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  • Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill 2025

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    Date
    10 Feb 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    SCAMPS, Sophie, MP 
    Summary
    The bill: requires public bodies to act in pursuit of the economic, social, environmental and cultural wellbeing of current and future generations of Australians; and establishes an independent statutory Commissioner for Future Generations. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Whistleblower Protection Authority Bill 2025

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    Date
    10 Feb 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    WILKIE, Andrew, MP 
    Summary
    The bill: establishes the Whistleblower Protection Authority to receive and facilitate the investigation of whistleblower disclosures, provide advice, assistance, guidance and support to persons and agencies relating to the making of whistleblower disclosures and investigate any mistreatment of whistleblowers and undertake enforcement activities; establishes the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Council to provide advice to the Whistleblower Protection Commissioner; and establishes the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Whistleblower Protection Authority to consider proposed recommendations for the appointment of the commissioner and deputy commissioners and to monitor and review the performance of the commissioner. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Water Amendment (Indigenous Authority Member) Bill 2019

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    Date
    20 Feb 2019 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture and Water Resources 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Water Act 2007
    to provide for a standing Indigenous member position on the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Water Amendment (Purchase Limit Repeal) Bill 2019

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    Date
    13 Feb 2019 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    PRATT, Sen Louise 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Water Act 2007
    to remove the statutory limit of 1500 gigalitres on Commonwealth purchases of surface water across the Murray-Darling Basin. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Water Amendment (Save the Murray-Darling Basin) Bill 2012

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    Date
    27 Nov 2012 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Water Act 2007
    in relation to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan to: require climate change to be taken into account; not allow ground water extraction to occur unless certain conditions have been met; specify environmental outcomes; require Murray-Darling Basin Authority water recovery indicator targets to be met as far as possible; and require all modelling and analysis to be published. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) Bill 2011

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    Date
    12 Sep 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    ABBOTT, Tony, MP 

    Bill

  • Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) Bill 2011 (No. 2)

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    Date
    10 Feb 2011 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    SCULLION, Sen Nigel 
    Summary
    Provides that the development or use of Aboriginal land in a wild river area cannot be regulated under the
    Wild Rivers Act 2005
    (Qld) without the written agreement of the land owner. 

    Bill

  • Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) Bill 2010

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    Date
    15 Nov 2010 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    ABBOTT, Tony, MP 
    Summary
    Provides that the development or use of Aboriginal land in a wild river area cannot be regulated under the
    Wild Rivers Act 2005
    (Qld) without the agreement of the land owner. 

    Bill

  • Water (Crisis Powers and Floodwater Diversion) Bill 2010

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    Date
    30 Sep 2010 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    XENOPHON, Sen Nick
    HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 
    Summary
    Enables the Murray-Darling Basin Authority to manage the water resources of the basin as a single system during periods of extreme crisis. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Amendment Bill 2010

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    Date
    16 Jun 2010 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005
    to provide that a Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme (WELS) standard may require a product to comply with certain requirements relating to plumbing before the product can be registered as a WELS product. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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