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• Renewable Energy Amendment (Increased MRET) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LEES, Meg 

  Summary

  Increases the mandatory renewable energy target from 2 per cent to 3.5 per cent. 

  Bill

• Renewable Energy Legislation Amendment (Renewable Power Percentage) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ALLISON, Lyn 

  Summary

  Amends the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001 to expand interim targets by increasing the renewable energy power percentages from 1 January 2008 until 31 December 2020. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Renewable Energy—Electricity (Water Heaters and Phantom Certificates) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MILNE, Sen Christine 

  Summary

  The bill: requires the minister to develop a scheme to support solar hot water systems and heat pump hot water systems by 1 July 2011; requires the minister to ensure the phasing-out of electric resistance water heaters by 30 June 2012; and amends the

  Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000

  to require that the number of renewable energy certificates (RECs) created by solar hot water systems, heat pump hot water systems and ‘phantom RECs’ must be added to the subsequent year’s renewable energy target. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Repatriation of Citizens Bill 2007 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ALLISON, Lyn;STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha 

  Summary

  Provides for the repatriation of Australian citizens held in detention overseas if there is a risk of infringement of their human rights. 

  Bill

• Republic (Consultation of the People) Bill 2001 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Sep 2001 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha 

  Summary

  Provides for electors to be consulted, at the same time as the next House of Representatives general election, on whether Australia should become a republic and on whether they should vote again, if applicable, to choose from different republic models. 

  Bill

• Republic (Consultation on an Elected President) Bill 1999

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Jun 1999 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  Sen Andrew MURRAY 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Resale Royalty Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LUNDY, Sen Kate 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Copyright Act 1968

  to establish a Resale Royalty Scheme for the visual arts which will provide for a collecting society authorised to receive moneys on behalf of artists whose original work is resold through an art market intermediary. 

  Bill

• Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment, Heritage and the Arts 

  Summary

  Establishes a resale royalty right for visual artists and an accompanying statutory scheme. The resale royalty right will entitle visual artists to a royalty payment on the sale price of any commercial resale of their original works of art valued over $1,000, be inalienable and endure for the life of the artist plus 70 years. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Research Agencies Legislation Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972

  and

  Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987

  to: allow greater commercialisation of technology developed by the Australian Institution of Marine Science and the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation; and minimise administrative demands on these agencies. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Research Involving Embryos and Prohibition of Human Cloning Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister's portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum