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  • Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 2) Bill 2023

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    Date
    14 Nov 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Crimes Act 1914
    to clarify the Attorney-General’s duty to make, or refuse to make, a parole order after the non-parole period has ended;
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    ,
    Customs Act 1901
    and
    Defence Force Discipline Act 1982
    to enhance import controls on substances that are commonly used as illicit drugs and precursors but which also have legitimate uses in industry (dual-use substances). Also validates things done in reliance on certain authorisations or determinations by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Board. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Voter Protections in Political Advertising) Bill 2023

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    Date
    13 Nov 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    STEGGALL, Zali, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
    to prohibit misleading or deceptive electoral or referendum matter. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Childhood Gender Transition Prohibition Bill 2023

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    Date
    18 Oct 2023 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    ANTIC, Sen Alex
    BABET, Sen Ralph
    ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm
    CANAVAN, Sen Matthew 
    Summary
    The bill: prohibits health practitioners from performing gender clinical interventions intended to transition a minor’s biological sex, subject to limited exemptions; and prohibits the Commonwealth from entering into arrangements involving the expenditure or payment of money that provides or facilitates the provision of such a procedure or treatment. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Crown References Amendment Bill 2023

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    Date
    18 Oct 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Prime Minister and Cabinet 
    Summary
    Amends 29 Acts to update certain references associated with the Crown to reflect the accession of a new Sovereign. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Competition and Consumer Amendment (Continuing ACCC Monitoring of Domestic Airline Competition) Bill 2023

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    Date
    12 Sep 2023 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    SMITH, Sen Dean
    MCKENZIE, Sen Bridget 
    Summary
    The bill: amends the
    Competition and Consumer Act 2010
    to require the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to continue its price monitoring of domestic air passenger transport services and related goods and services for 3 years; and repeals the
    Competition and Consumer (Price Monitoring—Domestic Air Passenger Transport) Direction 2020
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Lowering the Donation Disclosure Threshold) Bill 2023

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    Date
    04 Sep 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    SHARKIE, Rebekha, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
    to: lower the political donation disclosure threshold from $16,300 to $1,000 and remove the indexation of the disclosure threshold; and expand the definition of ‘gift’ to include electoral expenditure and gift-in-kind to a political entity where the value is over $1,000 and include amounts paid to attend political fundraisers or functions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Real Time Disclosure of Political Donations) Bill 2023

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    Date
    04 Sep 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    SHARKIE, Rebekha, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
    to: require political parties, state branches of political parties, significant third parties and candidates to provide a notice to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) of political donations received over the disclosure threshold amount of $13,800 within five business days of receiving the donation; and require annual returns to be provided to the AEC where political donations made by a single person exceeds the annual disclosure threshold amount. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Counter-Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023

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    Date
    10 Aug 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Crimes Act 1914
    to: extend the sunset date for certain police powers in relation to terrorism; impose certain requirements on the minister and the Australian Federal Police Commissioner in relation to prescribed security zones; and require a police officer exercising certain powers to inform a person of their right to make a complaint; and
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    to: extend the sunset date for the control order and preventative detention order (PDO) regimes; limit the power to issues control orders to the Federal Court of Australia; align control order conditions with extended supervision conditions; enable the variation of a control order by consent; limit the classes of persons who may be appointed as an issuing authority for PDOs to superior court judges; provide for annual report requirements; and extend the operation of provisions in relation to unauthorised disclosure of information by Commonwealth officers. Also makes consequential amendments to 3 Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Climate Change Amendment (Duty of Care and Intergenerational Climate Equity) Bill 2023

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    Date
    03 Aug 2023 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    POCOCK, Sen David 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Climate Change Act 2022
    to: require decision-makers to consider the health and wellbeing of children in Australia when making significant decisions; and require decision-makers not to make significant decisions in relation to the exploration or extraction of coal, oil or natural gas if the decision poses a material risk of harm to the health and wellbeing of children in Australia. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Copyright Legislation Amendment (Fair Pay for Radio Play) Bill 2023

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    Date
    03 Aug 2023 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    POCOCK, Sen David 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Copyright Act 1968
    to remove restrictions limiting the Copyright Tribunal from: determining the amount payable to copyright owners, in respect of published sound recordings, to one per cent of the commercial broadcaster’s gross earnings; and determining the amount payable by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to copyright owners, in respect of published sound recordings, to an amount not exceeding 0.5 cents per head of the Australian population. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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