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TOTAL RESULTS: 164
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18 Mar 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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BARTLETT, Andrew
- Summary
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Establishes the Office of the National Commissioner for Children and Young People to promote and protect the rights, interests and wellbeing of all Australian children under 18 years of age, and appoints and outlines the functions and responsibilities of the Commissioner. Also establishes an Advisory Committee on Children and sets out membership, function, procedure and membership conditions.
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11 Sep 2007
- Chamber
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Senate
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Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
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Amends the
Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007
to: replace the 1,350ml trigger for seeking and recording details in relation to takeaway alcohol sales; clarifies the storage of records of takeaway purchases; provides certain exceptions to the alcohol offences in relation to tourism operations in parks and other certain areas; provide for the alcohol measures not to apply to certain areas when local alcohol management measures are implemented; and to clarify the operation of certain Northern Territory law.
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15 Aug 2007
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Health and Ageing
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Amends the
Health Insurance Act 1973
and National Health Act 1953
to allow authorised optometrists to prescribe certain ophthalmic (eye) medicines for supply under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Also amends the National Health Act 1953
to clarify the supply of pharmaceutical benefits ‘at or from’ approved premises.
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06 Dec 2006
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Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Amends the:
Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987
(Safeguards Act) to implement Australia’s obligations under the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and to the International Atomic Energy Agency under the Additional Protocol; and create new offences; Safeguards Act, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Act 1998
and Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1994
to extend the geographical jurisdiction for offences related to proliferation of nuclear and chemical weapons; and Australian Federal Police Act 1979
to make a consequential amendment.
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- Date
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20 Jun 2005
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BARTLETT, Andrew
- Summary
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Provides a legislative framework for animal welfare in Australia, including the establishment of the National Animal Welfare Authority which will coordinate, monitor and review the care, protection and use of domestic animals, livestock, wildlife and animals kept for scientific purposes.
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17 Nov 2004
- Chamber
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Attorney-General
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Introduced with the National Security Information (Criminal Proceedings) Bill 2004, the bill amends the
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
to limit a court’s jurisdiction to determine a defendant’s application for review of a certificate decision by the Attorney-General; and to exclude a person from requesting a written statement of reasons for a certificate decision from the Attorney-General; and Judiciary Act 1903
to give the relevant Supreme Court jurisdiction in respect of applications for writs of mandamus or prohibition, or injunctions.
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17 Nov 2004
- Chamber
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Senate
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
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Introduced with the National Security Information (Criminal Proceedings) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2004, the bill provides for the issue of an Attorney-General’s certificate to protect information from disclosure in federal criminal proceedings where the disclosure is likely to prejudice national security. Also contains an application provision and a regulation-making power.
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- Date
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04 Dec 2003
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Local Government, Territories and Roads
- Summary
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Amends the
Norfolk Island Act 1979
to align electoral arrangements in Norfolk Island more closely to those of other Australian parliaments, including those of the other self-governing Territories.
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11 Aug 2003
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BARTLETT, Andrew
- Summary
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Provides a legislative framework for animal welfare in Australia, including the establishment of the National Animal Welfare Authority which will coordinate, monitor and review the care, protection and use of domestic animals, livestock, wildlife and animals kept for scientific purposes.
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25 Sep 2002
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Arts and Sport
- Summary
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Amends the
National Gallery Act 1975
to enable the National Gallery of Australia to gift works of art with saleable value, subject to approval by the Gallery Council and the Minister.
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