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.
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04 Feb 2025
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Finance
- Summary
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Appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in relation to the parliamentary departments, in addition to the appropriations provided for by the
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2024-2025
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- Date
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04 Feb 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Finance
- Summary
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Appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the government, in addition to the appropriations provided for by the
Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2024-2025
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- Date
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04 Feb 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Finance
- Summary
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Appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, in addition to the appropriations provided for by the
Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2024-2025
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21 Nov 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Aged Care
- Summary
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The bill: provides for transitional arrangements to support the commencement of the
Aged Care Act 2024
; makes consequential amendments to the Crimes Act 1914
, Freedom of Information Act 1982
and National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013
; and repeals the Aged Care Act 1997
, Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Act 2018
and Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
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12 Sep 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Aged Care
- Summary
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Responds to certain recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and the Final Report of the Aged Care Taskforce by establishing a new framework for the delivery of funded aged care services to individuals under the Commonwealth aged care system, including providing for: a Statement of Rights for individuals and a Statement of Principles for government agencies and bodies; requirements for an individual to access funded aged care services; mechanisms for the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner to consider and decide on applications for registration as a provider and applications for approval of a residential care home; arrangements for funding of aged care services; governance arrangements for the broader aged care system; regulatory mechanisms; the use and disclosure of information; and the establishment of a First Nations Aged Care Commissioner.
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11 Sep 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006
to: extend the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime to additional services that are recognised by the Financial Action Task Force as posing high money laundering and terrorism financing risks; reframe and clarify the AML/CTF program and customer due diligence obligations; enable the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre to require the disclosure of information and conduct examinations; and update the AML/CTF regime to reflect changing business structures, technologies and illicit financing methodologies; and make consequential amendments. Also makes consequential or contingent amendments to 10 other Acts; and repeals the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988
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21 Aug 2024
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends 52 Acts to make consequential and technical amendments arising from the enactment of the
Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024
. Also repeals the Tribunals Amalgamation Act 2015
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15 Aug 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Summary
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Amends the
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
to add an area of land that is detailed in the Canteen Creek Area Indigenous Land Use Agreement so that the Wakaya Alyawarre Land can be granted as Aboriginal land.
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14 May 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Finance
- Summary
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Appropriates money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in relation to the parliamentary departments.
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- Date
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14 May 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Finance
- Summary
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Appropriates money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the government.
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