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• Biosecurity Bill 2012 [2013]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Inspector-General of Biosecurity Bill 2012 [2013], the bill responds to the Nairn and Beale reviews by providing for a modern regulatory framework (which reflects and replaces the

  Quarantine Act 1908

  ) to: manage biosecurity risks, the risk of contagion of a listed human disease, the risk of listed human diseases entering Australian territory, risks related to ballast water, biosecurity emergencies and human biosecurity emergencies; and give effect to Australia’s international rights and obligations, including the World Health Organization’s International Health Regulations and Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, and the Convention on Biological Diversity. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Anti-Siphoning) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to provide that a notice to amend the anti-siphoning list does not come into effect until the expiration of six sitting days of each House of Parliament after the notice is tabled in that House; and Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice (No. 1) 2004 to remove the expiry date from the current anti-siphoning list. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Advertising for Sports Betting) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

   

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Anti-siphoning) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Mar 2012 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Ditigal Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  in relation to free-to-air television coverage of anti-siphoning events by: restricting the acquisition of rights to televise anti-siphoning events by subscription television licensees; restricting the conferral of online coverage rights on content service providers; imposing coverage obligations on free-to-air broadcasting (anti-hoarding rules); imposing notification requirements concerning the acquisition and cessation of rights to televise anti-siphoning events, or entitlements to confer such rights, on commercial television broadcasting licensees, national broadcasters and their program suppliers; and requiring the minister to cause a review of anti-siphoning before 31 December 2014. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Material of Local Significance) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Act Services Act 1992

  to include regional South Australia in the areas to which regional aggregated commercial television broadcasting licences apply so that specific local content requirements are met. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Public Interest Test) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Jun 2012 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to enable the Australian Communications and Media Authority to apply a public interest test to changes in the control of certain media operations on or after 28 June 2012. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Building and Construction Industry (Restoring Workplace Rights) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  SIEWERT, Sen Rachel 

  Summary

  Repeals the

  Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005

  and

  Building and Construction Industry Improvement (Consequential and Transitional) Act 2005

  . 

  Bill

• 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

• Choice of Repairer Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  FIELDING, Sen Steve 

  Summary

  Requires motor vehicle manufacturers to provide access to information and diagnostic tools to the vehicle repair, servicing, replacement parts and accessories sectors. 

  Bill

• Citizen Initiated Referendum Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Enables Australian citizens to initiate legislation that provides for the holding of a referendum to alter the Constitution by: setting out the process to be followed and the requirements to be met; providing for rules applicable to the holding of a citizen initiated referendum; setting the first referendum year as 2016 and every fourth year after that; and providing for related miscellaneous matters. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum