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• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989

  in relation to: appointment, terms of office and eligibility for election of certain statutory office holders of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC); consistency of terminology and practice with the Commonwealth Accrual-Based Outcomes and Outputs Framework; clarification and enhancement of ATSIC’s internal review process; and access to appeal and review processes through the Administrative Review Tribunal. Also contains transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Charter of Budget Honesty Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  31 Oct 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  TANNER, Lindsay 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998

  to: extend to 12 months the period over which policy costings can be obtained from the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Finance and Administration, prior to an election; enable the opposition party to deal directly with the secretaries of the departments; and impose a confidentiality requirement on the secretaries. 

  Bill

• Charter of Budget Honesty Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Aug 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HOCKEY, Joe, MP 

  Summary

  Consequent on the Parliamentary Budget Office Bill 2011, the bill amends the

  Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998

  to remove the requirement for the Leader of the Opposition to request the Prime Minister to refer costings of election commitments to the Departments of the Treasury and Finance. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral (Above-the-Line Voting) Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to repeal provisions relating to group voting tickets and provide for preferential above-the-line voting for Senate elections. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral (Above-the-Line Voting) Amendment Bill 2010

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  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to repeal provisions relating to group voting tickets and provide for preferential above-the-line voting for Senate elections. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Above the Line Voting) Bill 2013

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  Date

  13 Nov 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to remove group voting tickets; and provide for an optional preferential system for voting above and below the line for Senate elections. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Banning Dirty Donations) Bill 2020

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  Date

  17 Jun 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WATERS, Sen Larissa 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to: prohibit political donations from property developers, the tobacco industry, the banking industry, liquor and gambling businesses, pharmaceutical companies, the mining industry and representative organisations for these industries; imposes a cumulative limit on political donations from any source of $3000 per election term; and extend the definition of 'gift' to include subscription and membership fees, as well as attendance at fundraising events. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Banning Dirty Donations) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Nov 2022 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WATERS, Sen Larissa 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to: prohibit political donations from the fossil fuel industry, property developers, the tobacco industry, the banking industry, liquor and gambling businesses, pharmaceutical companies and representative organisations for these industries; impose a cumulative limit on political donations from any source of $3,000 per election term; and extend the definition of 'gift' to include subscription and membership fees, as well as attendance at fundraising events. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Cleaning up Political Donations) Bill 2022

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  Date

  14 Feb 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to: lower the donation disclosure threshold from $13 800 to $1000 for individual donations and require aggregation under the threshold; expand the definition of 'gift'; introduce a cap of $50 000 on the total amount of donations a donor can provide during an electoral cycle; require real-time disclosure by gift recipients to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) within two business days of the donation threshold being reached or exceeded; require the AEC to publish donation returns by reporting entities on the Transparency Register as soon as reasonably practicable; introduce an electoral expenditure cap to limit the amount of money that can be spent on federal election campaigns; prohibit political donations from particular industries, including fossil fuel entities, gambling companies, liquor companies and the tobacco industry; and increase certain penalties for corporations 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Cleaning up Political Donations) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to: lower the donation disclosure threshold from $13,800 to $1,000 for individual donations and require aggregation under the threshold; expand the definition of 'gift'; introduce a cap of $50,000 on the total amount of donations a donor can provide during an electoral cycle; require real-time disclosure by gift recipients to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) within two business days of the donation threshold being reached or exceeded; require the AEC to publish donation returns by reporting entities on the Transparency Register as soon as reasonably practicable; introduce an electoral expenditure cap to limit the amount of money that can be spent on federal election campaigns; prohibit political donations from particular industries, including fossil fuel entities, gambling companies, liquor companies and the tobacco industry; and increase certain penalties for corporations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum