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  • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Communications) Bill 2024

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    18 Nov 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Finance 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
    and
    Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
    to prohibit the authorisation of certain electoral and referendum matter that is inaccurate and misleading to a material extent, including material that has been modified using digital technology, such as ‘deepfakes’; and require electoral and referendum matter that has been created or modified using digital technology (including AI) to carry a statement to that effect;
    Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
    to establish an Electoral Communications Panel; and
    Broadcasting Services Act 1992
    and
    Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991
    to remove the ‘media blackout’ period that prohibits electoral or referendum advertising in the last 3 days of voting in an election or referendum. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    18 Nov 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
    and
    Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
    to: update key definitional terms including the meaning of ‘gift’, ‘disclosure threshold’ and ‘candidate’ and introduce the category of ‘nominated entity’; require expedited disclosure of gifts; consolidate financial reporting obligations; and make machinery amendments in relation to electoral and referendum operations;
    Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
    to: establish an annual gift cap, an overall gift cap and a State and Territory gift cap; establish annual caps on electoral expenditure; expand on existing obligations in relation to Commonwealth campaign accounts; introduce a new system of administrative funding and increase election funding; streamline reporting obligations for Senate groups; and make technical amendments in relation to compliance and enforcement powers. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsideration of Decisions) Bill 2024

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    08 Oct 2024 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    COLBECK, Sen Richard 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
    to introduce limitations on timeframes permissible for reconsideration of certain decisions, and on those who may seek reconsideration after a period of 3 years. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Export Control Amendment (Ending Live Sheep Exports by Sea) Bill 2024

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    Date
    30 May 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Export Control Act 2020
    to: prohibit the export from Australia of live sheep by sea on and after 1 May 2028; and enable the minister to make arrangements for payments or grants of financial assistance for certain activities relating to the phasing out of export of live sheep by sea. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024

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    Date
    16 May 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Education 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
    in relation to: new requirements for the ‘fit and proper’ provider test; giving certain information to registered providers; management of provider applications; registration requirements; automatic cancellation of a provider’s registration in certain circumstances; ministerial powers to determine enrolment limits on overseas students; and automatic suspension and cancellation of specified courses. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Excise and Customs Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Administration) Bill 2024

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    Date
    16 May 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Customs Act 1901
    and
    Excise Act 1901
    to: remove renewal requirements and renewal fees for excise and excise-equivalent warehouse licences; confer a new discretion to issue entity level excise and excise-equivalent warehouse licences; and establish a public register of excise and excise-equivalent warehouses licences and licensed premises; and
    Excise Tariff Act 1921
    to remove licence requirements for certain onshore producers of crude oil and condensate. Also makes consequential and minor amendments to 4 Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Fair and Transparent Elections) Bill 2024

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    Date
    25 Mar 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    CHANEY, Kate, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
    in relation to: lowering the disclosure threshold to $1,000; real-time disclosure of donations; prohibiting misleading or deceptive electoral or referendum matter; broadening the definition of gift; funding disclosure requirements; introduction of a major-donor donation cap; prohibiting certain political donations; limiting pre-election government advertising; and postal vote processes; and
    Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
    and
    Do Not Call Register Act 2006
    to provide that registered independent candidates are treated the same as political parties. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Fair and Transparent Elections) Bill 2024 (No. 2)

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    Date
    25 Mar 2024 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    POCOCK, Sen David
    LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui
    THORPE, Sen Lidia
    WATERS, Sen Larissa 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
    in relation to: lowering the disclosure threshold to $1,000; real-time disclosure of donations; prohibiting misleading or deceptive electoral or referendum matter; broadening the definition of gift; funding disclosure requirements; introduction of a major-donor donation cap; prohibiting certain political donations; limiting pre-election government advertising; postal vote processes; and increasing Senate representation for the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory; and
    Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
    and
    Do Not Call Register Act 2006
    to provide that registered independent candidates are treated the same as political parties. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Excise Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2024

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    Date
    20 Mar 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2024, the bill amends the
    Excise Tariff Act 1921
    to increase rates of duty for tobacco goods from 1 September 2023. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Protecting Environmental Heritage) Bill 2024

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    27 Feb 2024 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    CANAVAN, Sen Matthew 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
    to prohibit actions involving large-scale wind and solar energy projects that have, will have, or are likely to have a significant impact on the natural environment, unless done in accordance with an approval by the Minister under Part 9 of the Act. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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