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05 Aug 2021
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KENEALLY, Sen Kristina
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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.
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04 Aug 2021
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MCMAHON, Sen Sam
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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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04 Aug 2021
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GALLAGHER, Sen Katy
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Amends the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
to provide for reporting and tabling requirements for certain grants which have been approved by a minister based on an application which an official has recommended should be rejected or does not meet relevant selection criteria or which have been approved by a minister, who is a member of the House of Representatives, for a grantee in their electorate.
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03 Aug 2021
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KITCHING, Sen Kimberley
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Based on the precedents of the
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act 2016
(US) and the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill 2018 (UK), the bill provides the minister with the discretion to impose certain sanctions for the purposes of compliance with United Nations obligations or other international obligations, or for the purposes of preventing or responding to gross human rights abuse or violations, or acts of significant corruption.
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21 Jun 2021
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MCKIM, Sen Nick
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Amends the
Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Act 2020
to: delay businesses with an annual turnover of more than $50 million from claiming GST credits for ten years, or until they pay back the amount of Jobkeeper payment they received equal to the amount of profits made and/or executive bonuses paid during the financial year in which the entity received the payment; and require the Australian Taxation Office to publish a list of all entities with an annual turnover of more than $50 million in receipt of Jobkeeper payments and how much each entity received.
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16 Jun 2021
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RICE, Sen Janet
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The bill: requires the Minister for Energy and Emission Reduction to table in each House of Parliament an annual statement outlining Australia's strategy on electric vehicles; and provides for the reference of matters to the Productivity Commission, including Australia’s support for the manufacture, purchase and use of electric vehicles.
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13 May 2021
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WATERS, Sen Larissa
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Amends the
]Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Act 1997
to prohibit the Snowy Hydro Company and Snowy hydro-group companies from being involved in creating or investing in new fossil fuel-based electricity generation capacity.
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12 May 2021
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PATRICK, Sen Rex
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The bill: repeals the
Biosecurity (Human Biosecurity Emergency) (Human Coronavirus with Pandemic Potential) (Emergency Requirements—High Risk Country Travel Pause) Determination 2021
; and amends the Biosecurity Act 2015
to prevent the Minister for Health from making a determination or giving a direction that prevents or restricts an Australian citizen or permanent resident outside Australia from returning to Australia.
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17 Mar 2021
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Health
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Amends the
National Health Act 1953
to: establish the statutory authority for the publication of information in relation to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee, including meeting agendas, meeting outcomes, public summary documents and information published on the Medicine Status Website; and provide for cost recovery arrangements, including specifying fees for services and costs incurred to be set out in a disallowable legislative instrument, replacing the existing regulations; and make consequential amendments.
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04 Feb 2021
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HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
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Amends the
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to: prevent the minister from approving an action which involves the clearing of koala habitat; and remove the exemption of regional forest agreements from requirements of the Act where there is, may, or is likely to have significant impacts on koalas.
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