A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General.
Bills introduced to Parliament are scrutinised to make sure they meet certain standards and to consider whether they should be referred to a committee for further investigation. This can include feedback from stakeholders and the general public, and a report recommending potential improvements to the bill.
TOTAL RESULTS: 862
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07 Feb 2024
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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THORPE, Sen Lidia
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Amends the
Criminal Code Act 1995
to: provide that the consent of the Attorney-General will not be required for proceedings relating to genocide and related atrocity crimes; and remove the restrictions on review of decisions of the Attorney-General to give or refuse consent to institute proceedings for such offences.
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29 Nov 2023
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm
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Amends the
Customs Act 1901
to prohibit a person from importing goods involving child labour into Australia in certain circumstances where the importer has not complied with a notice in relation to the goods.
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18 Oct 2023
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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ANTIC, Sen Alex
BABET, Sen Ralph
ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm
CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
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The bill: prohibits health practitioners from performing gender clinical interventions intended to transition a minor’s biological sex, subject to limited exemptions; and prohibits the Commonwealth from entering into arrangements involving the expenditure or payment of money that provides or facilitates the provision of such a procedure or treatment.
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12 Sep 2023
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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SMITH, Sen Dean
MCKENZIE, Sen Bridget
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The bill: amends the
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
to require the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to continue its price monitoring of domestic air passenger transport services and related goods and services for 3 years; and repeals the Competition and Consumer (Price Monitoring—Domestic Air Passenger Transport) Direction 2020
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03 Aug 2023
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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POCOCK, Sen David
- Summary
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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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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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POCOCK, Sen David
- Summary
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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 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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23 Mar 2023
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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CASH, Sen Michaelia
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Amends the
Criminal Code Act 1995
to prohibit a person from knowingly, and without reasonable excuse, displaying a Nazi symbol.
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08 Feb 2023
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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ANTIC, Sen Alex
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Amends the
Criminal Code Act 1995
to introduce three new offences relating to the incitement of trespass, property damage or theft and unlawful obstruction of traffic in central business districts and other centres of significant business or cultural activity in Australia.
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29 Nov 2022
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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HANSON, Sen Pauline
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Prohibits discrimination based on a person's COVID-19 vaccination status by the Commonwealth, state and territory governments, statutory authorities, local governments, and private enterprises.
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24 Nov 2022
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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WATERS, Sen Larissa
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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.
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