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Date: 01 Sep 2021
Chamber: Senate
Status: Before Senate
Sponsor: ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm
Summary: Amends the:
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
to: provide for the routine independent auditing of authorised electronic technology used at federal elections; and require voter identification for electors to vote in federal elections; and
Intelligence Services Act 2001
to make consequential amendments.

Date: 01 Sep 2021
Chamber: Senate
Status: Before Senate
Sponsor: FARUQI, Sen Mehreen
Summary: Amends the
Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958
and
Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956
to prohibit the export and import of greyhounds for racing, breeding and commercial purposes.

Date: 31 Aug 2021
Chamber: Senate
Status: Before Senate
Sponsor: HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
Summary: Amends the:
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to: establish the Commonwealth Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to exercise the routine administrative regulatory functions currently undertaken by the Commonwealth in relation to the Act and other Commonwealth legislation relating to the environment and undertake certain functions relating to communities; establish an Office of Monitoring, Compliance, Enforcement and Assurance within the EPA; and establish the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Environment and Energy; and
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
and
Water Act 2007
to make consequential amendments.

Date: 25 Aug 2021
Chamber: Senate
Status: Act
Portfolio: Attorney-General
Summary: Amends the
Crimes Act 1918
to: repeal section 19AA which applies remissions or reductions under state or territory laws to federal sentences; and make consequential amendments.

Date: 25 Aug 2021
Chamber: Senate
Status: Before Senate
Sponsor: HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
Summary: Requires the Treasurer to establish a Live Performance Federal Insurance Guarantee Fund to underwrite insurance for the live performance industry to enable future live performance events.

Date: 12 Aug 2021
Chamber: Senate
Status: Before Senate
Sponsor: KENEALLY, Sen Kristina
Summary: Establishes a mandatory requirement for Commonwealth, state or territory entities, corporations and partnerships to report to the Australian Cyber Security Centre ransomware payments paid in response to a ransomware attack.

Date: 10 Aug 2021
Chamber: Senate
Status: Before Senate
Sponsor: RICE, Sen Janet
Summary: The bill: provides for either House of Parliament, or certain parliamentary committees, to request the minister to table a statement on whether autonomous sanctions will be applied to persons that are responsible for serious human rights abuses or corruption; requires the minister to table in both Houses a statement on whether autonomous sanctions will be applied to certain persons responsible for the coup in Myanmar in 2021; and provides for a review of the operation of the Act.

Date: 05 Aug 2021
Chamber: Senate
Status: Before Senate
Sponsor: KENEALLY, Sen Kristina
Summary: Amends the
Fair Work Act 2009
to ensure that parents of stillborn babies can access the same employer-paid paid parental leave that they would be entitled to regardless of whether the pregnancy ended in a stillbirth or a live birth.

Date: 04 Aug 2021
Chamber: Senate
Status: Act
Portfolio: Attorney-General
Summary: Amends the
Criminal Code Act 1995
to extend the operation of the declared areas provisions for a further 3 years and the control order regime and the preventative detention orders (PDO) regime for a further 15 months;
Intelligence Services Act 2001
to provide that the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security may review the operation, effectiveness and proportionality of the declared areas provisions prior to their sunset date;
Crimes Act 1914
to extend the operation of the stop, search and seizure powers for a further 15 months; and
Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Act 2010
to extend the reporting date for the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor’s review of continuing detention orders for high risk terrorist offenders to as soon as practicable after 7 December 2021.

Date: 04 Aug 2021
Chamber: Senate
Status: Before Senate
Sponsor: MCMAHON, Sen Sam
Summary: Amends the
Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978
to remove limits on the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly's powers to make laws in relation to the acquisition of property other than on just terms, voluntary assisted dying and the conferring of powers relating to the hearing and determining of employment disputes. Also repeals the
Euthanasia Laws Act 1997
.

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