Measures) 2012

29/11⁹⁰

Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2013 Measures No. 1) 2013

13/2⁹¹

Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2013 Measures No. 2) 2013

20/3⁹²

Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 6) 2012

29/11⁹³

18/3

19/3

Tax Laws Amendment (Countering Tax Avoidance and Multinational Profit Shifting) 2013

13/2^94,95

Tax Laws Amendment (Disclosure of MRRT Information) 2013^P

18/3

Tax Laws Amendment (Special Conditions for Not-for-profit Concessions) 2012

23/8^96,97

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Consumer Protection) 2013

21/3^98,99

Television Licence Fees Amendment 2013

14/3^100,101

19/3

20/3

20/3

28/3

25

Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2013 Measures No. 1) 2013

20/3¹⁰²

Veterans—€™ Affairs Legislation Amendment 2012

27/6

22/8

22/8

Veterans—€™ Entitlements Amendment (Claims for Travel Expenses) 2010^Z

28/9

Veterans—€™ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Military Compensation Review and Other Measures) 2013

20/3¹⁰³

Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) 2012
(Act citation: Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) 2013)

31/10^104,105

28/11^H

29/11

7/2

15/2

3

Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Amendment (Registration Fees) 2013^B

13/3¹⁰⁶

20/3

20/3

Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (Registration Fees) 2013^B

13/3¹⁰⁷

20/3

20/3

Short Title

Intro Senate

Passed Senate

Intro House

Passed House

Assent Date

Act No.

Air Navigation and Civil Aviation Amendment (Aircraft Crew) 2011^S

17/8¹⁰⁸

Alcohol Toll Reduction 2010^S

30/9

Anti-Money Laundering Amendment (Gaming Machine Venues) 2012^S

30/10¹⁰⁹

Anti-Terrorism Laws Reform 2010^S

29/9

Assisting Victims of Overseas Terrorism 2012^S

1/3¹¹⁰

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (International Broadcasting Services) 2011^S

10/11

Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Amendment 2013

6/2¹¹¹

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

5/7¹¹²

Biosecurity 2012

28/11¹¹³

Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Anti-Siphoning) 2010^S

23/11¹¹⁴

Broadcasting Services Amendment (Anti-siphoning) 2012

22/3¹¹⁵

Broadcasting Services Amendment (Material of Local Significance) 2013^S

12/3¹¹⁶

Broadcasting Services Amendment (Public Interest Test) 2012^S

29/6¹¹⁷

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

Citizen Initiated Referendum 2013

12/3¹¹⁸

Commonwealth Commissioner for Children and Young People 2010^S

29/9¹¹⁹

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

17/9¹²⁰

Constitutional Corporations (Farm Gate to Plate) 2011^S

13/9¹²¹

Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Fees) 2011^S

21/6¹²²

Crimes Amendment (Fairness for Minors) 2011^S

23/11¹²³

Criminal Code Amendment (Misrepresentation of Age to a Minor) 2013^S

26/2¹²⁴

Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping) 2011^S

2/3¹²⁵

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

2/3¹²⁶

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Emergency Listings) 2011^S

13/10¹²⁷

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Great Barrier Reef) 2013^S

20/3¹²⁸

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

29/9¹²⁹

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Protecting Australia—€™s Water Resources) 2011^S

1/11¹³⁰

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Retaining Federal Approval Powers) 2012^S

27/11¹³¹

Evidence Amendment (Journalists—€™ Privilege) 2010 (No. 2)^S

29/9¹³²

Fair Work Amendment (Paid Parental Leave) 2010^S

30/9

Fair Work Amendment (Small Business—€”Penalty Rates Exemption) 2012^S

16/8¹³³

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Towards Transparency) 2012^S

27/11¹³⁴

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

16/11¹³⁵

Foreign Acquisitions Amendment (Agricultural Land) 2010^S

24/11¹³⁶

Government Advertising (Accountability) 2011^S

21/6¹³⁷

Government Investment Funds Amendment (Ethical Investments) 2011^S

24/11¹³⁸

Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Funding for Certain Types of Abortion) 2013^S

19/3¹³⁹

Inspector-General of Biosecurity 2012

28/11¹⁴⁰

Interactive Gambling and Broadcasting Amendment (Online Transactions and Other Measures) 2011^S

20/6¹⁴¹

International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Amendment 2013

13/3¹⁴²

Keeping Jobs from Going Offshore (Protection of Personal Information) 2009^S,N

30/9¹⁴³

Landholders—€™ Right to Refuse (Coal Seam Gas) 2011^S

24/8

Live Animal Export Restriction and Prohibition 2011 [No. 2]^S

20/6¹⁴⁴

Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition 2012^S

22/3

Low Aromatic Fuel 2012^S

1/3¹⁴⁵

27/11^A

28/11

6/2

14/2

1

Marriage Equality Amendment 2010^S,D

29/9¹⁴⁶

Marriage Equality Amendment 2013^S

25/2

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

18/11¹⁴⁷

Migration Amendment (Health Care for Asylum Seekers) 2012 ^S

11/9¹⁴⁸

Migration Amendment (Reinstatement of Temporary Protection Visas) 2013 [No.2]^S

28/2

Migration Amendment (Removal of Mandatory Minimum Penalties) 2012^S

8/2¹⁴⁹

Migration Amendment (Special Protection Scheme for Afghan Coalition Employees) 2012^S

20/11

Migration and Security Legislation Amendment (Review of Security Assessments) 2012^S

10/10¹⁵⁰

Minerals Resource Rent Tax Amendment (Protecting Revenue) 2012^S

12/9¹⁵¹

National Integrity Commissioner 2010^S

30/9

Native Title Amendment (Reform) 2011^S

21/3¹⁵²

Native Title Amendment (Reform) (No. 1) 2012^S

29/2

Not-for-profit Sector Freedom to Advocate 2013

13/3

Ombudsman Amendment (Education Ombudsman) 2010^S

29/9

Parliamentary Service Amendment 2013^S
(Previous citation: Parliamentary Service Amendment 2012)

28/11¹⁵³

7/2^A

11/2

13/2

1/3

4

Patent Amendment (Human Genes and Biological Materials) 2010^S

24/11¹⁵⁴

Plain Tobacco Packaging (Removing Branding from Cigarette Packs) 2009^S,N

30/9¹⁵⁵

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

23/3¹⁵⁶

Poker Machine Harm Reduction Tax (Administration) 2008^S,N

30/9¹⁵⁷

Poker Machine (Reduced Losses—€”Interim Measures) 2010^S

29/9¹⁵⁸

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

12/5¹⁵⁹

Qantas Sale Amendment (Still Call Australia Home) 2011^S

25/8¹⁶⁰

Quarantine Amendment (Disallowing Permits) 2011^S

25/8¹⁶¹

Renewable Energy Amendment (Feed-in-Tariff for Electricity) 2010^S

29/9

Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Excessive Noise from Wind Farms) 2012^S

29/6^162,163,164

2°negatived

28/2

Responsible Takeaway Alcohol Hours 2010^S

30/9

Restoring Territory Rights (Voluntary Euthanasia Legislation) 2012^S

26/11¹⁶⁵

Safe Climate (Energy Efficient Non-Residential Buildings Scheme) 2010^S

29/9

Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Caring for Single Parents) 2013^S

13/3

Social Security Legislation Amendment (Caring for People on Newstart) 2013^S

7/2

Solar Hot Water Rebate 2012^S

14/3

Small Business Commissioner 2013^S

25/2¹⁶⁶

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

14/9¹⁶⁷

Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Pharmaceutical Transparency) 2013^S

28/2¹⁶⁸

Transport Safety Investigation Amendment (Incident Reports) 2010^S

30/9¹⁶⁹

Water Amendment (Save the Murray-Darling Basin) 2012^S

27/11

Water (Crisis Powers and Floodwater Diversion) 2010^S

30/9¹⁷⁰

Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) 2011 (No. 2)^S

10/2¹⁷¹