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TOTAL RESULTS: 124
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11 Sep 2019
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WHISH-WILSON, Sen Peter
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Amends the
Product Stewardship Act 2011
to: establish a mandatory product stewardship scheme for manufacturers, importers and distributors of consumer packaging and certain single-use plastics; and prescribe targets, prohibitions, design and labelling requirements, and financial contributions in relation to packaging and products identified under the scheme.
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10 Sep 2019
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PATRICK, Sen Rex
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Amends the
Customs Act 1901
to prohibit the importation of polyethylene core aluminium composite panels.
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25 Jul 2019
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HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
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The bill: prohibits mining activities, including prospecting or exploring for minerals or other geological material, in the Great Australian Bight marine area; establishes civil penalties for mining in the Bight; and requires the minister to submit the Great Australian Bight for consideration as a World Heritage Site.
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23 Jul 2019
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BERNARDI, Sen Cory
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Amends the
Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011
to: include a definition of 'Australian freedoms'; require the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights to explicitly consider 'Australian freedoms' in its examinations of legislation; and require statements of compatibility for bills and disallowable legislative instruments to provide certain information in relation to 'Australian freedoms'.
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04 Jul 2019
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GRIFF, Sen Stirling
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Amends the
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987
to require accredited assisted reproductive technology (ART) centres to provide certain statistical information to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and require the AIHW to publish this statistical information and a list of non-complying accredited ART centres.
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04 Jul 2019
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GRIFF, Sen Stirling
PATRICK, Sen Rex
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Subject to approval in accordance with section 128 of the Constitution, the bill proposes an alteration to the Constitution to provide that the Commonwealth, States and Territories must not limit freedom of expression, including freedom of the press and other media.
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04 Jul 2019
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PATRICK, Sen Rex
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Subject to approval in accordance with section 128 of the Constitution, the bill proposes an alteration to the Constitution to: provide the Commonwealth with the power to make laws in relation to the use and management of water resources that extend beyond the limits of a state; and ensure that any Commonwealth law relating to water resources does not have an overall detrimental effect on the environment.
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04 Jul 2019
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FARUQI, Sen Mehreen
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Amends the
Export Control Act 1982
to prohibit the export of live-stock for slaughter.
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13 Feb 2019
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HANSON, Sen Pauline
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Amends the
Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973
to require photographic identification on all Medicare cards to reduce fraudulent usage of Medicare cards.
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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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