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TOTAL RESULTS: 283
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- Date
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12 Feb 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Prime Minister
- Summary
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Amends the
Amendments Incorporation Act 1905
to provide for the publication of Acts in electronic form.
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- Date
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09 Nov 2005
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education, Science and Training
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Amends the
Anglo-Australian Telescope Agreement Act 1970
to incorporate a Supplementary Agreement to the Anglo-Australian Telescope Agreement, as agreed to by the governments of Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Supplementary Agreement will: modify arrangements for the operation of the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) and associated facilities; and provide for the eventual termination of both the original and supplementary agreements on 30 June 2010, with the transfer of ownership and control of the AAT and associated facilities to Australia.
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- Date
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10 Feb 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Environment, Heritage and the Arts
- Summary
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Amends the
Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980
to implement Australia’s international obligations arising from revisions made to Annex II to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (the Madrid Protocol), which relates to native flora and fauna.
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- Date
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23 Nov 2011
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
- Summary
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Implements Australia’s obligations under three Measures adopted under Article IX of the Antarctic Treaty and Article 9 of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (the Madrid Protocol) by amending the
Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980
to: amend the long title of the Act; provide for the minister to grant safety and environmental protection approvals and impose conditions on such approvals; implement new offences and civil penalties; establish a liability regime for environmental emergencies in the Antarctic; establish an Antarctic Environmental Liability Special Account; and make technical amendments.
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- Date
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01 Nov 2006
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Justice and Customs
- Summary
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Introduced with the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Bill 2006 (AML/CTF Bill), the bill: amends the
Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988
(FTR Act) to remove references to the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (the existence of which continues under the AML/CTF Bill) and provide for the continued application of the FTR Act to cash dealers not covered by the AML/CTF Bill. Also makes consequential amendments to the FTR Act and 14 other Acts and the Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 and includes transitional provisions.
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- Date
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15 Feb 2007
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Justice and Customs
- Summary
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Makes technical amendments to the
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006
(AML/CTF Act) and six other Acts to: replace absolute liability with strict liability in certain provisions; provide for review of decisions made by the AUSTRAC CEO under the AML/CTF Act; replace the general exemption from review under the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
for decisions under the AML/CTF Act with a limited exemption; provide ASIS with access to AUSTRAC information and enable ASIS to communicate such information to foreign intelligence agencies; amend secrecy and access provisions; remove certain restrictions on prosecution of structuring conduct; and provide access to the electoral roll in certain circumstances.
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- Date
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01 Nov 2006
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Justice and Customs
- Summary
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Introduced with the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006, the bill: implements record keeping, reporting and compliance reforms applying to the financial and gambling sectors, and bullion dealers, lawyers and accountants providing financial services, to provide a framework to counter money laundering and terrorism financing in Australia; and extends the current regulatory regime imposed by the
Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988
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- Date
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24 Feb 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the:
Criminal Code Act 1995
and Migration Act 1958
to create and harmonise offences and penalties in relation to people smuggling; Migration Act 1958
, Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
, Surveillance Devices Act 2004
and Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
to make consequential amendments; Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
to enable the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation to carry out its intelligence functions in relation to border security issues; and Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
to: enable foreign intelligence to be collected in certain circumstances; and clarify that only the Minister for Defence and the Minister for Foreign Affairs can advise the Attorney-General on the need to issue a warrant for the collection of foreign intelligence.
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- Date
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23 Jun 2009
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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LUDLAM, Sen Scott
- Summary
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Amends the:
Criminal Code Act 1995
to: insert a new definition of 'terrorist act'; remove the offences of 'reckless possession of a thing', sedition, and associating with a terrorist organisation; amend the reference to 'fostering the doing of' a terrorist act in the definition of 'terrorist organisation'; provide for terrorist organisations to be prescribed in regulations; and amend the 'supporting' offence; Crimes Act 1914
to: remove 'investigative dead time' from the calculation of dead time; and remove the presumption against bail for certain offences; and Australian Security Information Organisation Act 1979
in relation to the questioning and detention of terrorism suspects. Also repeals the National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004
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- Date
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08 Aug 2007
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Provides public holiday entitlements for certain workers in Sydney on the APEC public holiday to be held on 7 September 2007.
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