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TOTAL RESULTS: 137
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12 Sep 2023
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RICE, Sen Janet
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The bill: repeals the
Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002
; and amends the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to: make consequential amendments; and provide for annual statements from the minister and the Threatened Species Commissioner on the impact of native forest logging.
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05 Sep 2023
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HANSON, Sen Pauline
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Amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to require petroleum production licensees to enter into a domestic reserve agreement with the Commonwealth.
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04 Sep 2023
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WATERS, Sen Larissa
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Amends the
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
to prohibit political donations being made by corporations or close associates of the corporation in certain circumstances.
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10 Aug 2023
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SHOEBRIDGE, Sen David
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Establishes the Cannabis Australia National Agency as a statutory agency to register cannabis strains and regulate activities relating to cannabis including: growing and possessing cannabis plants; manufacturing and selling cannabis products; operating cannabis cafes; and importing and exporting cannabis products.
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08 Aug 2023
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COX, Sen Dorinda
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Amends the:
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
in relation to prescribing consultation requirements with traditional owners, knowledge holders and other relevant persons when preparing environment plans; Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009
in relation to: meaning of relevant person; and protection of cultural heritage; and Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2011
to make a consequential amendment.
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03 Aug 2023
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POCOCK, Sen David
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Amends the
Climate Change Act 2022
to: require decision-makers to consider the health and wellbeing of children in Australia when making significant decisions; and require decision-makers not to make significant decisions in relation to the exploration or extraction of coal, oil or natural gas if the decision poses a material risk of harm to the health and wellbeing of children in Australia.
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03 Aug 2023
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POCOCK, Sen David
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Amends the
Copyright Act 1968
to remove restrictions limiting the Copyright Tribunal from: determining the amount payable to copyright owners, in respect of published sound recordings, to one per cent of the commercial broadcaster’s gross earnings; and determining the amount payable by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from to copyright owners, in respect of published sound recordings, to an amount not exceeding 0.5 cents per head of the Australian population.
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03 Aug 2023
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BABET, Sen Ralph
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Amends the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
to provide that indemnities cannot be granted to manufacturers of vaccines in relation to the use of a vaccine.
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22 Jun 2023
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SMITH, Sen Dean
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to: require persons entering Australia to respond to specified questions in relation to organ transplants outside Australia; provide for annual reporting requirements in relation to this information; and enable the minister to refuse to grant, or to cancel, a person’s visa if the minister reasonably suspects the person has been involved in conduct constituting an offence involving trafficking in human organs.
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19 Jun 2023
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FARUQI, Sen Mehreen
MCKIM, Sen Nick
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Amends the:
Federal Financial Relations Act 2009
to: provide for additional designated housing agreements to include model tenancy standards; and create an instrument-making power allowing the minister to make additional payments to the states on the basis that the states agree to adopt the model tenancy standards, which would include implementing controls on rents and a ban on no-grounds eviction; and Reserve Bank Act 1959
to: insert an object stating that, in relation to differences of opinion between the Reserve Bank and the Government on questions of policy, the Government is ultimately responsible for monetary and banking policy; and provide that orders made to determine monetary policy can include freezing interest rates for a specified period of time.
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