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TOTAL RESULTS: 144
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15 Feb 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Industry, Science and Resources
- Summary
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Amends the:
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to implement the outcomes of the Offshore Oil and Gas Safety Review; Navigation Act 1912
and Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to clarify the validity of vessel safety certificates when a disconnectable facility transitions between the maritime and offshore petroleum regimes; Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to: ensure that an approval of taking actions in accordance with a policy, plan or program remains effective following amendments to environmental regulations; enable the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority to specify the timeframe for a person to comply with a remedial direction; clarify the spatial extent of an eligible greenhouse gas storage formation; and make minor and technical amendments.
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- Date
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15 Feb 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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Social Services
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Responds to the Federal Court decision in
Commissioner of Taxation v Douglas
[2020] FCAFC 220 by amending the Social Security Act 1991
and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to provide a clear legal basis for the assessment of income from certain military invalidity pensions.
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- Date
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26 Feb 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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HAINES, Helen, MP
- Summary
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Amends: the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
to provide a resource management framework for the use and management of public resources, including for grants administration; the Public Service Act 1999 to provide the Public Service Commissioner with certain powers in relation to breaches of the code of conduct relating to the resource management framework; and 9 Acts in relation to oversight of investment mandates.
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26 Feb 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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STEGGALL, Zali, MP
- Summary
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Amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to cancel Petroleum Exploration Permit 11 (PEP11) and prohibit any further petroleum exploration in the PEP11 area.
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- Date
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27 Feb 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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MCKENZIE, Sen Bridget
SMITH, Sen Dean
- Summary
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Requires the Transport Minister to make carriers’ obligations rules and an aviation industry code of conduct to provide for the protection of passengers in certain circumstances.
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- Date
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27 Feb 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
- Summary
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Amends the
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to prohibit actions involving large-scale wind and solar energy projects that have, will have, or are likely to have a significant impact on the natural environment, unless done in accordance with an approval by the Minister under Part 9 of the Act.
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27 Feb 2024
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui
- Summary
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Amends the
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009
to enable the Manufacturing Division to de-merge from the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union.
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- Date
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28 Feb 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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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.
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- Date
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28 Feb 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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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.
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- Date
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28 Feb 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
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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.
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