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  • Jurisdiction of Courts (Family Law) Bill 2005 [2006]

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    Date
    07 Dec 2005 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
    ,
    Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
    and
    Family Law Act 1975
    to provide the Magistrates Court of Western Australia constituted by a Family Law Magistrate of Western Australia with substantially the same jurisdiction and appeal structure in relation to family law and child support matters as the Federal Magistrates Court. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Court Legislation Amendment Bill 2005 [2006]

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    Date
    07 Dec 2005 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
    ,
    Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
    and
    Family Law Act 1975
    to provide the Magistrates Court of Western Australia constituted by a Family Law Magistrate of Western Australia with substantially the same jurisdiction and appeal structure in relation to family law and child support matters as the Federal Magistrates Court. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Judiciary Legislation Amendment Bill 2006

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    Date
    13 Sep 2006 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Judiciary Act 1903
    to: validate certain orders made by non-judicial officers of State courts of summary jurisdiction in relation to taxation and other federal law matters; and repeal certain provisions to enable States to determine which officers, including non-judicial officers, can exercise federal jurisdiction and in what circumstances. Also makes consequential amendments to the
    Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970
    ,
    Crimes Act 1914
    and
    Family Law Act 1975
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Judges' Pensions Amendment Bill 2007

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    Date
    14 Jun 2007 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Judiciary Amendment Bill 2008

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    Date
    28 May 2008 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Responds to the High Court decision in
    British American Tobacco v Western Australia
    by amending the
    Judiciary Act 1903
    to provide that nothing in the Act prevents state and territory laws related to the recovery of invalid state and territory taxes from applying in federal jurisdiction in proceedings for the recovery of a tax or an amount paid in connection with a tax invalidly imposed by a law of a state or territory. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Judicial Misbehaviour and Incapacity (Parliamentary Commissions) Bill 2012

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    Date
    14 Mar 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    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). 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Judges and Governors-General Legislation Amendment (Family Law) Bill 2012

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    Date
    15 Mar 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Deregulation 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Judiciary Amendment Bill 2015

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    Date
    26 Mar 2015 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Judiciary Act 1903
    to: consolidate the Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) into the Attorney-General’s Department (AGD); and remove provisions relating to AGS’s former role as a statutory corporation; and
    Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983
    and
    Freedom of Information Act 1982
    to make consequential amendments. Also makes transitional arrangements in relation to AGS being consolidated into the AGD. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Judiciary Amendment (Commonwealth Model Litigant Obligations) Bill 2017

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    Date
    15 Nov 2017 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    LEYONHJELM, Sen David 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Judiciary Act 1903
    to: require the Attorney-General to issue directions applying generally to Commonwealth legal work that contain requirements for Commonwealth litigants to act as model litigants (model litigant obligations); and enable a court to order a stay of proceedings or make orders in relation to contraventions of model litigant obligations; and
    Ombudsman Act 1976
    to: require the Commonwealth Ombudsman to investigate complaints in relation to contraventions of model litigant obligations; and provide for annual reporting requirements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Judges’ Pensions Amendment (Pension Not Payable for Misconduct) Bill 2020

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    Date
    06 Oct 2020 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    PATRICK, Sen Rex 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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