A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General.
Bills introduced to Parliament are scrutinised to make sure they meet certain standards and to consider whether they should be referred to a committee for further investigation. This can include feedback from stakeholders and the general public, and a report recommending potential improvements to the bill.
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26 Mar 2014
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Sport
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Prevents the unauthorised commercial use of certain indicia and images associated with the Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup 2015, the International Cricket Council Cricket World Cup 2015 and the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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20 Mar 2014
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Attorney-General
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Introduced with the Marriage Amendment (Celebrant Administration and Fees) Bill 2014, the bill: imposes an annual celebrant registration charge with a statutory limit of $600 for the 2014-15 financial year; and provides for indexation of the statutory limit in later financial years.
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20 Mar 2014
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Attorney-General
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Introduced with the Marriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Bill 2014, the bill amends the
Marriage Act 1961
to: provide for a celebrant registration charge to be imposed from 1 July 2014 on Commonwealth-registered marriage celebrants who are authorised under the Marriage Celebrants Program to perform marriages; provide for the deregistration of celebrants who do not pay the celebrant registration charge or obtain an exemption; enable the imposition of a registration application fee for prospective celebrants seeking registration; provide for exemptions and the imposition of processing fees for applications for exemptions; enable the minister to approve forms; remove the requirement for performance reviews every five years of marriage celebrants; and make minor amendments to the Marriage Celebrants Program.
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12 Dec 2013
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Immigration and Border Protection
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Addresses recent court and tribunal decisions by amending the
Migration Act 1958
to: clarify that a decision on review, or a visa refusal, cancellation or revocation decision made by the minister or his delegate, is taken to be made on the day and at the time when a record of it is made; clarify that a person in the migration zone who has previously been refused a protection visa, or who held a protection visa that was cancelled, is prohibited from applying for a further protection visa; and make it a criterion for the grant of a protection visa that the applicant is not assessed by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation to be a risk to security.
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06 Jun 2013
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Immigration and Citizenship
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Amends the:
Migration Act 1958
to: require the minister to establish the Ministerial Advisory Council on Skilled Migration to provide advice in relation to the temporary sponsored work visa program; require sponsors participating in the temporary sponsored work visa program to undertake labour market testing in relation to nominated occupations; provide that labour market testing is undertaken after redundancies and retrenchments have occurred; provide for enforceable undertakings between the minister and approved sponsors in relation to sponsorship; and enable Fair Work inspectors to monitor sponsorship compliance; Migration Act 1958
and Migration Regulations 1994 to set out the requirements to be met by approved sponsors when undertaking labour market testing; and Migration Regulations 1994 to extend the period in which certain visa holders can seek new sponsored employment.
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30 May 2013
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Immigration and Citizenship
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Implements recommendations of the Migration Maritime Taskforce by amending the
Migration Act 1958
to provide that foreign workers who participate in, or support, offshore resources activities are taken to be in the migration zone and are required to hold a visa.
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15 May 2013
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Treasury
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Part of a package of 13 bills in relation to funding for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (DisabilityCare Australia), the bill amends the
Medicare Levy Act 1986
to increase the Medicare levy to two per cent of a person’s taxable income.
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21 Mar 2013
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Defence
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Amends the
Military Justice (Interim Measures) Act (No. 1) 2009
to extend the appointment, remuneration and entitlement arrangements for the Chief Judge Advocate and two Judge Advocates for an additional two years or until the minister declares a termination day, whichever is sooner.
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06 Feb 2013
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Infrastructure and Transport
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Amends the
Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012
to provide that the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, as the National Marine Safety Regulator, is able to reimburse to the states and the Northern Territory amounts collected for infringement notices.
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31 Oct 2012
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Immigration and Citizenship
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to: implement a recommendation of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers to provide that asylum seekers who unlawfully arrive anywhere in Australia are subject to the same regional processing arrangements as asylum seekers who arrive at an excised offshore place; ensure that a person does not cease to be a transitory person if they have been assessed to be a refugee; provide for discretionary immigration detention of Papua New Guinea citizens who are unlawful non-citizens and are in a protected area; and provide for an annual report on the Bali Process and aspects of the Regional Cooperation Framework.
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