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Date: 04 Mar 2015
Chamber: Senate
Status: Before Senate
Sponsor: WATERS, Sen Larissa
Summary: The bill: provides that Australian landholders have the right to refuse the undertaking of gas and coal mining activities by corporations on their land without prior written authorisation; sets out the requirements of a prior written authorisation; provides for relief which a court may grant a land owner when prior written authorisation is not provided; prohibits hydraulic fracturing for coal seam gas, shale gas and tight gas by corporations; and provides for civil penalties.

Date: 17 Sep 2015
Chamber: Senate
Status: Before Senate
Sponsor: WATERS, Sen Larissa
Summary: Amends the
Fair Work Act 2009
to: remove restrictions on employees’ rights to disclose the amount of, or information about, their pay or earnings; and prohibit employers from taking adverse action against employees for disclosing this information.

Date: 13 Jun 2017
Chamber: Senate
Status: Before Senate
Sponsor: WATERS, Sen Larissa
Summary: Amends the:
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to impose additional obligations on the minister in making decisions on approvals and conditions; and
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Act 2016
to: require the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility to assess whether an entity is a suitable person for the purposes of providing financial assistance for Northern Australia economic infrastructure; and provide that, in undertaking an assessment, the facility consults with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Crime Commission. Also provides for a review of certain existing approvals under the
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
in relation to the Adani group.

Date: 14 Jun 2017
Chamber: Senate
Status: Before Senate
Sponsor: MCALLISTER, Sen Jenny
Summary: Amends the
Productivity Commission Act 1998
to: expand the functions of the Productivity Commission to include the undertaking of research on inequality and its effects on the Australian economy and community; require the commission to have regard in the exercise of its functions to the need to mitigate the negative effects of inequality; and provide for reporting requirements.

Date: 21 Jun 2017
Chamber: Senate
Status: Before Senate
Sponsor: XENOPHON, Sen Nick
Summary: Amends the
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
to require the minister to make an information standard for goods containing palm oil and ensure that the information standard is in force at all times.

Date: 07 Sep 2017
Chamber: Senate
Status: Before Senate
Sponsor: RICE, Sen Janet
Summary: The bill: repeals the
Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002
; and makes consequential amendments to the
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
.

Date: 17 Oct 2017
Chamber: Senate
Status: Before Senate
Sponsor: DI NATALE, Sen Richard
Summary: Prohibits the Commonwealth government or its agencies from funding the refurbishment, building or purchase, or assisting in the transfer of ownership, of a coal-fired power station.

Date: 14 Nov 2017
Chamber: Senate
Status: Before Senate
Sponsor: BERNARDI, Sen Cory
Summary: Amends the
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998
and
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to remove prohibitions on the construction or operation of certain nuclear installations.

Date: 27 Mar 2018
Chamber: Senate
Status: Before Senate
Sponsor: RICE, Sen Janet
Summary: Amends the:
Air Services Act 1995
to: provide that the functions of Airservices Australia (AA) include undertaking activities to protect the human and natural environment, community amenity and residential areas from the effects of the operation and use of aircraft, and associated effects; introduce new consultation arrangements for AA and persons affected by aircraft noise; require AA to consider the need to minimise the impact of aircraft operations on the human and natural environment, community amenity and residential areas when preparing corporate plans; expand the AA board by up to two members and require that it include an expert in environmental management and a representative of a community group affected by aircraft noise; and provide for the creation and operations of the Aircraft Noise Ombudsman and related reporting arrangements; and
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to require the minister to appoint an independent Community Aviation Advocate to represent communities affected by aircraft noise.

Date: 09 May 2018
Chamber: Senate
Status: Before Senate
Sponsor: PATRICK, Sen Rex
Summary: Amends the
Defence Act 1903
to provide that the Commonwealth may only enter into an agreement with an entity for the building of certain vessels for use by the Royal Australian Navy if the vessel is to be constructed in Australia by an Australian shipbuilder.

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