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TOTAL RESULTS: 283
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- Date
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24 Jun 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
- Summary
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Amends the
Airports Act 1996
to: require additional criteria to be included in airport master plans; require any proposed significant development to follow certain processes; prohibit certain developments which are incompatible with the operation of an airport site as an airport; include airport environment strategies in airport master plans; and make technical and consequential amendments.
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23 Jun 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Foreign Affairs
- Summary
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Establishes the Australian Civilian Corps (to work in crisis environments overseas for specified periods) and provides for the employment and management of Corps employees.
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- Date
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23 Jun 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the:
Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991
to: create three offences and penalties; and increase penalties for a number of existing offences; and Australian Federal Police Act 1979
and Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970
in relation to the powers of Australian Federal Police members to investigate offences committed at certain airports.
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- Date
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26 May 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Foreign Affairs
- Summary
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Modelled on the
Charter of the United Nations Act 1945
, the bill provides a framework for Australia to implement autonomous sanctions which may be applied to specific governments, individuals or entities, or specific goods and services that are responsible for, or involved with, a situation of international concern.
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- Date
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15 Mar 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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JACKSON, Sharryn, MP
- Summary
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The bill: establishes and provides for the functions and powers of an Airport Development Ombudsman; and amends the
Airports Act 1996
, Air Services Act 1995
, Civil Aviation Act 1988
and Ombudsman Act 1976
to make consequential amendments.
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- Date
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02 Feb 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Climate Change and Water
- Summary
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Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), the bill establishes the Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority as an independent statutory body to administer the CPRS, the Renewable Energy Target and the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System. Also contains a regulation making power.
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- Date
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26 Nov 2009
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BROWN, Sen Bob
- Summary
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Amends the
Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988
to repeal the provision which enables the Governor-General to disallow and recommend amendments to, any Act made by the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly.
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- Date
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19 Nov 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Climate Change and Water
- Summary
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Amends the:
Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988
, Water Act 2007
and Canberra Water Supply (Googong Dam) Act 1974
to transfer the planning and management of all water extraction in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) from the Commonwealth to the ACT Government; Water Act 2007
to: provide that Commonwealth use of water in the Murray-Darling Basin, particularly water used at defence facilities, is taken account of through the Basin Plan; provide that the Basin Plan and water resource plans prepared by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority may adopt or incorporate matters contained in an instrument or other writing as it is in force from time to time; and clarify the definition of ‘referring State’; Water Amendment Act 2008
to clarify that the Chief Executive Officer of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority is appointed for four years from 15 December 2008; and Trade Practices Act 1974
to clarify the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s powers of delegation for its functions under rules made under the Water Act 2007
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- Date
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16 Nov 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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ABBOTT, Tony, MP
- Summary
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Establishes a framework to provide financial assistance to persons or their next of kin who are injured or killed as a result of an international terrorist act.
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- Date
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22 Oct 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Climate Change and Water
- Summary
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Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), the bill establishes the Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority as an independent statutory body to administer the CPRS, the Renewable Energy Target and the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System. Also contains a regulation making power.
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