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• Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Oct 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Establishes a framework of standard regulatory powers exercised by Commonwealth agencies by providing for: monitoring and investigative powers; and enforcement provisions including civil penalties, infringement notices, enforceable undertakings and injunctions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Assent 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  to: require the Australian Electoral Commission to send a Yes/No referendum pamphlet to each residential address on the electoral roll rather than to each elector; and temporarily suspend the limit on Commonwealth spending on referendum proposals. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Quarantine Amendment (Disallowing Permits) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Aug 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Quarantine Act 1908

  to: provide that Biosecurity Policy Determinations are disallowable legislative instruments; provide that a permit to import, introduce, or bring in an animal, plant, substance or thing is a disallowable legislative instrument; and provide that, when these instruments are presented to Parliament, the minister is required to table a risk analysis in both Houses and refer the instruments to parliamentary committees responsible for agricultural matters. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Qantas Sale Amendment (Still Call Australia Home) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Aug 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick;BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Qantas Sale Act 1992

  to: require that Qantas’ principal operation centre is located in Australia; require that the majority of heavy maintenance of aircraft, flight operations and Qantas training is conducted in Australia; provide that the Qantas Board of Directors consist of at least one director with professional flight operations experience and one director with aircraft engineering experience; and provide that the minister or certain shareholder members may restrain Qantas from engaging in certain particular conduct. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Service Amendment (Payments in Special Circumstances) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 May 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Public Service Act 1999

  to enable agencies to make a discretionary payment in special circumstances (for example, for compensation) in excess of $100 000. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Public Service and Integrity 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes a framework to encourage and facilitate reporting of wrongdoing by public officials in the Commonwealth public sector; ensures that Commonwealth agencies properly investigate and respond to public interest disclosures; and provides protections to public officials who make qualifying public interest disclosures. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Oct 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Introduced with the Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012, the bill establishes a framework to facilitate public interest disclosures by public officials and provides those officials with protections by providing for: processes for who can make a public interest disclosure and to whom; the conduct of investigations; public interest disclosures to third parties; the obligations of agencies; legal protections of disclosers; and oversight of the disclosures. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Oct 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Introduced with the Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Bill 2012, the bill makes consequential amendments to the

  Fair Work Act 2009

  ,

  Ombudsman Act 1976

  ,

  Parliamentary Service Act 1999

  and

  Public Service Act 1999

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Accounts and Audit Committee Amendment (Ombudsman) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Public Accounts and Audit Committee Act 1951

  to expand the role of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit to include additional duties in relation to the Commonwealth Ombudsman, including: examining all reports tabled by the ombudsman; reporting to Parliament on matters relating to the ombudsman; and considering the operations and resources of the ombudsman. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum