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• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Ensuring Fair Representation of the Northern Territory) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Jun 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MCCARTHY, Sen Malarndirri
  FARRELL, Sen Don 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to provide for a minimum of two divisions in the Northern Territory in the House of Representatives. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Coronavirus Economic Support and Recovery (No-one Left Behind) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Jun 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WATERS, Sen Larissa 

  Summary

  The bill: creates the Coronavirus Economic Support and Recovery Fund to invest in the arts and entertainment, manufacturing, and the renewable energy and electricity transmission sectors; and amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  to expand eligibility for the COVID-19 supplement to recipients of the disability support payment and carer payment;

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to expand eligibility of the jobseeker payment to Australian resident temporary visa holders; and

  Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Act 2020

  to establish rules for the jobkeeper scheme to: extend potential eligibility for the scheme to all casual employees, regardless of their period of employment, temporary visa holders, and intermittent workers with a demonstrated income history; include certain entities owned by overseas governments as eligible employers, and higher education providers as eligible employers; and enable prompt back payment of newly eligible employees and employers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Sports Commission Amendment (Ensuring a Level Playing Field) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  RICE, Sen Janet 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Sports Commission Act 1989

  to provide for the Australian Sports Commission to fund applications that were submitted to the Community Sports Infrastructure Grants program and recommended to the Minister for Sports for funding, but subsequently not funded under the program. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work Amendment (COVID-19) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 May 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FARUQI, Sen Mehreen 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to: provide for 14 days paid COVID-19 leave for all workers, including part-time, casual and gig economy workers; and enable the Fair Work Commission to make COVID-19 leave orders to extend provisions in the Act to all workers, such as gig economy workers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Banking Amendment (Deposits) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Banking Act 1959

  to: provide that the conversion and write-off provisions do not extend to the bail-in of deposit accounts; and provide that nothing in the Act or other Commonwealth legislation gives the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority the power to implement, authorise or direct the implementation of bail-in of deposit accounts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Intelligence and Security Legislation Amendment (Implementing Independent Intelligence Review) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MCALLISTER, Sen Jenny 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

  and

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  to expand the oversight role of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS) and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) to the Australian Federal Police, Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and the Office of National Intelligence (ONI);

  Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Act 2010

  and

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  to enable the PJCIS to request briefings and reports from the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor; and

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

  and

  Office of National Intelligence Act 2018

  to require regular briefings to be given to the PJCIS by the IGIS and ONI. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to introduce penalties for an individual or body corporate undertaking actions which involve mining operations, drilling exploration, land clearing or is specified in the regulations (emissions-intensive actions) if the action has, will have or is likely to have a significant impact on the environment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Donation Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to: extend the definition of reporting entities to include political entities, campaigners, associated entities and third parties; lower the political donation disclosure threshold from $14 000 to $2500; require disclosure by reporting entities and donors when the sum of the gifts and donations provided by the same donor to the same reporting entity is greater than the disclosure threshold; require disclosure by reporting entities within 7 days of a reportable gift being made, and require disclosure within 7 days of any subsequent gifts until the end of the reporting period; require reporting entities to lodge half-yearly returns with details of the nature and source of all reportable donations and other receipts; require reporting entities to hold an electoral expenditure account with an authorised deposit-taking institution, from which all electoral expenditure must be paid; increase the monitoring and investigatory powers of the Australian Electoral Commission; and provide for infringement notices and civil penalty provisions for reporting entities that fail to meet their disclosure obligations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Amendment (Improving Safety) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  STERLE, Sen Glenn 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012

  to require masters of certain vessels to conduct two headcounts of passengers, one at the start of a voyage and one at the end. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Amendment (Repairing Assistance and Access) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KENEALLY, Sen Kristina 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: clarify actions that designated communications providers must not be requested or required to do in technical assistance requests, technical assistance notices or technical capability notices; require the Australian Federal Police Commissioner not to approve technical assistance notices issued by the chief officer of state or territory interception agencies unless satisfied that the requirements of the notice are reasonable and proportionate, and compliance with the notice is practicable and technically feasible; remove the ability of the minister to edit and delete information in relevant reports prepared by the Commonwealth Ombudsman; and insert a judicial authorisation requirement in the approval or varying of technical assistance requests, technical assistance notices or technical capability notices. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum