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TOTAL RESULTS: 126
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07 Feb 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the
Crimes Act 1914
to implement certain recommendations of the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in relation to protections for vulnerable persons involved in Commonwealth criminal proceedings.
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- Date
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07 Feb 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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THORPE, Sen Lidia
- Summary
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Amends the
Criminal Code Act 1995
to: provide that the consent of the Attorney-General will not be required for proceedings relating to genocide and related atrocity crimes; and remove the restrictions on review of decisions of the Attorney-General to give or refuse consent to institute proceedings for such offences.
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- Date
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30 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Introduced with the Help to Buy Bill 2023, the bill amends the
Housing Australia Act 2018
to make amendments consequential on the establishment of the Help to Buy Scheme.
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- Date
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30 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Introduced with the Help to Buy (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023, the bill establishes a Commonwealth shared equity program (Help to Buy Scheme) to be administered by Housing Australia that will assist low to middle income earners to purchase new or existing homes.
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- Date
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29 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm
- Summary
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Amends the
Customs Act 1901
to prohibit a person from importing goods involving child labour into Australia in certain circumstances where the importer has not complied with a notice in relation to the goods.
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- Date
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29 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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THORPE, Sen Lidia
- Summary
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Amends the
Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011
to amend the definition of ‘human rights’ to include the rights and freedoms outlined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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- Date
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16 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Enshrines the objective of superannuation in legislation and requires a statement of compatibility to be included in the explanatory materials accompanying bills and regulations relating to superannuation.
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- Date
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15 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the:
Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
to insert a modified ‘equal access’ cost protection provision in relation to federal unlawful discrimination court proceedings; and Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021
and Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
to make consequential amendments.
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- Date
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18 Oct 2023
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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ANTIC, Sen Alex
BABET, Sen Ralph
ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm
CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
- Summary
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The bill: prohibits health practitioners from performing gender clinical interventions intended to transition a minor’s biological sex, subject to limited exemptions; and prohibits the Commonwealth from entering into arrangements involving the expenditure or payment of money that provides or facilitates the provision of such a procedure or treatment.
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- Date
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18 Oct 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Summary
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Amends 29 Acts to update certain references associated with the Crown to reflect the accession of a new Sovereign.
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