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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21 Jun 2023
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Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Amends the
International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963
to: declare an international organisation of which Australia is not a member as an international organisation; confer privileges and immunities on categories of officials not prescribed in the Act where requested by an international organisation and agreed to by Australia; and provide greater flexibility to grant certain privileges and immunities to international organisations and connected persons.
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24 May 2023
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House of Representatives
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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Amends the:
Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Act 2019
to expand the functions of the office of the Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports to include monitoring, investigation and reporting on the implementation of animal welfare and live animal exports legislation and standards in relation to livestock exports and rename it to the office of the Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports; and National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022
to make consequential amendments.
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22 Mar 2023
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
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Responds to recommendations of the independent review of Infrastructure Australia (IA) by amending the
Infrastructure Australia Act 2008
to amend the functions and governance structure of IA.
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22 Mar 2023
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Aged Care
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Introduced with the Inspector-General of Aged Care Bill 2023, the bill amends the:
Aged Care Act 1997
and Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Act 2018
to facilitate the disclosure of protected information to the Inspector-General of Aged Care; and National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022
to require the National Anti-Corruption Commissioner to meet an additional public interest test before a corruption investigation can commence in relation to a matter that has previously been investigated by the Inspector-General of Aged Care.
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22 Mar 2023
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Aged Care
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Introduced with the Inspector-General of Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023, the bill establishes an independent Inspector-General of Aged Care to monitor, investigate and report on the Commonwealth’s administration of the aged care system, including by identifying system issues through independent reviews and making recommendations for improvement.
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30 Nov 2022
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Amends: the
Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
to: enhance the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security's (IGIS) oversight functions and powers; prevent the head or deputy head of an agency within the IGIS's jurisdiction, immediately after serving in that position, being appointed as the Inspector General; allow the IGIS to consider employment-related grievances for staff employed under the Office of National Intelligence Act 2018
; streamline reporting and information sharing procedures; and make technical amendments to clarify and modernise drafting expressions and remove redundant provisions; 14 Acts to make consequential amendments; and the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
, National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022
and Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006
to make amendments contingent on the commencement of the National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022.
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08 Sep 2022
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Treasury
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Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 3) Bill 2022 and Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment Bill 2022, the bill amends the
Income Tax (Seasonal Labour Mobility Program Withholding Tax) Act 2012
to change the title of the Act to the Income Tax (Labour Mobility Program Withholding Tax) Act 2012
to reflect the reduction in the tax on certain income earned by foreign resident workers participating in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme from 32.5 per cent to 15 per cent.
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24 Jun 2021
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Senate
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Attorney-General
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Amends the
Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Act 2010
to: enable the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (INSLM) to report on own-motion inquiries in standalone reports; provide that the INSLM's annual report may include information relating to the performance of the INSLM's functions in relation to a referral from the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security; specify reporting arrangements for statutory reviews conducted by the INSLM; provide a framework for the engagement of staff (including contractors) to assist the INSLM in the performance of its functions or exercise of its powers; and provide current and former staff of the INSLM with certain legal protections during the course of assisting the INSLM with performing functions or exercising powers of the INSLM.
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17 Feb 2021
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Senate
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Industry, Science and Technology
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Amends the:
Industry Research and Development Act 1986
to rename Industry and Innovation Australia to Industry Innovation and Science Australia; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
, Pooled Development Funds Act 1992
, Taxation Administration Act 1953
and Venture Capital Act 2002
to make consequential amendments.
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03 Dec 2020
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Environment
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Part of a package of five bills to establish a national framework to manage the ongoing use, handling and disposal of industrial chemicals, the bill: establishes decision-making principles that set out characteristics for categorising industrial chemicals according to their level of concern to the environment based on their use; enables the minister to make scheduling decisions to categorise an industrial chemical and set out the controls applicable to the use, handling and disposal of an industrial chemical; provides for consultation with the public and states and territories on matters relating to scheduling decisions and decision-making principles; establishes a register of scheduling decisions for industrial chemicals; establishes the Advisory Committee on the Environmental Management of Industrial Chemicals; provides for the sharing, protection, use and disclosure of information; enables the minister to delegate their functions and powers and make rules; and sets out matters relating to the scheduling charge.
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