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• Reserve Bank Amendment (Australian Reconstruction and Development Board) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Dec 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick
  MADIGAN, Sen John 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Reserve Bank Act 1959

  to establish the Australian Reconstruction and Development Board as the third Board within the Reserve Bank of Australia; and provide for the functions, membership, meetings and other administrative arrangements of the board, including resolving any policy differences between the three boards. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• High Speed Rail Planning Authority Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Dec 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ALBANESE, Anthony, MP 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes the High Speed Rail Planning Authority and provides for its functions, appointment and terms and conditions of appointment of members, staff and consultants, conduct of meetings, and reporting and information requirements; and enables the minister to make rules prescribing matters. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Landholders’ Right to Refuse (Gas and Coal) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Dec 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WATERS, Sen Larissa 

  Summary

  The bill: provides that Australian landholders have the right to refuse the undertaking of gas and coal mining activities by corporations on food producing land without prior written authorisation; sets out the requirements of a prior written authorisation; and provides for relief which a court may grant a land owner when prior written authorisation is not provided. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Visa Maximum Numbers Determinations) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Dec 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to provide that determinations made under section 85 (which determine the number of visas that can be granted in a particular subclass in any specified financial year) on or after 2 December 2013 be subject to disallowance by either House of the Parliament. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Criminal Code Amendment (Harming Australians) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Dec 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to extend provisions that make it an offence to murder, commit manslaughter or intentionally or recklessly cause serious harm to an Australian citizen or resident outside Australia to conduct that occurred before 1 October 2002. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Criminal Code Amendment (Misrepresentation of Age to a Minor) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Dec 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to create a criminal offence for a person over 18 years of age to intentionally misrepresent their age in online communications to a person they reasonably believe to be under 16 years of age for the purposes of encouraging a physical meeting, or with the intention of committing an offence; and impose penalties. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Legislation Amendment (Woomera Prohibited Area) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Dec 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FARRELL, Sen Don 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Defence Act 1903

  to establish a framework for the administration of access to the Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA) by: enabling the minister to make the Woomera Prohibited Area Rules to prescribe certain matters, including defining the WPA and the zones to be demarcated within that area; creating a permit system for access and use by non-defence users; introducing offences and penalties for entering the WPA without permission and for failing to comply with a condition of a permit; providing for compensation for any acquisition of property from a person otherwise than on just terms; and providing for a cap on compensation payable in respect of loss or damage in the WPA. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Dec 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Marriage Act 1961

  to: define marriage as a union of two people; clarify that ministers of religion are not bound to solemnise marriage by any other law; remove the prohibition of the recognition of same sex marriages solemnised in a foreign country; and include a regulation making power so that consequential amendments can be made to other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Adelaide Airport Curfew Amendment (Protecting Residents’ Amenity) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WRIGHT, Sen Penny 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Adelaide Airport Curfew Act 2000

  to prevent the minister from approving international aircraft movements at Adelaide Airport during curfew shoulder periods; and make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Great Barrier Reef Legislation Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WATERS, Sen Larissa 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to prohibit certain developments impacting on the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area; and

  Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981

  to prohibit the dumping of dredged material within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum