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TOTAL RESULTS: 134
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- Date
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16 May 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
Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
in relation to: new requirements for the ‘fit and proper’ provider test; giving certain information to registered providers; management of provider applications; registration requirements; automatic cancellation of a provider’s registration in certain circumstances; ministerial powers to determine enrolment limits on overseas students; and automatic suspension and cancellation of specified courses.
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- Date
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27 Mar 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Passed Both Houses
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the:
Criminal Code Act 1995
to: extend for a further 3 years the declared areas offence that is scheduled to sunset on 7 September 2024; and provide that the provisions under which the Minister for Foreign Affairs can declare an area for the purpose of the declared areas offence also cease to have effect on 7 September 2024; and Intelligence Services Act 2001
to remove an obsolete provision which provides for the Parliamentary Joint committee on Intelligence and Security to review the declared areas provisions before 7 January 2024.
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- Date
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27 Mar 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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27 Mar 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Summary
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Amends the
Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012
to: enable testing of timber products at the border and beyond to ensure non-compliant illegally logged timber is not imported; introduce a requirement for importers and processors to give notice before importing or processing regulated timber products; add strict liability offences, injunctions and enforceable undertakings to enforcement powers; enable audits to be carried out to determine compliance with the due diligence requirements; and extend the time frame for issuing infringement notices to 24 months and enable the department to publish details of contraventions on their website.
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- Date
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27 Mar 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Passed Both Houses
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Portfolio
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National Disability Insurance Scheme
- Summary
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Amends the:
National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013
to: define National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) supports; clarify the process for reassessment of participant status; provide for participants to transition to a new framework plan; provide for new framework plans that include a flexible budget and budget for stated supports; provide for old framework plans to have a total funding amount; update the circumstances in which the National Disability Insurance Agency will manage funds; require participants spend money only on NDIS supports and in accordance with their plan; exempt NDIS rules from sunsetting; impose conditions on approved quality auditors to not employ or engage a person against whom a banning order has been made; and expand the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner’s delegation powers. Also makes consequential amendments to the Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Regulation 2015
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- Date
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27 Mar 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Passed Both Houses
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Portfolio
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Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Summary
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Introduced with the Net Zero Economy Authority Bill 2024, the bill provides for transitional arrangements relating to the establishment of the Net Zero Economy Authority.
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- Date
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27 Mar 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Summary
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Introduced with the Net Zero Economy Authority (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024, the bill establishes the Net Zero Economy Authority to promote economic transformation as Australia transitions to a net zero emissions economy.
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- Date
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27 Mar 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the:
Corporations Act 2001
and 8 other Acts to implement recommendations by the Council of Financial Regulators in relation to Australia’s financial market infrastructure by: introducing a crisis management and resolution regime for domestic clearing and settlement (CS) facilities; expanding the licensing, supervisory and enforcement powers of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA); and transferring certain powers relating to the licensing and supervision of CS facilities and financial markets to ASIC and the RBA; Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
and Corporations Act 2001
to phase-in new climate-related financial reporting requirements for entities; and Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
, Corporations Act 2001
and Insurance Act 1973
to make minor and technical amendments.
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- Date
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26 Mar 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to: require non-citizens who are on a removal pathway and have exhausted all avenues to remain in Australia to cooperate with steps taken for the purpose of arranging their lawful removal from Australia; and make minor and technical amendments.
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- Date
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25 Mar 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Sponsor
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COLEMAN, David, MP
- Summary
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Amends the:
Criminal Code Act 1995
to insert an offence provision relating to the posting of harmful material to increase notoriety; Online Safety Act 2021
to expand the powers of the eSafety Commissioner to include administering a complaints system for criminal activity material; and Crimes Act 1914
to enable a court to make an order directing a person to cease using certain online services.
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