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TOTAL RESULTS: 118
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30 Mar 2023
- Chamber
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Senate
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RICE, Sen Janet
- Summary
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The bill: establishes the Antipoverty Commission as a statutory authority to provide independent advice on poverty in Australia, the causes of poverty in Australia, approaches to reducing poverty in Australia and minimum levels for social security payments; and establishes a Parliamentary Joint Committee on combatting poverty in Australia.
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28 Sep 2022
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Senate
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CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
ANTIC, Sen Alex
CADELL, Sen Ross
COLBECK, Sen Richard
FAWCETT, Sen David
PRICE, Sen Jacinta Nampijinpa
O'SULLIVAN, Sen Matt
RENNICK, Sen Gerard
VAN, Sen David
- Summary
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Amends the:
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998
to remove the prohibition on the construction or operation of certain nuclear installations; and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to remove the prohibition on the Minister for Environment and Water declaring, approving or considering actions relating to the construction or operation of certain nuclear installations.
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05 Sep 2022
- Chamber
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Senate
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HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
- Summary
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Amends the
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to: require actions that would emit between 25,000 to 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent scope 1 emissions in any one year to be assessed for approval under Part 9 of the Act; require the minister, when approving any such action or when considering whether to enter into a conservation agreement, to consider Australia’s national carbon budget and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets; require the minister to reject the approval of actions that would emit over 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent scope 1 emissions; require the Climate Change Authority to develop a national carbon budget to 2050 and to annually assess the budget; prohibit the minister, subject to certain exceptions, from using alternative approval processes for certain emissions intensive actions; and introduce penalties for undertaking certain emissions intensive actions without approval if the action has, will have or is likely to have a significant impact on the environment.
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09 Dec 2020
- Chamber
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Senate
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MCKENZIE, Sen Bridget
- Summary
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Amends the
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
and Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002
to provide that forestry operations covered by a regional forest agreement are exempted from Part 3 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
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04 Feb 2021
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Senate
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HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
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Amends the
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to: prevent the minister from approving an action which involves the clearing of koala habitat; and remove the exemption of regional forest agreements from requirements of the Act where there is, may, or is likely to have significant impacts on koalas.
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- Date
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25 May 2023
- 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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Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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- Date
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30 Nov 2022
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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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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10 Feb 2022
- Chamber
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Senate
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ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm
- Summary
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Amends the
Fair Work Act 2009
to require that labour hire workers covered by certain modern awards receive at least the same rate of pay as other employees performing the same work.
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08 Feb 2023
- Chamber
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Senate
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CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
ANTIC, Sen Alex
RENNICK, Sen Gerard
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Amends the
Fair Work Act 2009
to add COVID-19 vaccination status as an attribute protected from discrimination.
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20 Mar 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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BANDT, Adam, MP
- Summary
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Amends the
Fair Work Act 2009
to: prevent employers from contacting employees outside of work hours; and provide that employees are not required to monitor, read or respond to work communications from their employer outside of work hours.
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