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• Northern Territory Safe Measures Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Feb 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  NAMPIJINPA PRICE, Sen Jacinta 

  Summary

  Reinstates measures that previously applied under the

  Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Act 2012

  which were aimed at reducing alcohol-related harm to vulnerable communities in the Northern Territory. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Education and Other Legislation Amendment (Abolishing Indexation and Raising the Minimum Repayment Income for Education and Training Loans) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2022 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  FARUQI, Sen Mehreen 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Student Assistance Act 1973

  ,

  Trade Support Loans Act 2014

  and

  VET Student Loans Act 2016

  to remove indexation on certain education and training loans; and

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Student Assistance Act 1973

  to: define 'median wage'; and raise the minimum repayment income and amend the percentage of income a person is liable to repay the Commonwealth for certain education and training loans. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Human Rights (Children Born Alive Protection) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2022 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
  ANTIC, Sen Alex
  BABET, Sen Ralph 

  Summary

  The bill: clarifies that children born alive are persons; requires health practitioners to provide medical care, treatment and statistics on children born alive as a result of terminations; and provides that the mother of a child born alive is not liable to prosecution for an offence in respect of that child. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Banning Dirty Donations) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Nov 2022 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  WATERS, Sen Larissa 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to: prohibit political donations from the fossil fuel industry, property developers, the tobacco industry, the banking industry, liquor and gambling businesses, pharmaceutical companies and representative organisations for these industries; impose a cumulative limit on political donations from any source of $3,000 per election term; and extend the definition of 'gift' to include subscription and membership fees, as well as attendance at fundraising events. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Banning Goods Produced By Forced Labour) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Nov 2022 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  STEELE-JOHN, Sen Jordon 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to prohibit the importation into Australia of goods that are produced in whole or in part by forced labour. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment and Other Legislation Amendment (Removing Nuclear Energy Prohibitions) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Sep 2022 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
  ANTIC, Sen Alex
  CADELL, Sen Ross
  COLBECK, Sen Richard
  FAWCETT, Sen David
  PRICE, Sen Jacinta Nampijinpa
  O'SULLIVAN, Sen Matt
  RENNICK, Sen Gerard
  VAN, Sen David 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998

  to remove the prohibition on the construction or operation of certain nuclear installations; and

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to remove the prohibition on the Minister for Environment and Water declaring, approving or considering actions relating to the construction or operation of certain nuclear installations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Energy Transition Authority Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Sep 2022 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  ALLMAN-PAYNE, Sen Penny 

  Summary

  Establishes the National Energy Transition Authority as a statutory authority to plan, coordinate and provide advice on the transition to renewable energy, focusing on the facilitation of new economic opportunities for workers and communities who are currently involved in fossil fuel production and associated industries. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Privileges Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Sep 2022 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui
  TYRRELL, Sen Tammy 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987

  to implement a recommendation of the interim report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide to allow a royal commission, whose terms of reference require an examination of government, to analyse and draw inferences or conclusions from evidence that is subject to parliamentary privilege. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2022 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Sep 2022 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to: require actions that would emit between 25,000 to 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent scope 1 emissions in any one year to be assessed for approval under Part 9 of the Act; require the minister, when approving any such action or when considering whether to enter into a conservation agreement, to consider Australia’s national carbon budget and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets; require the minister to reject the approval of actions that would emit over 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent scope 1 emissions; require the Climate Change Authority to develop a national carbon budget to 2050 and to annually assess the budget; prohibit the minister, subject to certain exceptions, from using alternative approval processes for certain emissions intensive actions; and introduce penalties for undertaking certain emissions intensive actions without approval if the action has, will have or is likely to have a significant impact on the environment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Fight for Australia’s Coastline) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Aug 2022 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  WHISH-WILSON, Sen Peter 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

  to: cancel Petroleum Exploration Permit 11, and Petroleum Exploration Permit/T/49P (King Island, Tasmania); prevent any petroleum exploration leases for the Otway Basin/12 Apostles being granted; and prohibit any further petroleum exploration in the three areas. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum