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• Clean Energy (Charges—Customs) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Energy Efficiency 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 18 bills to implement a carbon pricing mechanism, the bill imposes a tax on the issue of carbon units issued as a result of an auction, or for a fixed charge, or on a unit shortfall, to the extent that it is a duty of customs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Clean Energy (Charges—Customs) Amendment Bill 2012

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  Date

  19 Sep 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Energy Efficiency 

  Summary

  Part of a package of seven bills to link Australia’s carbon pricing mechanism to overseas emissions trading schemes from 1 July 2015, the bill amends the

  Clean Energy (Charges—Customs) Act 2011

  to facilitate the removal of the price floor for carbon units by removing the requirement for a minimum auction reserve charge. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  ,

  Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995

  and

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  to facilitate the integration of the Office of Film and Literature Classification into the Attorney-General’s Department; and

  Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995

  in relation to: the functions of the Classification Board and the Classification Review Board; the operation of the National Classification Scheme; repeal expired or redundant provisions; and transfer responsibility for delegated legislation from the Director of the Classification Board to the Attorney-General. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995

  to: introduce common classification types for films and computer games; and distinguish between advisory classifications and legally restricted classifications by including age references in the names of restricted classifications types only. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to update classification types references; and contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment Bill (No.1) 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Dec 1998 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2004

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  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995

  to ensure the validity of classification decisions made by the Classification Board or the Classification Review Board in response to deficient or defective applications (i.e. applications that may not have met all the technical requirements of the Act) by law enforcement agencies. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Terrorist Material) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Classification, (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995

  to require publications, films or computer games that promote terrorist activity to be classified as Refused Classification. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (R 18+ Computer Games) Bill 2012

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  Date

  15 Feb 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995

  to create an R 18+ Restricted category for computer games; and

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to make a consequential amendment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Industry Self-Classification and Other Measures) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995

  to: enable content providers to use accredited classifiers to self-classify film and computer game content; extend the powers of the Classification Board to quality assure industry self-classification decisions, including revocation of those decisions as necessary; enable the Classification Board to publish a list of approved words and phrases to use in consumer advice, along with guidance on their appropriate use; expand classification exemptions to include films in languages other than English distributed through public libraries; broaden the application of conditional cultural exemptions for classifiable content to include routine exhibitions at approved cultural institutions; and enable certain content that has already been classified under the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to be deemed as classified for distribution on other platforms, where no substantial changes have been made to the classifiable content; and

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Classification Tools and Other Measures) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995

  to: enable certain content (including online and mobile device content) to be classified using classification tools; enable the secretary (or their delegate) to notify law enforcement authorities about certain content without first having the content classified; establish additional exempt film categories for certain films covering natural history and the social sciences; provide that publishers will no longer be able to apply for exemption certificates for unclassified films or computer games; provide for exemptions for unclassified content to be screened at festivals, special events and by cultural institutions; remove the need to have classified content reclassified when certain modifications are made to the content; enable the minister to determine display and consumer advice requirements for classified content; and make technical amendments; and

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum