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• Transparent and Quality Public Appointments Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Mar 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  SCAMPS, Sophie, MP 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes a framework for making transparent and quality public appointments, including the establishment of Independent Selection Panels and the Office of the Public Appointments Commissioner to issue guidelines on the making of public appointments and report annually on public appointment selection processes; and establishes the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Appointments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Cleaning up Political Donations) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to: lower the donation disclosure threshold from $13,800 to $1,000 for individual donations and require aggregation under the threshold; expand the definition of 'gift'; introduce a cap of $50,000 on the total amount of donations a donor can provide during an electoral cycle; require real-time disclosure by gift recipients to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) within two business days of the donation threshold being reached or exceeded; require the AEC to publish donation returns by reporting entities on the Transparency Register as soon as reasonably practicable; introduce an electoral expenditure cap to limit the amount of money that can be spent on federal election campaigns; prohibit political donations from particular industries, including fossil fuel entities, gambling companies, liquor companies and the tobacco industry; and increase certain penalties for corporations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  TEHAN, Dan, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: amend the character test by providing grounds to consider visa cancellation or refusal where a non-citizen has been convicted of offences involving violence against a person, weapons, breaching of an apprehended violence order (or similar) or non-consensual sexual acts; provide that, for an offence involving violence against a person, a person's conviction for an offence of common assault, or equivalent, will not be taken to be a conviction for a designated offence unless the act constituting the offence causes or substantially contributes to bodily harm to another person, or harm to another person's mental health, or involves family violence; and make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Stop PEP11 and Protect Our Coast) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  STEGGALL, Zali, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

  to cancel Petroleum Exploration Permit 11 (PEP11) and prohibit any further petroleum exploration in the PEP11. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Lowering the Voting Age) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Feb 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  BATES, Stephen, MP 

  Summary

  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. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Ministers of State Amendment Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Dec 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  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. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Loot Boxes) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995

  to: require the Classification Board to classify computer games which contain 'loot boxes' as either R 18+ or RC; and require a warning to displayed when games contain loot boxes or similar features. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Stop the Lies) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  STEGGALL, Zali, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to: prohibit misleading or deceptive electoral or referendum matter; prohibit persons or bodies corporate from deceptively impersonating, or falsely attributing material to, a person, candidate, campaigner, political party or entity; and give the Australian Electoral Commissioner the power to investigate possible breaches, order retractions, publish corrections, and pursue complaints through the courts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fuel and Vehicle Standards Legislation Amendment (Reducing Vehicle Pollution) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  TINK, Kylea, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000

  and

  Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018

  to require light vehicles to meet Euro 6d vehicle pollution standards. 

  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