A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General.
Bills introduced to Parliament are scrutinised to make sure they meet certain standards and to consider whether they should be referred to a committee for further investigation. This can include feedback from stakeholders and the general public, and a report recommending potential improvements to the bill.
TOTAL RESULTS: 73
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24 Jun 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Prime Minister
- Summary
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Amends the
Governor-General Act 1974
to set the salary for the next Governor-General.
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- Date
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10 Jun 2020
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BANDT, Adam, MP
- Summary
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The bill: establishes Renew Australia as a statutory authority to oversee the transition of Australia's electricity system to one based on renewable energy by 2030 and provides for its functions and powers; establishes the Board of Renew Australia and provides for its functions, members and meetings; provides for the appointment of a Chief Executive Officer and staff, consultants and committees; provides for financial arrangements; and sets out a timetable for the phased closure of coal-fired power stations.
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- Date
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14 May 2020
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture, Water and the Environment
- Summary
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Amends the
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
to waive the requirement for permission holders to remit the environmental management charge to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority for the period 1 January to 31 March 2020.
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- Date
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13 May 2020
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Part of a package of seven bills to implement changes to the financial institution supervisory levy framework, the bill amends the
General Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998
to: increase the statutory upper limit on the general insurance supervisory levy to $10 million for the financial year commencing on 1 July 2020; and amend the calculation of the indexation factor used to establish the statutory upper limits applying in later years.
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- Date
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23 Mar 2020
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Part of a package of eight bills to respond to the economic impacts of the coronavirus, the bill appropriates money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to enable the Commonwealth to grant guarantees to financial institutions in connection with loans made, or to be made, to small and medium enterprises.
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- Date
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18 Feb 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BANDT, Adam, MP
- Summary
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Prohibits the mining of thermal coal in the Galilee Basin in Queensland.
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- Date
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14 Feb 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Prime Minister
- Summary
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Amends the
Governor-General Act 1974
to increase the salary of the Governor-General from $425 000 to $495 000, calculated by reference to the estimated average salary of the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia over the notional five-year term of the appointment of the Governor-General.
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- Date
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15 Jun 2017
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Environment and Energy
- Summary
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Amends the
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
to rectify an unintended consequence of the sunsetting regime established under the Legislation Act 2003
by providing that plans of management are not revoked when regulations giving effect to the enforcement provisions of the plan are repealed.
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- Date
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25 May 2017
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Finance
- Summary
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Enables the Federal Circuit Court of Australia or the Federal Court of Australia to grant an injunction or order payment of compensation in relation to a contravention of the relevant Commonwealth Procurement Rules, so far as those rules relate to a covered procurement.
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- Date
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02 May 2016
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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WILKIE, Andrew, MP
- Summary
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Provides a framework for the operation of poker machines by: restricting the operation of poker machines; implementing mandatory precommitment capabilities; restricting ATM withdrawals from within poker machine premises; and providing for a regulator, civil penalties, and minimum uniform national standards and national monitoring network.
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