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TOTAL RESULTS: 130
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30 Mar 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Passed Both Houses
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Proposes an alteration to the Constitution to recognise First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to make representations to the Parliament and the Executive Government of the Commonwealth on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. [
The bill was passed by an absolute majority of each House of the Parliament. The proposal was not approved at the subsequent referendum on 14 October 2023
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- Date
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16 Sep 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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MCKIM, Sen Nick
- Summary
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Amends the
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
to prohibit a corporation with substantial market power from engaging in conduct that results in, or is likely to result in, an excessive price being charged for a good or service.
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- Date
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12 Sep 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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DUNIAM, Sen Jonathon
- Summary
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Repeals the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection (Kings Plains) Declaration 2024
and prevents the minister from making a declaration that would affect the construction or operation of a gold mine in the Blayney gold mine area.
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- Date
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22 Aug 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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21 Aug 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends 52 Acts to make consequential and technical amendments arising from the enactment of the
Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024
. Also repeals the Tribunals Amalgamation Act 2015
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- Date
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21 Aug 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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CASH, Sen Michaelia
- Summary
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Re-establishes the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner.
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- Date
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21 Aug 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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- Summary
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Amends the
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009
to: expand the circumstances in which a person may be automatically disqualified from office and make it a criminal offence for a person who is disqualified from holding office in a registered organisation to continue to hold office or act in a manner that would significantly influence the organisation; provide for a disqualification scheme that allows the Federal Court to disqualify an official from holding office in certain circumstances; expand the grounds for the cancellation of registration of organisations by the Federal Court; and enable the Federal Court to make orders instead of cancellation of registration.
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- Date
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21 Aug 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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BRAGG, Sen Andrew
- Summary
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Amends the
Housing Australia Future Fund Act 2023
to prohibit the Housing Australia Future Fund from investing in housing-related assets or entities financed by the Construction and Building Unions Superannuation Fund.
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- Date
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15 Aug 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Summary
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Amends the
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
to add an area of land that is detailed in the Canteen Creek Area Indigenous Land Use Agreement so that the Wakaya Alyawarre Land can be granted as Aboriginal land.
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- Date
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15 Aug 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Education
- Summary
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Amends the
Student Identifiers Act 2014
to extend the system of unique student identifiers for vocational education and training and higher education students to school students.
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