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• Migration Amendment (Offshore Resources Activity) Repeal Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Border Protection 

  Summary

  Repeals the

  Migration Amendment (Offshore Resources Activity) Act 2013

  to remove the requirement for foreign workers to hold a visa when they participate in, or support, offshore resource activities taken to be in the migration zone. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance Amendment (GP Services) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  DI NATALE, Sen Richard 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Private Health Insurance Act 2007

  to clarify that private health insurers may not enter into agreements or arrangements with primary care providers that provide preferential treatment to their members. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Alpine Grazing) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  DI NATALE, Sen Richard 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to deem that the minister has: received from the Victorian Government a referral of its proposal to trial cattle grazing in the Alpine National Park; and decided that the trial of alpine grazing is unacceptable. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Bilateral Agreement Implementation) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Environment 

  Summary

  Amends the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in relation to bilateral agreements by providing that: states and territories can be accredited for approval decisions on large coal mining and coal seam gas developments likely to have a significant impact on a water resource; all states and territories can be declared for the purposes of requesting advice from the Independent Expert Scientific Committee; an approval process can be completed when an approval bilateral agreement is suspended, cancelled or ceases to apply to a particular action; state and territory processes that meet the appropriate standards can be accredited for bilateral agreements; a relevant bilateral agreement continues to apply to an accredited state or territory management arrangement or authorisation process despite minor amendments to the arrangement or authorisation process; and proponents do not need to make referrals to the Commonwealth for actions that are covered by an approval bilateral agreement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian National Preventive Health Agency (Abolition) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Health 

  Summary

  The bill: repeals the

  Australian National Preventive Health Agency Act 2010

  to abolish the Australian National Preventive Health Agency; and provides for transitional arrangements, including the transfer of certain matters to the Department of Health. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Recognition of Foreign Marriages Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Marriage Act 1961

  to: remove the prohibition of the recognition of same sex marriages solemnised in a foreign country; and provide that these marriages are recognised under the laws of Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Education Amendment (School Funding Guarantee) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SHORTEN, Bill, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Education Act 2013

  to require the minister to be satisfied that a state or territory will not reduce or has not reduced its education budget before making a determination of Commonwealth school funding to that state or territory. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Ending the Nation’s Shame) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to afford specific rights to asylum seekers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014, the bill makes consequential amendments to the

  COAG Reform Fund Act 2008

  ,

  DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 2013

  ,

  Future Fund Act 2006

  and

  Nation-building Funds Act 2008

  to: enable grants to the states and territories through the COAG Reform Fund; extend the Future Fund Board’s duties to manage the Asset Recycling Fund (ARF); and allow for amounts to be transferred between the ARF and Future Fund. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014, the bill establishes the Asset Recycling Fund to: enable grants of financial assistance to be made to the states and territories for expenditure incurred under the National Partnership Agreements on Asset Recycling and Land Transport Infrastructure Projects; make infrastructure national partnership grants; and enable the making of infrastructure payments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum