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TOTAL RESULTS: 188
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- Date
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29 Jul 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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SHARKIE, Rebekha, MP
- Summary
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Subject to approval in accordance with section 128 of the Constitution, the bill proposes an alteration to the Constitution to provide that the Commonwealth, States and Territories must not limit freedom of expression, including freedom of the press and other media.
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04 Jul 2019
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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PATRICK, Sen Rex
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Subject to approval in accordance with section 128 of the Constitution, the bill proposes an alteration to the Constitution to: provide the Commonwealth with the power to make laws in relation to the use and management of water resources that extend beyond the limits of a state; and ensure that any Commonwealth law relating to water resources does not have an overall detrimental effect on the environment.
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- Date
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29 Jul 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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SHARKIE, Rebekha, MP
- Summary
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Subject to approval in accordance with section 128 of the Constitution, the bill proposes an alteration to the Constitution to: provide the Commonwealth with the power to make laws in relation to the use and management of water resources that extend beyond the limits of a state; and ensure that any Commonwealth law relating to water resources does not have an overall detrimental effect on the environment.
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04 Dec 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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Introduced with the Commonwealth Registers Bill 2019, Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2019, Business Names Registration (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019 and National Consumer Credit Protection (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019 to create a new Commonwealth business registry regime, the bill amends the
Corporations (Fees) Act 2001
to allow the registrar to collect fees related to the performance of registry functions or the exercise of a registry power.
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04 Jul 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
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Introduced with the Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Bill 2019, the bill amends the:
Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Act 2010
to enable the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor to review the operation, effectiveness and implications of the temporary exclusion orders scheme; and Intelligence Services Act 2001
to require the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security to monitor and review the exercise of powers under the scheme.
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04 Jul 2019
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
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Introduced with the Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019, the bill introduces a temporary exclusion orders scheme to delay Australians of counter-terrorism interest from re-entering Australia.
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01 Aug 2019
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Senate
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Act
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Attorney-General
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Amends the:
Crimes Act 1914
to: expand the existing presumption against bail and parole for persons charged or convicted of a terrorism offence to include persons being considered for bail for a further federal offence, persons the subject of a control order and persons who have demonstrated support for, or have links to, terrorist activity; and make it explicit that the best interests of a child must be considered as a primary consideration by the relevant decision maker at the key points in the criminal justice processes of bail, sentencing and parole; and Criminal Code Act 1995
to: expand eligibility for the continuing detention order (CDO) scheme by ensuring that terrorist offenders who are currently serving a period of imprisonment for a terrorism offence and another offence remain eligible for consideration for a CDO at the conclusion of their term of imprisonment; and amend the information disclosure obligations in relation to sensitive national security information in CDO applications.
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14 Oct 2019
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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SHARKIE, Rebekha, MP
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Amends the
Crimes Act 1914
and Criminal Code Act 1995
to increase the minimum age of criminal responsibility for Commonwealth offences from 10 years of age to 14 years of age.
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02 Dec 2019
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Attorney-General
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Amends: the
Criminal Code Act 1995
to: amend the offence of bribery of a foreign public official to extend the definition of foreign public official to include a candidate for office, remove the requirement that the foreign official must be influenced in the exercise of the official's duties, replace the requirement that a benefit and business advantage must be 'not legitimately due' with the concept of 'improperly influencing' a foreign public official, and extend the offence to cover bribery to obtain a personal advantage; and create a new offence of failure of a body corporate to prevent foreign bribery by an associate; the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983
to implement a Commonwealth Deferred Prosecution Agreement scheme to enable the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions to invite a person that has engaged in serious corporate crime to negotiate an agreement to comply with a range of specified conditions; and five Acts to make consequential amendments.
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04 Jul 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the:
Crimes Act 1914
to: broaden existing identity check provisions and create offences and powers in relation to identity check, move-on and ancillary directions by constables and protective services officers at Australia’s major airports; and Australian Federal Police Act 1979
to provide that the offence of contravening an identity check or move-on direction is a protective service offence for the purposes of the Act.
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