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• Drink Container Recycling Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  FIELDING, Sen Steve 

  Summary

  The bill: requires producers, distributors and industry groups to submit to the minister a beverage container stewardship plan to manage the collection and recycling of beverage containers; sets minimum recovery rates for containers; requires public consultation on draft plans; and provides for annual reporting. 

  Bill

• Fair Work Amendment (Paid Parental Leave) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to: provide 26 weeks government-funded paid parental leave for all eligible Australian parents at the level of the federal minimum wage, or average wage, with a right to return to work; and make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Food Safety (Trans Fats) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  SIEWERT, Sen Rachel 

  Summary

  The bill: prohibits the manufacture, distribution, offering for sale, selling or otherwise trading in food containing synthetic trans fatty acids; and retains the right of state and territory governments to develop their own complementary or alternative regulatory regime. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Integrity Commissioner Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Establishes a National Integrity Commission as an independent statutory agency which will consist of the National Integrity Commissioner, the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner and the Independent Parliamentary Advisor and provide for: the investigation and prevention of misconduct and corruption in all Commonwealth departments, agencies, and federal parliamentarians and their staff; the investigation and prevention of corruption in the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Crime Commission; and independent advice to ministers and parliamentarians on conduct, ethics and matters of proprietary. Also provides for the establishment of a Parliamentary Joint Committee on the National Integrity Commission. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Plebiscite for an Australian Republic Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Provides for a national plebiscite to be held in conjunction with the next House of Representatives election on whether Australia should become a republic. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Responsible Takeaway Alcohol Hours Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  FIELDING, Sen Steve 

  Summary

  Prohibits the sale of takeaway alcoholic beverages between midnight and 7.00 am on any day and imposes offences for any contravention. 

  Bill

• Special Broadcasting Service Amendment (Prohibition of Disruptive Advertising) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  LUDLAM, Sen Scott 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991

  to prohibit certain advertising being shown during programs on SBS television. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Stolen Generations Reparations Tribunal Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  SIEWERT, Sen Rachel 

  Summary

  Establishes a Stolen Generations Reparations Tribunal to decide and make recommendations on claims for reparation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Transport Safety Investigation Amendment (Incident Reports) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003

  to impose a penalty on any persons who improperly influence a ‘responsible person’ reporting an incident to aviation authorities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Water (Crisis Powers and Floodwater Diversion) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Enables the Murray-Darling Basin Authority to manage the water resources of the basin as a single system during periods of extreme crisis. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum