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TOTAL RESULTS: 117
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- Date
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30 Nov 2022
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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FARUQI, Sen Mehreen
- Summary
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Amends the:
Higher Education Support Act 2003
, Social Security Act 1991
, Student Assistance Act 1973
, Trade Support Loans Act 2014
and VET Student Loans Act 2016
to remove indexation on certain education and training loans; and Higher Education Support Act 2003
, Social Security Act 1991
and Student Assistance Act 1973
to: define 'median wage'; and raise the minimum repayment income and amend the percentage of income a person is liable to repay the Commonwealth for certain education and training loans.
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- Date
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30 Nov 2022
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Summary
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Amends the
Export Control Act 2020
to: provide for the use and disclosure of certain information, including protected information; enable the secretary to impose or vary conditions at the same time as approving a variation to an approved arrangement, accredited property, registered establishment or export licence; require fit and proper person assessments to take into consideration certain information received under the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991
; and make minor technical amendments.
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- Date
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30 Nov 2022
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
ANTIC, Sen Alex
BABET, Sen Ralph
- Summary
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The bill: clarifies that children born alive are persons; requires health practitioners to provide medical care, treatment and statistics on children born alive as a result of terminations; and provides that the mother of a child born alive is not liable to prosecution for an offence in respect of that child.
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- Date
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30 Nov 2022
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends: the
Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
to: enhance the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security's (IGIS) oversight functions and powers; prevent the head or deputy head of an agency within the IGIS's jurisdiction, immediately after serving in that position, being appointed as the Inspector General; allow the IGIS to consider employment-related grievances for staff employed under the Office of National Intelligence Act 2018
; streamline reporting and information sharing procedures; and make technical amendments to clarify and modernise drafting expressions and remove redundant provisions; 14 Acts to make consequential amendments; and the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
, National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022
and Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006
to make amendments contingent on the commencement of the National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022.
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- Date
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30 Nov 2022
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the:
Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013
to: provide that 'personal work-related conduct' does not fall within the public interest disclosure (PID) scheme; amend the process for authorised officers' handling and allocation of disclosures, and principal officers' investigation of disclosures; expand the scope of protections for disclosers and availability of civil remedies for reprisal action taken against a person who has made, or may make, a PID; remove the general secrecy offence; clarify the roles of the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman and the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security in receiving and investigating complaints about the handling of a disclosure by an agency; establish a procedure for handling disclosures where there is a machinery of government change; amend the definitions of 'agencies', 'public officials' and 'principal officers'; exclude grant recipients from the application of the Act; provide for a review of the Act five years after the commencement of the amendments in the bill; and make minor amendments; and National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022
, National Anti-Corruption Commission (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2022
and Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013
to make amendments contingent on the commencement of the National Anti-Corruption Commission legislation enacted in November 2022.
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- Date
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30 Nov 2022
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
to establish action initiation reforms, enabling consumer data right (CDR) consumers to direct accredited persons to instruct on actions on their behalf, such as making a payment, opening and closing an account, switching providers and updating personal details, using the CDR framework.
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- Date
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01 Dec 2022
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Finance
- Summary
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Amends the
Ministers of State Act 1952
to require the Official Secretary to the Governor-General to publish a notifiable instrument on the Federal Register of Legislation to advise that the Governor-General has chosen, summoned and sworn an Executive Councillor to the Federal Executive Council, appointed an officer to administer a Department of State of the Commonwealth, directed a Minister of State to hold an office, or has revoked any of these positions.
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- Date
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06 Feb 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before House of Representatives
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Sponsor
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BATES, Stephen, MP
- Summary
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Amends the
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
and Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
to: lower the minimum voting age in Australian federal elections and referenda from 18 to 16 years; provide for 16 and 17 year olds to be included in the certified list of voters (but not to be given a penalty notice if they do not vote); and provide that an eligible voter, who is not yet on the electoral roll or enrolled at their correct address, is able to cast a provisional vote on election day.
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- Date
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07 Feb 2023
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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NAMPIJINPA PRICE, Sen Jacinta
- Summary
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Reinstates measures that previously applied under the
Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Act 2012
which were aimed at reducing alcohol-related harm to vulnerable communities in the Northern Territory.
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- Date
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08 Feb 2023
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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ANTIC, Sen Alex
- Summary
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Amends the
Criminal Code Act 1995
to introduce three new offences relating to the incitement of trespass, property damage or theft and unlawful obstruction of traffic in central business districts and other centres of significant business or cultural activity in Australia.
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