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  • Date
    24 Jun 1998 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General portfolio 

    Bill

  • Date
    09 May 1996 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
     

    Bill

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

    Bill

  • Date
    06 Jul 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Work Health and Safety Bill 2011, the bill: repeals the
    Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991
    ; makes arrangements for transition to the new occupational health and safety laws; and amends the
    Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
    and
    Social Security Act 1991
    to make consequential amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    06 Jul 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Work Health and Safety (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2011, the bill implements the Model Work Health and Safety Bill (the model bill) within the Commonwealth jurisdiction to form part of a system of nationally harmonised occupational health and safety laws which will apply to businesses and undertakings conducted by the Commonwealth, public authorities, and transitionally, non-Commonwealth licensees. State and territory governments, together with the Commonwealth, signed the Intergovernmental Agreement for Regulatory and Operational Reform in Occupational Health and Safety which commits the jurisdictions to implement the model laws by December 2011. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • 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

  • 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

  • Date
    08 Feb 2010 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    ABBOTT, Tony, MP 
    Summary
    Provides that the development or use of native title land in a wild river area cannot be regulated under the
    Wild Rivers Act 2005
    (Qld) without the agreement of the Indigenous traditional owners of that land. 

    Bill

  • Date
    25 Sep 2008 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Climate Change and Water portfolio 
    Summary
    Gives effect to the intergovernmental Agreement on Murray-Darling Basin Reform between New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory by amending the
    Water Act 2007
    to: transfer the powers and functions of the Murray-Darling Basin Commission to the Murray-Darling Basin Authority; expand the Basin Plan to include arrangements for critical human water needs for communities dependent on the River Murray System; extend the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s role in relation to water market rules and water charge rules; provide for the appointment of the Chair to the Basin Officials Committee; effect a revised Agreement which establishes a Ministerial Council and Basin Officials Committee; and make transitional amendments. Also makes consequential and technical amendments to the
    Legislative Instruments Act 2003
    ,
    Trade Practices Act 1974
    and
    Water Act 2007
    and repeals the
    Murray-Darling Basin Act 1993

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    29 May 2008 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    Consequential on the Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008, the bill: repeals the
    Wheat Marketing Act 1989
    ; makes consequential amendments to four Acts and two regulations; and makes transitional amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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