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• Creative Australia (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 May 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Creative Australia Bill 2023, the bill: repeals the

  Australia Council Act 2013

  ; and provides for transitional provisions relating to the establishment of Creative Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Creative Australia Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 May 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Creative Australia (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023, the bill establishes Creative Australia by providing for the body corporate previously known as the Australia Council to continue in existence under the name Creative Australia with expanded functions, responsibilities and a new governance structure. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Infrastructure Australia Amendment (Independent Review) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Mar 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  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. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Mar 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Act 2016

  to: increase the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility’s (NAIF) appropriation from $5 billion to $7 billion; enable the NAIF to provide financial assistance for the development of economic infrastructure that provides a basis for economic growth or stimulates population growth in the territories of Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands; and provide that the objectives of the Act include the provision of financial assistance for the development of Northern Australia economic infrastructure for the benefit of Indigenous persons. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Special Recreational Vessels Amendment Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Mar 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Special Recreational Vessels Act 2019

  to extend the sunset date from 30 June 2023 to 30 June 2025 to enable foreign special recreational vessels (also known as superyachts) to continue to opt into the coastal trading regulatory regime and obtain temporary licenses to operate charters in Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australia Council Amendment (Creative Australia) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Gives effect to certain elements of the Government's National Cultural Policy by amending the:

  Australia Council Act 2013

  to: enable the transfer of the functions of Creative Partnerships Australia Ltd to the Australia Council and provide that it may operate as either the Australia Council or Creative Australia; and clarify the constitutional basis for the Act; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to remove Creative Partnerships as a deductible gift recipient. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Information Disclosure, National Interest and Other Measures) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Nov 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: enable carriers and carriage service providers to use and disclose information for purposes connected to the prevention of a serious threat to the life or health of a person; authorise the use and disclosure of unlisted numbers and associated addresses for the purposes of dealing with matters raised by a call to an emergency service number; confer civil immunities on telecommunications companies for the provision of reasonably necessary assistance to the Commonwealth, states or territories where a national emergency declaration is in force; and require more detailed records of information to be recorded for authorised disclosures; and

  Telstra Corporation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021

  and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to make minor technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Community Radio) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Oct 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to: provide for applications for renewals of an existing community broadcasting licence to be considered by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) as a current service and not a proposed new service; enable the ACMA to grant community broadcasting licences and temporary community broadcasting licences with effect from a specified future date; amend the criteria for new temporary community broadcasting licences; enable the ACMA to limit the number of temporary community broadcasting licences that can share a particular frequency; provide for deadlines for late applications for the renewal of a community licence; and provide for expedited timelines for the ACMA to commence a process to allocate new community broadcasting licences. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Sep 2022 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Implements Australia's obligations under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships and the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships by amending the:

  Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983

  to: introduce controls for discharges of residues of noxious liquid substances known as 'persistent floaters' in northern European waters; and ban the use of heavy fuel oil by ships in Arctic waters;

  Protection of the Sea (Harmful Anti-fouling Systems) Act 2006

  to extend controls on ship harmful anti-fouling systems to include the chemical biocide, cybutryne; and

  Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983

  and

  Protection of the Sea (Harmful Anti-fouling Systems) Act 2006

  to make minor technical and consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• High Speed Rail Authority Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Sep 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Establishes the High Speed Rail Authority as a statutory agency to advise on, plan and, with the consent of states and territories, construct a high speed rail system within Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum