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15 Nov 2017
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LEYONHJELM, Sen David
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Amends the:
Judiciary Act 1903
to: require the Attorney-General to issue directions applying generally to Commonwealth legal work that contain requirements for Commonwealth litigants to act as model litigants (model litigant obligations); and enable a court to order a stay of proceedings or make orders in relation to contraventions of model litigant obligations; and Ombudsman Act 1976
to: require the Commonwealth Ombudsman to investigate complaints in relation to contraventions of model litigant obligations; and provide for annual reporting requirements.
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15 Nov 2017
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SMITH, Sen Dean
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Amends the:
Marriage Act 1961
to: redefine marriage as ‘a union of two people’; introduce non-gendered language so that the requirements of the Act apply equally to all marriages; enable same-sex marriages that have been, or will be, solemnised under the law of a foreign country to be recognised in Australia; amend the definition of ‘authorised celebrant’ to include new categories of religious marriage celebrants and certain Australian Defence Force officers; enable ministers of religion, religious marriage celebrants, chaplains and bodies established for religious purposes to refuse to solemnise or provide facilities, goods and services for marriages on religious grounds; and make amendments contingent on the commencement of the proposed Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2017
; and Sex Discrimination Act 1984
to provide that a refusal by a minister of religion, religious marriage celebrant or chaplain to solemnise marriage in prescribed circumstances does not constitute unlawful discrimination.
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15 Nov 2017
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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WHISH-WILSON, Sen Peter
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Amends the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
to: set a cap on the remuneration of senior executives of Commonwealth entities or companies, inclusive of any performance payments or other bonuses, at five times the full-time adult average weekly earnings of employees of Commonwealth entities or companies; and provide for annual reporting requirements.
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06 Dec 2017
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Indigenous Affairs
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Amends the
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
to: enable certain Kakadu and Urapunga land to be granted as Aboriginal land; and provide for the leaseback of the Kakadu land to the Director of National Parks.
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06 Dec 2017
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Local Government and Territories
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Amends the
Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988
to: establish the National Capital Authority (NCA) as the accountable authority for the purposes of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
; empower the NCA to provide the Chief Executive of the NCA with specific directions in relation to its operations; and make consequential amendments.
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06 Dec 2017
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Communications and the Arts
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Amends the:
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
to remove the requirement for the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to provide written notice of its intention to declare a digital radio start-up day for a licence area; and Radiocommunications Act 1992
to: remove requirements that the ACMA must consult before preparing or varying a digital radio channel plan; shorten timeframes associated with the formation of eligible joint venture and digital community radio broadcasting representative companies, and clarify the invitation and acceptance process for the formation of such companies; shorten timeframes associated with issuing a foundation digital radio multiplex transmitter licence (DRMT) in accordance with a price-based allocation system and DRMAT licensees giving the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission access undertakings; and clarify how excess multiplex capacity on foundation DRMT licences is determined.
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06 Dec 2017
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Communications and the Arts
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Amends the:
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
to: establish a Register of Foreign Ownership of Media Assets to be administered by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA); provide for new assessment criterion for the applications for, and renewals of, community radio broadcasting licences relating to material of local significance; and make consequential amendments; and Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005
to enable the ACMA to delegate the power to issues certain notices.
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06 Dec 2017
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Communications and the Arts
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Amends the:
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
to: enable the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to make online content service provider rules which impose gambling promotions restrictions on online content service providers; and provide the ACMA with the power to determine program standards about gambling promotional content which apply to certain broadcasters and subscriptions providers; Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005
to: require the ACMA to monitor compliance with online content service provider rules; and enable the ACMA to delegate the power to issues certain notices; and Enhancing Online Safety Act 2015
to make consequential amendments.
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06 Dec 2017
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Communications and the Arts
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Amends the
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
to: enable the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to make a grant of financial assistance to a publisher of a newspaper, magazine or other periodical, or a content service provider; provide that the ACMA may only make a grant of financial assistance in the three financial years commencing on 1 July 2018, with the total amount of financial assistance not exceeding $50 100 000; require the ACMA to enter into an agreement with the recipient setting out the terms and conditions of the grant; enable the minister to establish an advisory committee to advise the ACMA in relation to the exercise of its powers to make grants of financial assistance; and provide for annual reporting requirements.
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06 Dec 2017
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Communications and the Arts
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Amends the
Copyright Act 1968
to extend the operation of the safe harbour scheme to a broader range of service providers, including educational institutions, libraries, archives, key cultural institutions and organisations assisting persons with a disability.
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