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TOTAL RESULTS: 118
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09 May 2023
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House of Representatives
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Finance
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Appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in relation to the parliamentary departments, in addition to appropriations provided for by the
Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2022-2023
, Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 2) 2022-2023
and Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2022-2023
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09 May 2023
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House of Representatives
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Finance
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Appropriates money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the government.
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09 May 2023
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House of Representatives
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Finance
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Appropriates money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure.
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09 May 2023
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House of Representatives
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Finance
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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
Supply Act (No. 1) 2022-2023
, Supply Act (No. 3) 2022-2023
and Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2022-2023
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- Date
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09 May 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Finance
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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
Supply Act (No. 2) 2022-2023
, Supply Act (No. 4) 2022-2023
and Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2022-2023
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30 Mar 2023
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Proposes an alteration to the Constitution to recognise First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to make representations to the Parliament and the Executive Government of the Commonwealth on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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30 Mar 2023
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Senate
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Sponsor
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RICE, Sen Janet
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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.
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29 Mar 2023
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Home Affairs
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Amends the:
Australian Security Intelligence Organisations Act 1979
to: provide the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) with additional security vetting and security clearance functions, including to make security clearance decisions for ASIO and non-ASIO personnel and conduct security vetting and assessment on an ongoing basis, to communicate with a sponsoring agency in relation to the ongoing suitability of a person to hold a security clearance, to furnish security clearance suitability assessments (SCSAs), and to assume responsibility for a security clearance granted to a person by another security vetting agency; enable ASIO and security clearance sponsors to share certain information; and provide for internal, independent and external merits review of ASIO’s SCSAs and security clearance decisions; Office of National Intelligence Act 2018
to enable the Office of National Intelligence to provide quality assurance, reporting, advice and assistance in relation to the highest-level of security clearances issued by the Commonwealth; Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975
to enable security clearance decisions and SCSAs to be reviewed by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal; and Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
to update a cross reference.
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29 Mar 2023
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Amends the
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006
to: clarify the application of civil penalties to ongoing failure to enrol with the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) before providing a designated service; allow automated decision-making for certain decisions; and reinstate protections on the use and disclosure of sensitive AUSTRAC information in connection with courts and tribunal proceedings; Australian Crime Commission Act 2002
to relocate a penalty for non compliance with the provision to which it relates; Crimes Act 1914
to: replace references to ‘judicial officer’ with ‘bail authority’; and make minor amendments to rectify incorrect referencing; Criminology Research Act 1971
to provide that the appointment of the Commonwealth representative to the Criminology Research Advisory Council can be made by designation of a position; Foreign Evidence Act 1994
to make technical amendments relating to the use of foreign material in Australian proceedings; International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997
to: provide that the Attorney-General may refuse consent to a request or application for transfer to or from Australia at an earlier stage in the process; and make minor technical amendments; Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
to expand the existing mandatory ground of refusal regarding torture; Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
to expand the matters on which jurisdictional public interest monitors can make submissions; and Witness Protection Act 1994
to: ensure that past participants of Australian Federal Police (AFP) witness protection programs are covered by the Act; enable participants to be temporarily suspended from the National Witness Protection Program where the AFP is unable to provide them with protection or assistance; and make minor and technical amendments. Also amends five Acts to update references to the South Australian Independent Commission Against Corruption.
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29 Mar 2023
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Senate
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BRAGG, Sen Andrew
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Implements certain recommendations of the final report of the Senate Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre by: providing for a framework for digital asset exchanges, digital asset custody services and the issuing of stablecoins; requiring authorised deposit-taking institutions to comply with certain reporting requirements in relation to designated central bank digital currency; and providing for additional duties of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services in relation to the regulation of activities relating to digital assets and designated central bank digital currency.
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