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  • Date
    11 Sep 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Passed Both Houses 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Implements the
    Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
    by amending the
    Customs Tariff Act 1995
    to provide a free rate of customs duty for certain originating goods of the United Kingdom; specify phasing rates of customs duty for certain originating goods of the United Kingdom that will incrementally reduce to free; and provide a safeguard that would restore the customs duty rate to the rate that applied before the commencement of the protocol for certain products. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    27 Mar 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Passed Both Houses 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Crimes Act 1914
    ,
    Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
    , and
    National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022
    to clarify certain aspects of the framework relating to the seizure of digital assets;
    Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
    to provide that information gathering powers and freezing orders apply to digital currency exchanges;
    Crimes Act 1914
    to increase the Commonwealth penalty unit from $313 to $330;
    Telecommunications Act 1997
    and
    Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
    to clarify the functions of the Communications Access Coordinator in the Attorney-General’s Department and create the position of Communications Security Coordinator in the Department of Home Affairs; and
    Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
    in relation to information sharing between integrity agencies and oversight bodies. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    16 Nov 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Passed Both Houses 
    Portfolio
    Defence 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2023, the bill enables certain licences issued by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency to be treated as Australian naval nuclear power safety licences for the purposes of the
    Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Act 2023

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    16 Nov 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Passed Both Houses 
    Portfolio
    Defence 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023, the bill establishes a framework to regulate the nuclear safety aspects of Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine enterprise. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    30 Mar 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Passed Both Houses 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    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
    .] 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    09 Oct 2024 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Oct 2024 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    COLBECK, Sen Richard 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    12 Sep 2024 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    DUNIAM, Sen Jonathon 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    11 Sep 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    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
    11 Sep 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Education 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Ombudsman Act 1976
    to establish the National Student Ombudsman as a new statutory function of the Commonwealth Ombudsman to deal with complaints about, and conduct investigations into, actions of higher education providers. Also makes consequential amendments to the
    Ombudsman Act 1976
    and 3 other Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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