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  • Migration (Visa Pre-application Process) Charge Bill 2023

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    16 Feb 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Migration Amendment (Australia’s Engagement in the Pacific and Other Measures) Bill 2023, the bill imposes a charge on a person registering to participate in a visa pre-application process. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Migration Amendment (Australia’s Engagement in the Pacific and Other Measures) Bill 2023

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    Date
    16 Feb 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Migration (Visa Pre-application Process) Charge Bill 2023, the bill amends the
    Migration Act 1958
    to enable the minister to implement a visa pre-application process to enable the random selection of eligible persons who would then be permitted to apply for a relevant visa. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Customs Legislation Amendment (Controlled Trials and Other Measures) Bill 2022

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    30 Nov 2022 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Passed Both Houses 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Customs Act 1901
    to establish a framework to facilitate time-limited trials of trade and customs practices and technologies, with approved entities, in a controlled regulatory environment;
    Australian Border Force Act 2015
    to provide that the Comptroller-General of Customs' powers to make rules in relation to controlled trials cannot be delegated; and
    Customs Act 1901
    ,
    Customs Regulations 2015
    and
    Customs Tariff Act 1995
    to make technical amendments to customs legislation, including to provide that Notices of Intention to Propose Customs Tariff Alterations will not be subject to disallowance under the
    Legislation Act 2003
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Regulator Performance) Bill 2023

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    Date
    22 Jun 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Industry and Science 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987
    to: clarify that only the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are permitted to register Olympic insignia as trade marks in Australia; and provide for the rejection of trade mark applications not made by the AOC or IOC;
    Trade Marks Act 1995
    to: align grace periods for payment of a fee for renewal of a trade mark registration to a consistent 6 month duration, whether registration of a trade mark application is delayed or not; clarify provisions dealing with the revocation of the registration of a trade mark where a component of a notice of opposition to registration of that trade mark has been overlooked; permit restoration of a trade mark to the Register of Trade Marks if an extension of time is obtained to file evidence in support of an opposition to the trade mark removal; and remove references to the Official Journal of Trade Marks; and
    Patents Act 1990
    to remove spent transitional and savings provisions that have had no effect from February 2022. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Interactive Gambling Amendment (Credit and Other Measures) Bill 2023

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    Date
    13 Sep 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Infrastructure Australia Amendment (Independent Review) Bill 2023

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    Date
    22 Mar 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 
    Summary
    Responds to recommendations of the independent review of Infrastructure Australia (IA) by amending the
    Infrastructure Australia Act 2008
    to amend the functions and governance structure of IA. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Australia’s Engagement in the Pacific) Bill 2023

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    Date
    10 Aug 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    International Development and the Pacific 
    Summary
    Amends the
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
    ,
    Higher Education Support Act 2003
    ,
    Social Security Act 1991
    and
    VET Student Loans Act 2016
    to extend eligibility for certain supports and benefits to Pacific Engagement Visa holders and eligible Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme workers and their families. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Customs Amendment Bill 2022

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    26 Jul 2022 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Prime Minister 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Customs Act 1901
    to remove a duplicate definition. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Public Service Amendment Bill 2023

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    Date
    14 Jun 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Prime Minister and Cabinet 
    Summary
    Responding to certain recommendations of the Independent Review of the Australian Public Service (the Thodey Review), the bill amends the
    Public Service Act 1999
    to: include a new Australian Public Service (APS) Value of ‘Stewardship’; require the Secretaries Board to prepare an APS Purpose Statement; require agency heads to uphold and promote the APS Purpose Statement; provide that ministers must not direct agency heads on individual employment matters; require agency heads to put in place measures to enable decision-making to occur at the lowest appropriate classification; require regular capability reviews; require the Secretaries Board to request and publish regular long-term insights reports; require agencies to publish annual APS Employee Census results and respond to relevant findings through an action plan; and remove the requirement to seek the APS Commissioner’s consent to delegate powers and functions to Australian Defence Force members. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Disability Services and Inclusion (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023

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    Date
    14 Sep 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Social Services 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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