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04 Mar 2015
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Senate
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WATERS, Sen Larissa
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The bill: provides that Australian landholders have the right to refuse the undertaking of gas and coal mining activities by corporations on their land without prior written authorisation; sets out the requirements of a prior written authorisation; provides for relief which a court may grant a land owner when prior written authorisation is not provided; prohibits hydraulic fracturing for coal seam gas, shale gas and tight gas by corporations; and provides for civil penalties.
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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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25 Aug 2021
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HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
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Requires the Treasurer to establish a Live Performance Federal Insurance Guarantee Fund to underwrite insurance for the live performance industry to enable future live performance events.
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11 Nov 2020
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KENEALLY, Sen Kristina
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to replace current Maritime Crew Visas with two new categories of visa: the International Seafarers Transit Visa for entering Australia on a continuing international voyage only; and the International Seafarers Work Visa for international seafarers to be engaged on ships authorised under a temporary license to undertake coastal voyages under the Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012
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14 May 2020
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to: enable the minister to determine, by legislative instrument, prohibited things (including controlled drugs, prescription drugs not taken by the person to whom they are prescribed, mobile phones, SIM cards and internet-capable devices) in relation to immigration detention facilities and detainees; enable authorised officers and assistants to search Commonwealth immigration detention facilities without a warrant; strengthen the search and seizure and screening powers of authorised officers; and enable the minister to issue binding written directions to authorised officers in relation to the exercise of their seizure powers.
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04 Jul 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to: enable the minister to specify groups of applicants who are required to provide one or more personal identifiers to have a valid visa application; render a visa application invalid if the applicant is required to provide one or more personal identifiers but does not provide them; and enable personal identifiers to be provided either by way of an identification test, or by another way specified by the minister.
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24 Nov 2021
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House of Representatives
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Home Affairs
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to: amend the character test by providing grounds to consider visa cancellation or refusal where a non-citizen has been convicted of offences involving violence against a person, weapons, breaching of an apprehended violence order (or similar) or non-consensual sexual acts; provide that, for an offence involving violence against a person, a person's conviction for an offence of common assault, or equivalent, will not be taken to be a conviction for a designated offence unless the act constituting the offence causes or substantially contributes to bodily harm to another person, or harm to another person's mental health, or involves family violence; and make consequential amendments.
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20 Oct 2021
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MCKIM, Sen Nick
- Summary
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to enable uniform and automatic extensions to time-limited temporary visa subclasses, where the visa holder has been unable to enter Australia due to travel restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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12 Feb 2019
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PATRICK, Sen Rex
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Requires the Prime Minister to direct the Director-General of Security to provide a report on matters relating to security arising from examination of the personal background and circumstances of all current and future ministers of state.
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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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