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  • Date
    28 Feb 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Levies Bill 2024 and Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Levies and Charges Collection Bill 2024, the bill provides for the imposition of biosecurity protection charges to be payable by certain producers of agricultural, forestry and fisheries products within Australia. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    28 Feb 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Levies Bill 2024 and Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Charges Bill 2024, the bill: provides for the collection and administration of biosecurity protection levies and charges; applies the standard provisions of the
    Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014
    ; and provides for the use and disclosure of certain information. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    28 Feb 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Charges Bill 2024 and Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Levies and Charges Collection Bill 2024, the bill provides for the imposition of biosecurity protection levies to be payable by certain producers of agricultural, forestry and fisheries products within Australia. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    27 Nov 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    21 Nov 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Passed Both Houses 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    10 Oct 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Ombudsman Act 1976
    and
    Inspector-General of Taxation Act 2003
    to implement two recommendations of the Report of the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme by: imposing a statutory duty on agency heads and their staff to assist the Commonwealth Ombudsman and the Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman (IGTO) in the performance of their functions; and expanding the powers of the Ombudsman and IGTO to access agency records;
    Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
    to clarify that the Inspector-General of Security and Intelligence is entitled to reasonable facilities and assistance when making preliminary inquiries of the head of an intelligence agency; and
    Ombudsman Act 1976
    to: enable the Ombudsman and IGTO to access documents and other records by remote means; and make technical and contingent amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    12 Sep 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    to: strengthen existing offences for urging force or violence and create new offences for threatening force or violence against targeted groups and members of groups; and expand the list of groups protected by the public display of prohibited hate symbols offences. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    12 Sep 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Passed Both Houses 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Privacy Act 1988
    and 7 other Acts to introduce a range of measures to protect the privacy of individuals with respect to their personal information, including expanding the Information Commissioner’s powers, facilitating information sharing in emergency situations or following eligible data breaches, requiring the development of a Children’s Online Privacy Code, providing protections for overseas disclosures of personal information, introducing new civil penalties, and increasing transparency about automated decisions which use personal information;
    Privacy Act 1988
    to introduce a statutory tort to provide redress for serious invasions of privacy; and Criminal Code Act 1995 to introduce criminal offences targeting the release of personal data using a carriage service in a manner that would be menacing or harassing (known as ‘doxxing’). 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    11 Sep 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Passed Both Houses 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006
    to: extend the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime to additional services that are recognised by the Financial Action Task Force as posing high money laundering and terrorism financing risks; reframe and clarify the AML/CTF program and customer due diligence obligations; enable the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre to require the disclosure of information and conduct examinations; and update the AML/CTF regime to reflect changing business structures, technologies and illicit financing methodologies; and make consequential amendments. Also makes consequential or contingent amendments to 10 other Acts; and repeals the
    Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    22 Aug 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Passed Both Houses 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Family Law Act 1975
    to: enable the court to control and manage the conduct of property and other non-child-related proceedings, including to address family violence and ensure appropriate evidence is before the court; codify the duty of disclosure relevant to financial information; amend the arbitration regime for court-ordered or privately arranged family law arbitrations; provide a regulatory framework for Children’s Contact services; safeguard against the disclosure and adducing of evidence arising from communications made in the course of professional confidential relationships; and
    Family Law Act 1975
    and 5 other Acts to clarify various aspects of family law and support the operation of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia and the Family Court of Western Australia. Also provides for a review of the amendments made by this proposed Act. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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