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• Protecting the Spirit of Sea Country Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Aug 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  COX, Sen Dorinda 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

  in relation to prescribing consultation requirements with traditional owners, knowledge holders and other relevant persons when preparing environment plans;

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009

  in relation to: meaning of relevant person; and protection of cultural heritage; and

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2011

  to make a consequential amendment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Climate Change Amendment (Duty of Care and Intergenerational Climate Equity) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Aug 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  POCOCK, Sen David 

  Summary

  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. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Copyright Legislation Amendment (Fair Pay for Radio Play) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Aug 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  POCOCK, Sen David 

  Summary

  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 from to copyright owners, in respect of published sound recordings, to an amount not exceeding 0.5 cents per head of the Australian population. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Vaccine Indemnity) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Aug 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  BABET, Sen Ralph 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

  to provide that indemnities cannot be granted to manufacturers of vaccines in relation to the use of a vaccine. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Overseas Organ Transplant Disclosure and Other Measures) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  SMITH, Sen Dean 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: require persons entering Australia to respond to specified questions in relation to organ transplants outside Australia; provide for annual reporting requirements in relation to this information; and enable the minister to refuse to grant, or to cancel, a person’s visa if the minister reasonably suspects the person has been involved in conduct constituting an offence involving trafficking in human organs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Freeze on Rent and Rate Increases Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Jun 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  FARUQI, Sen Mehreen
  MCKIM, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Federal Financial Relations Act 2009

  to: provide for additional designated housing agreements to include model tenancy standards; and create an instrument-making power allowing the minister to make additional payments to the states on the basis that the states agree to adopt the model tenancy standards, which would include implementing controls on rents and a ban on no-grounds eviction; and

  Reserve Bank Act 1959

  to: insert an object stating that, in relation to differences of opinion between the Reserve Bank and the Government on questions of policy, the Government is ultimately responsible for monetary and banking policy; and provide that orders made to determine monetary policy can include freezing interest rates for a specified period of time. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Ban on Gambling Advertisements During Live Sport) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Jun 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  HENDERSON, Sen Sarah 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to ban gambling advertisements during the broadcast of live sporting events on television, radio and live streaming and for one hour before and after the event. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Murdoch Media Inquiry Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Jun 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Capability Assurance and Oversight Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 May 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  FAWCETT, Sen David 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes the Defence Capability Assurance Agency as an statutory authority to conduct capability assurance of defence materiel programs and establish a qualified workforce to conduct test and evaluation and risk assessments for defence materiel programs; establishes the Inspector-General of Defence Capability Assurance to provide oversight of the Defence Department, the Defence Force and the Defence Capability Assurance Agency; and establishes the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence to provide oversight of the performance of the Defence Capability Assurance Agency and the Inspector-General and review and report on matters relating to the defence of Australia and defence agencies. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Ending Poverty in Australia (Antipoverty Commission) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Mar 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  RICE, Sen Janet 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes the Antipoverty Commission as a statutory authority to provide independent advice on poverty in Australia, the causes of poverty in Australia, approaches to reducing poverty in Australia and minimum levels for social security payments; and establishes a Parliamentary Joint Committee on combatting poverty in Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum