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TOTAL RESULTS: 188
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11 Sep 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the:
Crimes Act 1914
to: insert community safety as a factor that can be taken into account to revoke the parole of a federal offender without notice; remove the requirement to seek leave before a recorded interview of a vulnerable witness can be admitted as evidence in chief; remove the requirement for vulnerable witnesses to be available to give evidence at committal proceedings; introduce mandatory minimum penalties for certain Commonwealth child sex offences and offenders; require a court to state and record the reasons for granting bail; insert a presumption against bail for certain Commonwealth child sex offenders; insert additional factors which must be taken into account when sentencing federal offenders; require the court to have regard to certain rehabilitation considerations when sentencing Commonwealth child sex offenders; insert presumptions in favour of cumulative sentences and actual terms of imprisonment for Commonwealth child sex offenders; impose certain requirements on Commonwealth child sex offenders under a recognizance release order; add ‘residential treatment orders’ as a sentencing alternative for intellectually disabled offenders; reduce the amount of ‘clean street time’ that can be credited against the outstanding sentence following commission of an offence by a person on parole and licence; require a period of time to be served in custody if a federal offender’s parole order is revoked; and make amendments contingent on the commencement of the Combatting Child Sexual Exploitation Legislation Amendment Act 2019
and Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Act 2019
; Criminal Code Act 1995
to: clarify the scope of the definition of ‘engage in sexual activity’; insert a range of new aggravated offences for child sexual abuse; insert new offences relating to ‘grooming’ and the provision of electronic services to facilitate dealings with child abuse material online; increase the maximum penalties for certain Commonwealth child sex offences and breaches of reporting requirements; insert new additional factors for mandatory consideration at sentencing; and make amendments contingent on the commencement of the Combatting Child Sexual Exploitation Legislation Amendment Act 2019
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04 Jul 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Amends the
Criminal Code Act 1995
to introduce two new offences in relation to the incitement of trespass or property offences on agricultural land.
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19 Sep 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Introduces offences for entities that make or accept cash payments of $10 000 or more.
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- Date
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16 Oct 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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Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019 to give effect to the Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and the Free Trade Agreement between Australia and Hong Kong, China, the bill amends the
Customs Act 1901
to introduce new rules of origin to determine preferential rates of duty for certain goods originating from Peru, Indonesia and Hong Kong in accordance with the applicable agreement.
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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
- Summary
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Amends the
Customs Act 1901
to empower the Comptroller-General of Customs to cause tobacco products seized as prohibited imports to be dealt with in a manner he or she considers appropriate, including the immediate destruction of the goods.
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12 Sep 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
Customs Act 1901
to streamline the way in which product specific rules of origin of the Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement, Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Agreement, Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement, Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement, Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement and Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement are given effect domestically.
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- Date
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10 Sep 2019
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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PATRICK, Sen Rex
- Summary
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Amends the
Customs Act 1901
to prohibit the importation of polyethylene core aluminium composite panels.
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16 Oct 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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Introduced with the Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019 to give effect to the Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and the Free Trade Agreement between Australia and Hong Kong, China, the bill amends the
Customs Tariff Act 1995
to: specify preferential rates of customs duty for certain Peruvian originating goods, Indonesian originating goods and Hong Kong originating goods respectively, namely, alcohol, tobacco, fuel and petroleum products; provide for ‘free’ rates of customs duty; and maintain customs duty rates in relation to certain concessional items.
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19 Sep 2019
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Veterans’ Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the
Defence Service Homes Act 1918
to expand eligibility for the Defence Service Homes Insurance Scheme to current and former members of the Australian Defence Force who have at least one day of continuous full-time service, including reservists and peacekeepers.
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16 Oct 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education
- Summary
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Amends the:
Higher Education Support Act 2003
to: increase the combined Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) loan limit to $152 700 for students undertaking eligible aviation courses with approved providers on or after 1 January 2020; enable the minister to determine the aviation courses for which the higher HELP loan limit will apply; reduce indexation on a person’s outstanding accumulated HELP debt while they are teaching in a school in a very remote location of Australia; and provide for all or part of a person’s HELP debt associated with their initial teacher education course to be remitted after they have undertaken an equivalent of four years’ full time work in a very remote location of Australia; and Higher Education Support Act 2003
, Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Act 2018
and VET Student Loans Act 2016
to allow the Department of Human Services restricted access to higher education data and VET student loans data in order to administer student benefits.
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