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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- Date
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02 Dec 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Facilitates an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission into matters arising out of the James Hardie Special Commission of Inquiry in New South Wales, and any proceedings that may arise from those investigations, by abrogating legal professional privilege in certain circumstances. Also contains a regulation-making power.
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- Date
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30 Oct 2000
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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- Date
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31 Oct 2000
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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- Date
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27 Jul 2022
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Introduced with the Jobs and Skills Australia Bill 2022, the bill repeals the
National Skills Commissioner Act 2020
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- Date
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22 Mar 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the
Jobs and Skills Australia Act 2022
to: provide for the permanent governance arrangements and functions of Jobs and skills Australia; provide for the minister to establish a Ministerial Advisory Board to advise in relation to the performance of the functions of Jobs and Skills Australia; and provide for a review of the operation of the Act.
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- Date
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27 Jul 2022
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Introduced with the Jobs and Skills Australia (National Skills Commissioner Repeal) Bill 2022, the bill establishes Jobs and Skills Australia, as a statutory body within the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, to provide advice and collect, analyse, share and publish data and other information on Australia's current and emerging labour market and its current, emerging and future skills and training needs and priorities (including in relation to apprenticeships), and the adequacy of the Australian system for providing vocational education and training (including training outcomes).
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- Date
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15 Mar 2012
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Finance and Deregulation
- Summary
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Amends the
Judges’ Pensions Act 1968
and Governor-General Act 1974
to enable a former spouse of a judge or of a governor-general to receive his or her share of a superannuation benefit as a separate benefit at the time of a family law split.
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- Date
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14 Jun 2007
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the
Judges’ Pensions Act 1968
to insert a definition of ‘salary’ for pension purposes; and remedy technical deficiencies in the superannuation surcharge formula in relation to: reduced rates of surcharge in 2003-04 and 2004-05; treatment of invalidity and death benefits; and payments made to discharge in part a judge’s surcharge debt.
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- Date
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06 Oct 2020
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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PATRICK, Sen Rex
- Summary
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Amends the
Judges' Pensions Act 1968
to cease the payment of a retired judge's pension where they have engaged in serious misconduct while serving as a judge.
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- Date
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14 Mar 2012
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Introduced with the Courts Legislation Amendment (Judicial Complaints) Bill 2012, the bill enables parliamentary commissions to be established following a resolution by each House of the Parliament to investigate specified allegations of misbehaviour or incapacity of a specified Commonwealth judicial officer (including a Justice of the High Court of Australia).
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Parliament delegates the power to legislate so details of law can be changed quickly by others. These delegated laws are referred to as legislative instruments and can be overruled – disallowed – by Parliament.
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