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TOTAL RESULTS: 124
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13 Feb 2019
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HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
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Establishes a commission of inquiry, with the same powers as a royal commission, to inquire into the management of the Murray-Darling Basin water resources and related matters.
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13 Feb 2019
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GRIFF, Sen Stirling
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Amends the:
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
to require that voice calls communicating an electoral matter to a person must identify the use of any actors at the beginning of the call; Do Not Call Register Act 2006
to enable consumers who register on the Do Not Call Register to opt out of receiving phone calls from charities; Spam Act 2003
to require political parties to provide an unsubscribe function for all unsolicited electronic communications containing political content; and Telecommunications Act 1997
to make consequential amendments.
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12 Feb 2019
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STEELE-JOHN, Sen Jordon
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Amends the
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
to: require national broadcasters, commercial television broadcasting licensees and subscription television licensees to provide a minimum number of hours of television audio description per week; and provide for the Australian Communications and Media Authority to enforce and review the new requirement.
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12 Feb 2019
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HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
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Amends the
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
to make it an offence to supply or offer commercial goods to a consumer that include Indigenous cultural expression unless supplied by, or in accordance with a transparent arrangement with, an Indigenous artist or relevant Indigenous community.
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12 Feb 2019
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PATRICK, Sen Rex
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Requires the Prime Minister to direct the Director-General of Security to provide a report on matters relating to security arising from examination of the personal background and circumstances of all current and future ministers of state.
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05 Dec 2018
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WATERS, Sen Larissa
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Prohibits the mining of thermal coal in the Galilee Basin in Queensland.
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27 Nov 2018
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DI NATALE, Sen Richard
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Establishes the Australian Cannabis Agency to regulate the production and distribution of recreational cannabis in the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.
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15 Nov 2018
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FARUQI, Sen Mehreen
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Amends the
Australian Research Council Act 2001
to remove ministerial discretion in relation to the approval of research grants administered by the Australian Research Council.
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14 Nov 2018
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CAMERON, Sen Doug
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Amends the
Fair Work Act 2009
to: provide that modern awards cannot be varied to reduce penalty rates or the hours to which penalties rates apply if the variation is likely to result in a reduction in the take-home pay of an employee; and provide that any such determination by the Fair Work Commission made on or after 21 June 2017 is of no effect.
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16 Oct 2018
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DI NATALE, Sen Richard
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Amends the:
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
to remove the exemption for religious educational institutions to discriminate against students and teachers on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identification, marital or relationship status or pregnancy; and Fair Work Act 2009
to ensure that religious exemptions from anti-discrimination provisions do not extend to educational institutions.
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23 Aug 2018
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DI NATALE, Sen Richard
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The bill: enshrines the principles of diversity and multiculturalism; establishes the Australian Multicultural Commission and provides for its functions, powers, constitution, operation and inquiries; and provides for annual reporting requirements for Commonwealth entities.
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22 Aug 2018
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PATRICK, Sen Rex
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Amends the:
Archives Act 1983
to require the reporting of external legal expenses incurred by the National Archives of Australia; Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010
to: ensure that the Information Commissioner holds specified qualifications; and require the separate appointment of the Australian Information Commissioner, the Privacy Commissioner and the Freedom of Information (FOI) Commissioner; and Freedom of Information Act 1982
to: enable the transfer of Information Commissioner reviewable decisions to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT); require the consistent application of exemptions by decision makers in the context of a review by the Information Commissioner; prevent the Information Commissioner from making FOI decisions if he or she does not hold specified qualifications; prevent agencies from publishing FOI information until at least 10 days after the applicant has received his or her copy of the information; and require the reporting of external legal expenses for each Information Commission or AAT FOI matter that has concluded.
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14 Aug 2018
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PATRICK, Sen Rex
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Amends the
Intelligence Services Act 2001
to expand the functions of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security to include reviewing the activities of Australia’s national security and intelligence agencies, subject to certain exclusions.
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18 Jun 2018
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STEELE-JOHN, Sen Jordon
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Amends the
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
and Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
to: lower the minimum (non-compulsory) voting age in Australian federal elections and referenda from 18 to 16 years; allow 14 and 15 year olds to be added to the electoral roll in preparation for their eligibility to vote at 16 years of age; 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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09 May 2018
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PATRICK, Sen Rex
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Amends the
Defence Act 1903
to provide that the Commonwealth may only enter into an agreement with an entity for the building of certain vessels for use by the Royal Australian Navy if the vessel is to be constructed in Australia by an Australian shipbuilder.
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27 Mar 2018
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RICE, Sen Janet
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Amends the:
Air Services Act 1995
to: provide that the functions of Airservices Australia (AA) include undertaking activities to protect the human and natural environment, community amenity and residential areas from the effects of the operation and use of aircraft, and associated effects; introduce new consultation arrangements for AA and persons affected by aircraft noise; require AA to consider the need to minimise the impact of aircraft operations on the human and natural environment, community amenity and residential areas when preparing corporate plans; expand the AA board by up to two members and require that it include an expert in environmental management and a representative of a community group affected by aircraft noise; and provide for the creation and operations of the Aircraft Noise Ombudsman and related reporting arrangements; and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to require the minister to appoint an independent Community Aviation Advocate to represent communities affected by aircraft noise.
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14 Nov 2017
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BERNARDI, Sen Cory
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Amends the
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998
and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to remove prohibitions on the construction or operation of certain nuclear installations.
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17 Oct 2017
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DI NATALE, Sen Richard
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Prohibits the Commonwealth government or its agencies from funding the refurbishment, building or purchase, or assisting in the transfer of ownership, of a coal-fired power station.
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07 Sep 2017
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RICE, Sen Janet
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The bill: repeals the
Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002
; and makes consequential amendments to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
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21 Jun 2017
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XENOPHON, Sen Nick
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Amends the
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
to require the minister to make an information standard for goods containing palm oil and ensure that the information standard is in force at all times.
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14 Jun 2017
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MCALLISTER, Sen Jenny
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Amends the
Productivity Commission Act 1998
to: expand the functions of the Productivity Commission to include the undertaking of research on inequality and its effects on the Australian economy and community; require the commission to have regard in the exercise of its functions to the need to mitigate the negative effects of inequality; and provide for reporting requirements.
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13 Jun 2017
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WATERS, Sen Larissa
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Amends the:
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to impose additional obligations on the minister in making decisions on approvals and conditions; and Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Act 2016
to: require the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility to assess whether an entity is a suitable person for the purposes of providing financial assistance for Northern Australia economic infrastructure; and provide that, in undertaking an assessment, the facility consults with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Crime Commission. Also provides for a review of certain existing approvals under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
in relation to the Adani group.
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17 Sep 2015
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WATERS, Sen Larissa
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Amends the
Fair Work Act 2009
to: remove restrictions on employees’ rights to disclose the amount of, or information about, their pay or earnings; and prohibit employers from taking adverse action against employees for disclosing this information.
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04 Mar 2015
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WATERS, Sen Larissa
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The bill: provides that Australian landholders have the right to refuse the undertaking of gas and coal mining activities by corporations on their land without prior written authorisation; sets out the requirements of a prior written authorisation; provides for relief which a court may grant a land owner when prior written authorisation is not provided; prohibits hydraulic fracturing for coal seam gas, shale gas and tight gas by corporations; and provides for civil penalties.
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