A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General.
Bills introduced to Parliament are scrutinised to make sure they meet certain standards and to consider whether they should be referred to a committee for further investigation. This can include feedback from stakeholders and the general public, and a report recommending potential improvements to the bill.
TOTAL RESULTS: 166
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- Date
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27 Nov 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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MILNE, Sen Christine
- Summary
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Amends the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
to increase the mandatory renewable energy target from 9,500GWh to 45,000GWh and require the minister to review the targets annually.
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- Date
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11 Nov 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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MILNE, Sen Christine
- Summary
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Amends the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
to establish a national feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme to provide financial support for the commercialisation of prospective renewable energy technologies by providing: that the minister sets and reviews a FiT rate for renewable energy technology and a FiT levy rate to fund payments under the scheme; that qualifying generators be allowed to connect and feed into the grid; that the Renewable Energy Regulator establish a Feed-in-Tariff Register; and for the preparation and tabling of an independent report on the operation of the scheme.
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- Date
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17 Sep 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BROWN, Sen Bob
- Summary
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Amends the
Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978
, Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988
and Norfolk Island Act 1979
to remove the prohibition on legalising voluntary euthanasia. Also repeals the Euthanasia Laws Act 1997
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- Date
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15 May 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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- Summary
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Amends the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
to establish a national feed-in tariff scheme to provide financial support for the commercialisation of prospective renewable energy technologies. Also provides for an annual review of the operation of the Act.
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- Date
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14 Feb 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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ALLISON, Lyn
- Summary
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Amends the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001 to expand interim targets by increasing the renewable energy power percentages from 1 January 2008 until 31 December 2020.
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- Date
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14 Feb 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BROWN, Sen Bob
- Summary
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Repeals the
Euthanasia Laws Act 1997
which prevents the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly and the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly from legalising voluntary euthanasia.
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- Date
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29 Mar 2007
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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ALLISON, Lyn
STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha
- Summary
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Provides for the repatriation of Australian citizens held in detention overseas if there is a risk of infringement of their human rights.
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- Date
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07 Dec 2006
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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NETTLE, Kerry
BROWN, Sen Bob
- Summary
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Removes recognition of United States military commissions from the
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
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- Date
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17 Jun 2004
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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LEES, Meg
- Summary
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Increases the mandatory renewable energy target from 2 per cent to 3.5 per cent.
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- Date
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11 Mar 2004
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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LUNDY, Sen Kate
- Summary
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Amends the
Copyright Act 1968
to establish a Resale Royalty Scheme for the visual arts which will provide for a collecting society authorised to receive moneys on behalf of artists whose original work is resold through an art market intermediary.
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