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  • Competition and Consumer Amendment (Tougher Penalties for Supermarket and Hardware Businesses) Bill 2024

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    04 Nov 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    TAYLOR, Angus, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Competition and Consumer Act 2010
    to enable the court to order the divestiture of assets in certain cases of misuse of market power by supermarket and hardware businesses. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Corporations Amendment (Streamlining Advice Process) Bill 2024

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    Date
    04 Nov 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    VAN MANEN, Bert, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Corporations Act 2001
    to: introduce additional requirements in relation to the provision of personal advice to a retail client by a financial advisor; and make consequential amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Cyber Security Bill 2024

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    Date
    09 Oct 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Intelligence Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Cyber Security) Bill 2024 and Security of Critical Infrastructure and Other Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Response and Prevention) Bill 2024 to implement certain measures proposed by the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy, the bill provides for: mandatory security standards for smart devices; mandatory obligations on certain businesses to report ransomware and cyber extortion payments; a ‘limited use’ obligation that restricts how cyber security information voluntarily provided to the National Cyber Security Coordinator can be used and disclosed; and the establishment of a Cyber Incident Review Board to conduct post-incident reviews into significant cyber security incidents. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Competition and Consumer Amendment (Make Price Gouging Illegal) Bill 2024

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    Date
    16 Sep 2024 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    MCKIM, Sen Nick 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Competition and Consumer Act 2010
    to prohibit a corporation with substantial market power from engaging in conduct that results in, or is likely to result in, an excessive price being charged for a good or service. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024

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    Date
    12 Sep 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Broadcasting Services Act 1992
    to: impose obligations on digital communications platform providers in relation to the dissemination of content on a digital communications platform that contains information that is reasonably verifiable as false, misleading or deceptive, and is reasonably likely to cause or contribute to serious harm of a specified type (misinformation and disinformation); expand the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s compliance and enforcement powers in relation to misinformation and disinformation; and make consequential amendments. Also makes consequential amendments to 3 other Acts; and amends the
    Broadcasting Services Act 1992
    to make an amendment contingent on the commencement of the
    Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2025

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    Date
    12 Sep 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    to: strengthen existing offences for urging force or violence and create new offences for threatening force or violence against targeted groups and members of groups; and expand the list of groups protected by the public display of prohibited hate symbols offences. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Customs Tariff Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Expansion) Bill 2024

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    Date
    11 Sep 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Implements the Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership by amending the
    Customs Tariff Act 1995
    to provide a free rate of customs duty for certain originating goods of the United Kingdom; specify phasing rates of customs duty for certain originating goods of the United Kingdom that will incrementally reduce to free; and provide a safeguard that would restore the customs duty rate to the rate that applied before the commencement of the protocol for certain products. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Communications Legislation Amendment (Regional Broadcasting Continuity) Bill 2024

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    Date
    26 Jun 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Broadcasting Services Act 1992
    to enable viewers to access the Viewer Access Satellite Television safety net service when a commercial television broadcaster ceases to provide services terrestrially in a given area; and
    Broadcasting Services Act 1992
    and
    Radiocommunications Act 1992
    to enable the consolidation of transmission arrangements for certain broadcasting services. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Customs Amendment (Strengthening and Modernising Licensing and Other Measures) Bill 2024

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    Date
    26 Jun 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Customs Licensing Charges Amendment Bill 2024, the bill amends the:
    Customs Act 1901
    to: streamline processes and requirements for the licensing regime for customs brokers, depots and warehouses; and enable the digitisation of certain applications and forms; and
    AusCheck Act 2007
    to enable the disclosure of information relating to transport security identification cards. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Customs Licensing Charges Amendment Bill 2024

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    Date
    26 Jun 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Customs Amendment (Strengthening and Modernising Licensing and Other Measures) Bill 2024, the bill amends the
    Customs Licensing Charges Act 1997
    to align licence renewal payment requirements and calculations across the licensing regime for customs brokers, depots and warehouses; and rectify deficiencies found in calculating depot licence renewal fees. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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