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• Carbon Tax Plebiscite Bill 2011 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  ABETZ, Sen Eric 

  Summary

  The bill: provides for a national plebiscite to be held by 26 November 2011 to ascertain whether the electorate supports the introduction of a price on carbon; requires the Electoral Commissioner to provide the minister with a statement of the results of the plebiscite; and requires the minister to table the statement in both Houses of Parliament. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Carer Recognition Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Establishes the Statement for Australia’s Carers and places obligations on public sector agencies and associated providers in relation to the statement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Carer Recognition Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Establishes the Statement for Australia’s Carers and places obligations on public sector agencies and associated providers in relation to the statement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Census Information Legislation Amendment Bill 2000

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Feb 2000 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasurer's portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Census Information Legislation Amendment Bill 2006

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  Date

  03 Nov 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Archives Act 1983

  and

  Census and Statistics Act 1905

  to ensure that name-identified census information collected in all future censuses, from households which provide explicit consent, will be stored and preserved by the National Archives of Australia for release after a closed access period of 99 years; and

  Census and Statistics Act 1905

  to: make technical amendments as a consequence of the commencement of the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  ; and harmonise criminal offence provisions with those contained in the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Charter of Budget Honesty Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  31 Oct 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  TANNER, Lindsay 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998

  to: extend to 12 months the period over which policy costings can be obtained from the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Finance and Administration, prior to an election; enable the opposition party to deal directly with the secretaries of the departments; and impose a confidentiality requirement on the secretaries. 

  Bill

• Charter of Budget Honesty Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Aug 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HOCKEY, Joe, MP 

  Summary

  Consequent on the Parliamentary Budget Office Bill 2011, the bill amends the

  Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998

  to remove the requirement for the Leader of the Opposition to request the Prime Minister to refer costings of election commitments to the Departments of the Treasury and Finance. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Charter of Political Honesty Bill 2000 [2004]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Oct 2000 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MURRAY, Andrew 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Electoral Amendment (Political Honesty) Bill 2000, the bill: addresses misuse of tax payer funded advertising campaigns for party political purposes; establishes a parliamentary joint committee to develop a code of conduct for ministers and other members of Parliament and an Office of Commissioner for Ministerial and Parliamentary Ethics to enforce the code; and ensures merit-based public appointments by ministers. 

  Bill

• Charter of the United Nations Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Nov 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Charter of the United Nations Act 1945

  to: give holders of assets the same ability as owners of assets to apply to the Minister for permission (given by written notice) to deal with an asset that may be a freezable asset or to give an asset to proscribed persons in specific circumstances; and to ensure the Minister’s ability to issue such a notice on his own motion. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Cheques and Payment Orders Amendment (Turnback of Cheques) Bill 1998

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Apr 1998 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasurer's portfolio 

  Bill