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• Migration Amendment (Visa Capping) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: enable the minister to determine a cap for certain visa grants and to terminate visa applications; and make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Ministers of State Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Ministers of State Act 1952

  to: increase the limit on the annual sum appropriated from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the payment of salaries of ministers; and enable future increases to be made by regulation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  In response to certain recommendations of the Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee’s reports

  A Sanctuary under Review: An Examination of Australia’s Refugee and Humanitarian Determination Processes

  and

  Administration and operation of the Migration Act 1958

  and the Senate Select Committee report

  Ministerial Discretion in Migration Matters

  , the bill amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to introduce complementary protection arrangements to allow all claims that may engage Australia’s

  non-refoulement

  obligations to be considered under a single protection visa application process. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Military Justice (Interim Measures) Bill (No. 1) 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Military Justice (Interim Measures) Bill (No. 2) 2009, the bill amends the

  Defence Force Discipline Act 1982

  to: provide an interim response to the High Court decision in

  Lane v Morrison

  by returning to the service tribunal system that existed before the creation of the Australian Military Court. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Defence Act 1903

  ,

  Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955

  ,

  Judges’ Pensions Act 1968

  and

  Migration Act 1958

  , and contains application and transitional provisions relating to proceedings and office holders. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Military Justice (Interim Measures) Bill (No. 2) 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Military Justice (Interim Measures) Bill (No. 1) 2009, the bill imposes disciplinary sanctions on persons which correspond to punishments imposed by the Australian Military Court and, to the extent necessary, summary authorities in the period between the Court’s establishment and the High Court’s decision in

  Lane v Morrison

  . Also provides persons with a right to seek review of their disciplinary liability under the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Immigration Detention Reform) Bill 2009 [2010]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to implement seven Immigration Detention Values to provide the framework for immigration detention. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Marriage Act 1961

  to: remove all discriminatory references based on sexual orientation and gender identity; and allow marriage regardless of sex, sexuality and gender identity. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Midwife Professional Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Bill 2009, the bill establishes the Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme to provide indemnity insurance to eligible privately practising midwives. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Midwife Professional Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme Bill 2009, the bill imposes the run-off cover support payment as a levy on insurers’ premium income for providing insurance cover to eligible midwives. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Abolishing Detention Debt) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: remove the liability for immigration detention and related costs for certain persons and liable parties and extinguish all outstanding immigration detention debts; and ensure regulations can no longer prescribe sponsorship undertakings or obligations that include payments to the Commonwealth in relation to the cost of a person’s immigration detention. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum