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.
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28 Nov 2018
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BERNARDI, Sen Cory
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Establishes for a period of five years a Halal Certification Transitional Authority that may issue halal certificates to authorise the holders to certify that certain foods within the scope of their halal certificate are halal.
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24 Nov 2016
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Environment and Energy
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Introduced with the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Levy Bill 2016, the bill amends the
Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989
to: enable full cost recovery under the hazardous waste permit scheme; remove the requirement for particulars of certain export applications to be specified in the regulations prior to a decision being made; remove the requirement to specify the place of export in a Basel export permit; remove the $8000 cap on the prescribed fee amount for permit applications; enable indexation of permit fees; provide that certain permit and application information currently required to be published in the Commonwealth Gazette will instead be published on the Department of Environment and Energy’s website; introduce new permit and notification arrangements for the bringing of hazardous waste into Australia; enable the minister to delegate any or all of his or her functions and powers under the Act to Executive Level 2 employees; remove the text of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal; provide that permit applications must be accompanied by a levy; and make consequential amendments.
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18 Mar 2021
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture, Water and the Environment
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Amends the:
Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989
to: implement Australia's obligations under the Basel Convention on the Control or Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal; apply the standard provisions of the Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014
and insert new audit powers; update existing criminal offences and introduce new strict liability offences and civil penalties to cover non-compliance relating to the export, import and transit of hazardous waste; increase penalties for offences relating to the export, import and transit of hazardous waste and introduce new aggravated offences where the non-compliance results in injury or damage to human beings or the environment; authorise information sharing between Commonwealth, state and territory governments; introduce recordkeeping requirements and information gathering powers to protect, use and disclose information; and replace the Hazardous Waste Technical Group with a requirement to consult with persons with appropriate expertise; and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to make a consequential amendment.
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24 Nov 2016
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Environment and Energy
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Introduced with the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Amendment Bill 2016, the bill imposes a levy on hazardous waste permit applications under the
Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989
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08 Aug 2001
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Aged Care Portfolio
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27 Mar 2003
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Ageing
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Amends the:
National Health Act 1953
to: increase the maximum number of members of Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee; provide for payment and/or waiver of recovery of 90 per cent of the value of pharmaceutical benefits supplied from an unapproved relocated pharmacy where the pharmacist has subsequently obtained approval; allow an agent to make and sign an application for a pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS) safety net concession or entitlement card; provide that certain ministerial determinations apply to the supply of pharmaceutical benefits by hospitals in the same way as they do to supply by pharmacies; clarify the decision-maker’s discretion to cancel approvals to supply pharmaceutical benefits; and allow a medical services provider to send claims directly to the Health Insurance Commission; Health Insurance Act 1973
, Health Insurance Commission Act 1973
, National Health Act 1953
and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to provide that special supply arrangements can be used for the funding particular medicines not available through the PBS; Health Insurance Act 1973
to restore specialist recognition status for certain specialists; and ensure that overseas trained doctors do not receive Medicare benefits for assisting at operations unless they have an exemption or have committed themselves to providing services in districts of workforce shortage; and Aged Care Act 1997
and Health Insurance Act 1973
to make technical amendments and corrections.
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19 Sep 2012
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Ageing
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Amends the:
Health Insurance Act 1973
to permit a trainee medical specialist to perform certain procedures in a private setting under the supervision of a specialist and for the service to attract a Medicare rebate for the supervising specialist; Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973
to enable certain organisations to use the term ‘medicare’ without breaching the Act; and Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991
and Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989
to make technical amendments.
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02 Mar 2006
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Ageing
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Amends the
Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995
to: repeal the sunset clause (due to take effect on 1 July 2006) to enable the continuation of the Advanced Payment Option for compensation claimants to access the major proportion of compensation money at the time of their judgement or settlement; remove the definition of “fatal injury” to ensure that Commonwealth benefits paid in situations involving a fatal injury or disease must also be repaid after judgement or settlement; provide a formal pathway for review of certain decisions; replace certain superseded wording; and clarify the value of a “small amount”.
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25 Sep 2014
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Social Services
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Introduced with the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2014, the bill amends the:
Health and Other Services (Compensation) Care Charges Act 1995
to enable the recovery of past home care costs under the compensation payment reduction scheme.
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26 Mar 2015
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Infrastructure
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Part of a package of eight bills to reform the legal and governance framework for Norfolk Island, the bill amends the
Health and Other Services (Compensation) Care Charges Act 1995
to ensure that Medicare benefits, nursing home benefits or residential care subsidies are recoverable from persons on Norfolk Island who receive compensation or damages through a judgment or settlement.
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