Final House Bills List for 2017

Chamber: House of Representatives
Parl No.: 45
Date: 13 Dec 2017
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As at cob 13 December 2017

Final for 2017

45^th PARLIAMENT — 1^ST SESSION — 2017

BILLS INITIATED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills introduced in 2016 — 116 (Including 3 received from the Senate)

Bills introduced in 2017 — 218 (Including 15 received from the Senate)

Short Title	Intro House	Passed House	Intro Senate	Passed Senate	Assent Date	Act No.
Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better) Amendment (Review) 2016^P,^X	10/10
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Operational Efficiency) 2017	25/10
Agriculture and Water Resources Legislation Amendment 2016	1/12	13/2	14/2
Airports Amendment 2016	1/12¹
Air Services Amendment 2016^P,^X	28/11
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment 2017^B	17/8²	6/12^H	7/12	7/12	13/12	130
Appropriation (No. 3) 2016-2017^B	9/2	29/3	29/3	29/3	12/4	29
Appropriation (No. 4) 2016-2017^B	9/2	29/3	29/3	29/3	12/4	30
Appropriation (No. 1) 2017-2018^B	9/5	15/6	19/6	19/6	23/6	60
Appropriation (No. 2) 2017-2018^B	9/5	15/6	19/6	19/6	23/6	61
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) (No. 1) 2017-2018^B	9/5	15/6	19/6	19/6	23/6	62
ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy 2017	30/3	30/5	13/6	15/6	19/6	43
ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy Amendment 2017	7/9
ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy (Collection) 2017	30/3	30/5	13/6	15/6	19/6	44
ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy (Consequential Amendments) 2017	30/3	30/5	13/6	15/6	19/6	45
Australian Bill of Rights 2017^P	14/8
Australian Border Force Amendment (Protected Information) 2017	9/8³	11/9^H	12/9	16/10	30/10	115
Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) 2017^D	15/6⁴	14/8	15/8
Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Criminology Research) 2016	14/9⁵
Australian Education Amendment 2017	11/5⁶	29/5	13/6	22/6^R⁷^,A⁸^M	27/6	78
Australian Immunisation Register and Other Legislation Amendment 2017^B	23/3	9/8	9/8	10/8	16/8	81
Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Amendment) (Tagging Live-stock) 2016^P,^X	28/11
Australian Postal Corporation (Unsolicited Political Communications) 2016^P,^X	17/10
Banking Amendment (Establishing an Effective Code of Conduct) 2017^P,^X	27/3
Banking Commission of Inquiry 2016^P,^X	10/10
Biosecurity Amendment (Ballast Water and Other Measures) 2017	15/2	28/3^H	29/3	9/5	17/5	34
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) 2017	15/6	21/6	22/6	14/9^A⁹	16/10	113
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Media Reform) 2016	1/9¹⁰	30/11	1/12
Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Amendment 2017	8/2¹¹	14/2	15/2	15/2	16/2	1
Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Amendment 2017	23/3¹²
Charter of Budget Honesty Amendment (Regional Australia Statements) 2016^P,^X	28/11
Clean Energy Finance Corporation Amendment (Carbon Capture and Storage) 2017	31/5
Coal-Fired Power Funding Prohibition 2017 [No. 2]^P	23/10
Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Amendment 2017	13/9¹³
Comcare and Seacare Legislation Amendment (Pension Age and Catastrophic Injury) 2017	11/5	14/6	15/6	15/6	22/6	48
Commercial Broadcasting (Tax) 2017	15/6	21/6	22/6	14/9	18/9	110
Commission of Inquiry (Coal Seam Gas) 2017^P	4/9
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Donation Reform and Transparency) 2017^P,^X	13/2
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Foreign Political Donations) 2016^P,^X	10/10
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Protect the Eureka Flag) 2016^P,^X	21/11
Commonwealth Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse 2017	26/10¹⁴
Commonwealth Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (Consequential Amendments) 2017	26/10¹⁵
Communications Legislation Amendment (Deregulation and Other Measures) 2017	29/3
Communications Legislation Amendment (SBS Advertising Flexibility) 2017^D	22/3
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Abolition of Limited Merits Review) 2017	10/8	5/9	5/9¹⁶	16/10	30/10	116
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Competition Policy Review) 2017	30/3	5/9	6/9	16/10^A¹⁷	27/10	114
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Country of Origin) 2016 (Act citation: Competition and Consumer Amendment (Country of Origin) 2017)	1/9¹⁸	28/11	29/11	8/2	22/2	5
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Exploitation of Indigenous Culture) 2017^P,^X	13/2
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Exploitation of Indigenous Culture) 2017^P	11/9
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Misuse of Market Power) 2017 (Previous citation: Competition and Consumer Amendment (Misuse of Market Power) 2016)	1/12¹⁹	28/3^H	29/3	14/8^A²⁰	23/8	87
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Paper Bills and Statements) 2017^P	19/6
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Safeguarding the Reputation of Australian Beef) 2017^P	19/6
Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures) 2017	22/3	28/3	29/3	15/6	22/6	49
Corporations Amendment (Crowd-sourced Funding) 2016 (Act citation: Corporations Amendment (Crowd-sourced Funding) Act 2017)	24/11²¹	8/2	8/2	20/3^A²²	28/3	17
Corporations Amendment (Crowd-sourced Funding for Proprietary Companies) 2017	14/9
Corporations Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) 2016 (Act citation: Corporations Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) 2017)	12/10	29/11	30/11	9/2	22/2	6
Corporations Amendment (Professional Standards of Financial Advisers) 2016 (Act citation: Corporations Amendment (Professional Standards of Financial Advisers) 2017)	23/11	7/2	8/2	9/2	22/2	7
Crimes Amendment (Penalty Unit) 2017	16/2	28/3	29/3	11/5	19/5	35
Crimes Legislation Amendment (International Crime Cooperation and Other Measures) 2016	23/11²³
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers, Offences and Other Measures) 2017	30/3²⁴
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) 2017	13/9²⁵	19/10	19/10
Criminal Code Amendment (Impersonating a Commonwealth Body) 2017	13/9²⁶
Criminal Code Amendment (Private Sexual Material) 2016^P,^X	17/10
Criminal Code Amendment (Protecting Minors Online) 2017^B	30/3²⁷	13/6	14/6	15/6	22/6	50
Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping Measures) 2017	13/9²⁸	17/10	17/10	19/10	30/10	119
Customs Amendment (Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement Amendment Implementation) 2017^B	6/9	17/10	18/10	19/10^A²⁹	30/10	120
Customs and Other Legislation Amendment 2016 (Act citation: Customs and Other Legislation Amendment 2017)	30/11	13/2	14/2	27/3	4/4	19
Customs Tariff Amendment 2016 (Act citation: Customs Tariff Amendment 2017)	30/11	13/2	14/2	27/3	4/4	20
Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposal and Other Measures) 2017	21/6	8/8	9/8	10/8	16/8	82
Customs Tariff Amendment (Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement Amendment Implementation) 2017^B	6/9	17/10	18/10	19/10	30/10	121
Customs Tariff Amendment (Tobacco Duty Harmonisation) 2017	1/6	8/8	8/8	10/8	15/8	79
Defence Legislation Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) 2017^B	29/3	13/9	14/9	16/10	30/10	117
Defence Legislation Amendment (Instrument Making) 2017	14/9	17/10	18/10	16/11	30/11	125
Disability Services Amendment (Linking Upper Age Limits for Disability Employment Services to Pension Age) 2017	16/2	28/3	29/3	11/5	19/5	36
Diverted Profits Tax 2017	9/2³⁰	21/3	23/3	27/3	4/4	21
Education and Other Legislation Amendment (No. 1) 2017	16/2	22/3	23/3	27/3	12/4	31
Education and Training Legislation Repeal 2017^B	22/6	17/8	17/8	17/8	23/8	88
Education Legislation Amendment (Provider Integrity and Other Measures) 2017	1/6	8/8	9/8	10/8	16/8	83
Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment 2017^B	10/8	6/9	7/9	7/9	14/9	97
Education Services for Overseas Students (TPS Levies) Amendment 2017^B	10/8	6/9	7/9	7/9	14/9	98
Electoral Amendment (Banning Foreign Political Donations) 2017^P	14/8
Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment 2017	30/3	6/9^H	7/9	11/9	14/9	99
Enhancing Online Safety for Children Amendment 2017	9/2	13/6	14/6	19/6	22/6	51
Excise Levies Legislation Amendment (Honey) 2016	1/12	13/2	14/2
Excise Tariff Amendment (Tobacco Duty Harmonisation) 2017	1/6	8/8	8/8	10/8	15/8	80
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Support for Commonwealth Entities) 2017 (Previous citation: Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Support for Commonwealth Entities) 2016)	9/11³¹	22/6^H	8/8	6/9^A³²	14/9	100
Fair Work Amendment (Corrupting Benefits) 2017	22/3³³	23/5	13/6	9/8^A³⁴	16/8	84
Fair Work Amendment (Pay Protection) 2016^P,^X	28/11
Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Christmas) 2016^P,^X	21/11
Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Take Home Pay) 2017^P,^B	20/3
Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Take Home Pay of All Workers) 2017^P	19/6³⁵
Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) 2017	1/3³⁶	11/5	13/6	4/9^A³⁷	14/9	101
Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Weekend Pay and Penalty Rates) 2017^P,^X	20/3
Fair Work Amendment (Recovering Unpaid Superannuation) 2017^P	11/9
Fair Work Amendment (Repeal of 4 Yearly Reviews and Other Measures) 2017	1/3³⁸	20/6^H	22/6	4/12^A³⁹
Fair Work Amendment (Terminating Enterprise Agreements) 2017^P	11/9
Fair Work Laws Amendment (Proper Use of Worker Benefits) 2017^B	19/10⁴⁰	26/10	13/11
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Ensuring Integrity) 2017	16/8⁴¹	16/10	17/10
Fairer Paid Parental Leave 2016^D	20/10⁴²
Family Assistance and Child Support Legislation Amendment (Protecting Children) 2017	14/9
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Jobs for Families Child Care Package) 2016 (Act citation: Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Jobs for Families Child Care Package) 2017)	1/9⁴³	22/3	23/3	23/3^A⁴⁴	4/4	22
Family Trust Distribution Tax (Primary Liability) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) 2017	17/8⁴⁵	25/10	13/11
Farm Household Support Amendment 2017	9/2	1/3	20/3	27/3	4/4	23
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Crisis Resolution Powers and Other Measures) 2017	19/10⁴⁶
First Home Super Saver Tax 2017	7/9	18/10	18/10	5/12	13/12	133
Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment (Strategic Assets) 2016^P,^X	10/10
Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment (Fee Streamlining and Other Measures) 2017	1/6	20/6	20/6	20/6	23/6	69
Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment (Vacancy Fees) 2017	7/9	18/10	19/10	15/11	30/11	127
Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme 2017	7/12⁴⁷
Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme (Charges Imposition) 2017	7/12
Fringe Benefits Tax Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) 2017	17/8⁴⁸	25/10	13/11
Government Procurement (Judicial Review) 2017	25/5⁴⁹
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment 2017	15/6	15/8	16/8	16/8	23/8	89
Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Amendment 2016 (Act citation: Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Amendment 2017)	24/11	7/2	8/2	9/2	22/2	8
Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Levy 2016 (Act citation: Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Levy 2017)	24/11	7/2	8/2	9/2	22/2	9
Health Insurance Amendment (National Rural Health Commissioner) 2017	9/2	20/3^H	23/3	14/6^A⁵⁰	26/6	70
High Speed Rail Planning Authority 2016^P,^X	21/11
Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (A More Sustainable, Responsive and Transparent Higher Education System) 2017	11/5⁵¹	13/9	14/9
Home Affairs and Integrity Agencies Legislation Amendment 2017	7/12⁵²
Imported Food Control Amendment 2017	1/6
Imported Food Control Amendment (Country of Origin) 2017	19/10
Income Tax Rates Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) 2017	17/8⁵³	25/10	13/11
Income Tax Rates Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Reform) 2016	12/10⁵⁴	17/10	7/11^R⁵⁵
Income Tax (TFN Withholding Tax (ESS)) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) 2017	17/8⁵⁶	25/10	13/11
Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority 2017	9/2	15/2	15/2	16/2	22/2	2
Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (Consequential Amendments) 2017	9/2	15/2	15/2	16/2	22/2	3
Industrial Chemicals 2017	1/6⁵⁷	17/10	18/10
Industrial Chemicals Charges (Customs) 2017	1/6⁵⁸	17/10	18/10
Industrial Chemicals Charges (Excise) 2017	1/6⁵⁹	17/10	18/10
Industrial Chemicals Charges (General) 2017	1/6⁶⁰	17/10	18/10
Industrial Chemicals (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) 2017	1/6⁶¹	17/10	18/10
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment 2017	1/6⁶²	17/10	18/10
Infrastructure Australia Amendment (Social Sustainability) 2017^P,^X	13/2
Interactive Gambling Amendment 2016 (Act citation: Interactive Gambling Amendment 2017)	10/11⁶³	8/2	9/2	21/3^A⁶⁴	16/8	85
International Monetary Agreements Amendment 2017	25/5	14/6	15/6	15/6	22/6	52
International Monetary Agreements Amendment (New Arrangements to Borrow) 2017	10/8	5/9	6/9	11/9	14/9	102
Investigation and Prosecution Measures 2017	13/9
Liquid Fuel Emergency Amendment 2017	15/6	4/9	4/9	11/9	14/9	103
Live Animal Export Prohibition (Ending Cruelty) 2017^P,^X	20/3
Major Bank Levy 2017	30/5⁶⁵	19/6	19/6	19/6	23/6	63
Marriage Legislation Amendment 2016^P,^X	12/9
Marriage Legislation Amendment 2016 [No. 2]^P,^X	12/9
Medicare Guarantee 2017	1/6	19/6	19/6	20/6	26/6	71
Medicare Guarantee (Consequential Amendments) 2017	1/6	19/6	19/6	20/6	26/6	72
Medicare Levy Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) 2017	17/8⁶⁶	25/10	13/11
Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) 2017	21/6⁶⁷
Migration Amendment (Character Cancellation Consequential Provisions) 2016 (Act citation: Migration Amendment (Character Cancellation Consequential Provisions) 2017)	1/9	10/10	10/10	13/2	22/2	10
Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) 2016	1/9⁶⁸	10/10	10/10
Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) 2017	13/9⁶⁹
Migration Amendment (Putting Local Workers First) 2016^P,^X	28/11
Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) 2017	21/6⁷⁰
Migration Amendment (Skilling Australians Fund) 2017	18/10⁷¹
Migration Amendment (Validation of Decisions) 2017	21/6⁷²	16/8	16/8	4/9	5/9	95
Migration Amendment (Visa Revalidation and Other Measures) 2016	19/10⁷³	9/2	9/2
Migration and Other Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Integrity) 2017	16/8⁷⁴
Migration Legislation Amendment (Code of Procedure Harmonisation) 2016	30/11⁷⁵
Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing Cohort) 2016	8/11	10/11⁷⁶	10/11
Migration (Skilling Australians Fund) Charges 2017	18/10⁷⁷
Nation-building Funds Repeal (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) 2017	17/8⁷⁸	25/10	13/11
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Quality and Safeguards Commission and Other Measures) 2017	31/5⁷⁹	21/6	22/6^M	29/11^A⁸⁰	13/12	131
National Disability Insurance Scheme Savings Fund Special Account 2016	31/8⁸¹	2/3	20/3
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) 2016 (Act citation: National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) 2017)	24/11	20/3	21/3	27/3	28/3	16
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits—Budget and Other Measures) 2017	18/10
National Integrity Commission 2017^P	23/10
National Land Transport Amendment (Best Practice Rail Investment) 2017^P,^X	20/3
National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) 2017	7/12⁸²
National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment (Annual Registration Charge) 2017	30/3	20/6	20/6	20/6	23/6	65
National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Charges) Amendment (Annual Registration Charge) 2017	30/3	20/6^H	20/6	20/6	23/6	66
Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) 2017	15/2	16/2	16/2⁸³	14/6^A⁸⁴	22/6	53
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Petroleum Pools and Other Measures) 2016 (Act citation: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Petroleum Pools and Other Measures) 2017)	15/9	7/11	8/11	8/2	22/2	11
Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Legislation Amendment 2017	30/3	13/6	14/6	19/6	23/6	67
Parliamentary Business Resources 2017	30/3⁸⁵	10/5	11/5	11/5	19/5	37
Parliamentary Business Resources (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) 2017	30/3⁸⁶	10/5	11/5	11/5	19/5	38
Parliamentary Entitlements Amendment (Ending the Rorts) 2017^P,^X	27/2
Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment 2017	9/2	15/2	15/2	16/2	22/2	4
Passports Legislation Amendment (Overseas Travel by Child Sex Offenders) 2017	14/6	20/6	20/6	20/6	26/6	73
People of Australia—s Commission of Inquiry (Banking and Financial Services) 2017^P,^B	27/3
Personal Property Securities Amendment (PPS Leases) 2017	1/3	29/3	29/3	11/5	19/5	39
Petroleum and Other Fuels Reporting 2017	30/3	15/8	16/8	16/8	23/8	90
Petroleum and Other Fuels Reporting (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) 2017	30/3	15/8	16/8	16/8	23/8	91
Primary Industries Research and Development Amendment 2017	29/3
Prime Minister and Cabinet Legislation Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) 2017	30/3⁸⁷	8/8	9/8
Proceeds of Crime Amendment (Proceeds and Other Matters) 2017	18/10⁸⁸
Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) 2016 (Act citation: Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) 2017)	19/10	7/2	8/2	13/2	22/2	12
Product Emissions Standards 2017^B	10/8	6/9	7/9	11/9	14/9	104
Product Emissions Standards (Consequential Provisions) 2017^B	10/8	6/9	7/9	11/9	14/9	107
Product Emissions Standards (Customs) Charges 2017^B	10/8	6/9	7/9	11/9	14/9	105
Product Emissions Standards (Excise) Charges 2017^B	10/8	6/9	7/9	11/9	14/9	106
Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Polar Code) 2017	16/2	28/3	29/3	11/5	19/5	40
Public Governance and Resources Legislation Amendment (No. 1) 2017	22/6	16/8	16/8	17/8	23/8	92
Public Service Amendment (Supporting a Regional Workforce) 2017^P,^X	22/5
Regional Investment Corporation 2017	14/6⁸⁹	17/8^H	4/9
Renew Australia 2016^P,^X	21/11
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Continuing the Energy Transition) 2017^P	4/9
Renewable Energy Legislation Amendment (Supporting Renewable Communities) 2017^P	16/10
Renewable Fuel 2017^P	11/9
Safe Work Australia Amendment (Role and Functions) 2017	31/5	10/8	10/8	10/8	16/8	86
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) 2017 (Previous citation: Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) 2016)	9/11⁹⁰	4/9^H	5/9	7/9	14/9	108
Seafarers and Other Legislation Amendment 2016	13/10⁹¹
Seafarers Safety and Compensation Levies 2016	13/10⁹²
Seafarers Safety and Compensation Levies Collection 2016	13/10⁹³
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Debt Recovery) 2017^P,^X	13/2
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Jobs Path: Prepare, Trial, Hire) 2016 (Act citation: Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Jobs Path: Prepare, Trial, Hire) 2017)	13/10⁹⁴	23/11	24/11	10/5^A⁹⁵	19/5	42
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Better Targeting Student Payments) 2017	21/6⁹⁶	23/10	13/11
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Budget Repair) 2016^D	1/9⁹⁷
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cashless Debit Card) 2017	17/8⁹⁸
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Ending Carbon Tax Compensation) 2017	31/5⁹⁹
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Energy Assistance Payment and Pensioner Concession Card) 2017	24/5	31/5	13/6	15/6	19/6	46
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Payments Structural Reform and Participation Measures) 2016^D	1/9¹⁰⁰
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Housing Affordability) 2017	14/9¹⁰¹
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Omnibus Savings and Child Care Reform) 2017^D	8/2¹⁰²	1/3	20/3
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Payment Integrity) 2017	21/6¹⁰³
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Queensland Commission Income Management Regime) 2017	24/5¹⁰⁴	20/6	20/6	20/6	26/6	74
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Relieving Domestic Violence Victims of Debt) 2017^P	29/5
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Seasonal Worker Incentives for Jobseekers) 2017	23/3	29/3	30/3	14/6	22/6	54
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Simplifying Student Payments) 2017 (Previous citation: Social Services Legislation Amendment (Simplifying Student Payments) 2016)	14/9¹⁰⁵	21/3^H	23/3	27/3	4/4	24
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Transition Mobility Allowance to the National Disability Insurance Scheme) 2016	13/10¹⁰⁶	21/11	22/11
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) 2017	22/6¹⁰⁷	11/9^H	12/9
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Youth Employment) 2016^D	1/9
Statute Law Revision 2016^Z	30/8
Statute Update (A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Regulations) 2016 (Act citation: Statute Update (A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Regulations) 2017)	30/11	7/2	8/2	9/2	22/2	13
Statute Update (Smaller Government) 2017^B	22/6	13/9	14/9
Statute Update (Winter 2017) 2017^B	25/5	17/8	17/8	17/8	23/8	93
Superannuation Amendment (PSSAP Membership) 2016 (Act citation: Superannuation Amendment (PSSAP Membership) 2017)	1/12	13/2	14/2	20/6	23/6	68
Superannuation (Excess Non-concessional Contributions Tax) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) 2017	17/8¹⁰⁸	25/10	13/11
Superannuation (Excess Untaxed Roll-over Amounts Tax) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) 2017	17/8¹⁰⁹	25/10	13/11
Superannuation (Objective) 2016	9/11¹¹⁰	22/11	23/11
Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2016 Measures No. 2) 2016 (Act citation: Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2016 Measures No. 2) 2017)	14/9	7/2	8/2	9/2	28/2	15
Taxation (Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) (No. 1) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) 2017	17/8¹¹¹	25/10	13/11
Taxation (Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) (No. 2) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) 2017	17/8¹¹²	25/10	13/11
Telecommunications Amendment (Guaranteeing Mobile Phone Service in Bushfire Zones) 2017^P	4/9
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer) 2017	22/6¹¹³
Telecommunications (Regional Broadband Scheme) Charge 2017	22/6¹¹⁴
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2016 Measures No. 1) 2016 (Act citation: Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2016 Measures No. 1) 2017)	1/12¹¹⁵	27/3	27/3	14/6	19/6	47
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) 2017^B	14/9¹¹⁶	4/12	4/12
Therapeutic Goods (Charges) Amendment 2017^B	14/9¹¹⁷	4/12	4/12
Transport Security Amendment (Serious Crime) 2016 (Previous citation: Transport Security Amendment (Serious or Organised Crime) 2016)	31/8	13/2	13/2	27/3^A¹¹⁸
Transport Security Legislation Amendment 2016 (Act citation: Transport Security Legislation Amendment 2017)	1/12	13/2	13/2	20/3	28/3	18
Treasury Laws Amendment (2016 Measures No. 1) 2016 (Act citation: Treasury Laws Amendment (2016 Measures No. 1) 2017)	1/12	13/2	14/2	27/3	4/4	25
Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No. 1) 2017	30/3	22/6	22/6^M
Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No. 2) 2017	1/6¹¹⁹	22/6	22/6^M	11/9^A¹²⁰	18/9	112
Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) 2017	16/2	2/3	20/3	27/3	4/4	26
Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Measures No. 2) 2017	25/5¹²¹	15/6	15/6	15/6	22/6	55
Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Measures No. 3) 2017	14/6	21/6	22/6	22/6	26/6	75
Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Measures No. 4) 2017	22/6	16/8	16/8	17/8	23/8	94
Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Measures No. 5) 2017	7/9
Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Measures No. 6) 2017^B	14/9	18/10	18/10	19/10	30/10	118
Treasury Laws Amendment (Accelerated Depreciation For Small Business Entities) 2017	25/5¹²²	31/5	13/6	15/6	22/6	56
Treasury Laws Amendment (Banking Executive Accountability and Related Measures) 2017	19/10¹²³
Treasury Laws Amendment (Banking Measures No. 1) 2017	19/10
Treasury Laws Amendment (Bourke Street Fund) 2017	9/2	15/2	15/2	16/2	28/2	14
Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) 2017	9/2¹²⁴	21/3^H	23/3	27/3	4/4	27
Treasury Laws Amendment (Enterprise Tax Plan) 2016 (Act citation: Treasury Laws Amendment (Enterprise Tax Plan) 2017)	1/9¹²⁵	27/3	27/3	31/3^A¹²⁶	19/5	41
Treasury Laws Amendment (Enterprise Tax Plan Base Rate Entities) 2017	18/10
Treasury Laws Amendment (Enterprise Tax Plan No. 2) 2017^B	11/5
Treasury Laws Amendment (Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding Payments) 2017	1/6¹²⁷	15/6	15/6	15/6	22/6	57
Treasury Laws Amendment (GST Integrity) 2017	1/6	15/6	19/6	20/6	26/6	76
Treasury Laws Amendment (GST Low Value Goods) 2017	16/2¹²⁸	14/6	14/6	19/6^A¹²⁹	26/6	77
Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Tax Integrity) 2017	7/9	18/10	19/10	15/11	30/11	126
Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No. 2) 2017	14/9¹³⁰	23/10	13/11
Treasury Laws Amendment (Junior Minerals Exploration Incentive) 2017	19/10
Treasury Laws Amendment (Major Bank Levy) 2017	30/5¹³¹	19/6	19/6	19/6	23/6	64
Treasury Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) 2017	24/5	15/6	15/6	15/6	22/6	58
Treasury Laws Amendment (National Housing and Homelessness Agreement) 2017	25/10¹³²
Treasury Laws Amendment (Reducing Pressure on Housing Affordability Measures No. 1) 2017	7/9	18/10	18/10	5/12^A¹³³	13/12	132
Treasury Laws Amendment (Untainting Tax) (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) 2017	17/8¹³⁴	25/10	13/11
Treasury Laws Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Employer Register) 2017	16/2
Veterans— Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) 2017	24/5¹³⁵	1/6	13/6	15/6	22/6	59
Veterans— Affairs Legislation Amendment (Digital Readiness and Other Measures) 2017 (Previous citation: Veterans— Affairs Legislation Amendment (Digital Readiness and Other Measures) 2016)	24/11¹³⁶	2/3^H	20/3	27/3^A¹³⁷	4/4	28
Veterans— Affairs Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) 2017	30/3¹³⁸	26/10^H	13/11	15/11	30/11	128

BILLS INITIATED IN THE SENATE

Bills initiated in 2016 — 44

Bills initiated in 2017 — 64

Short Title	Intro Senate	Passed Senate	Intro House	Passed House	Assent Date	Act No.
A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Amendment (Make Electricity GST Free) 2017^S	5/9	2Â°negatived 7/9
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment 2017	6/12
Aged Care Amendment (Ratio of Skilled Staff to Care Recipients) 2017^S	6/9
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Fair and Balanced) 2017	18/10¹³⁹
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Regional Australia) 2017^S	9/8
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Restoring Shortwave Radio) 2017^S	13/2¹⁴⁰
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Rural and Regional Advocacy) 2015^S,^N	13/9¹⁴¹
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Rural and Regional Measures) 2017	18/10¹⁴²
Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Amendment 2017	6/12
Australian Centre for Social Cohesion 2015^S,^N	15/9
Australian Grape and Wine Authority Amendment (Wine Australia) 2017^B	5/9	19/10	19/10	26/10	6/11	122
Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Preliminary Assessment Process) 2017^S	7/2
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Amendment 2017^B	20/6	14/8	15/8	14/9	18/9	109
Automotive Transformation Scheme Amendment (Securing the Automotive Component Industry) 2015^S,^N	15/9
Banking and Financial Services Commission of Inquiry 2017^S	22/3	15/6	15/6
Bankruptcy Amendment (Enterprise Incentives) 2017	19/10¹⁴³
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) 2017	6/12
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Foreign Media Ownership and Community Radio) 2017	6/12
Charter of Budget Honesty Amendment (Intergenerational Report) 2015^S,^N	15/9
Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment 2017	22/3¹⁴⁴
Coal-Fired Power Funding Prohibition 2017^S	17/10
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Donation Reform and Transparency) 2016^S	28/11
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Donations Reform) 2014^S,^N	31/8
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations and Other Measures) 2016^S,^N	31/8
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Reducing Barriers for Minor Parties) 2014^S,^N	31/8
Communications Legislation Amendment (Executive Remuneration) 2017^S	21/3
Communications Legislation Amendment (Online Content Services and Other Measures) 2017	6/12¹⁴⁵
Communications Legislation Amendment (Regional and Small Publishers Innovation Fund) 2017	6/12¹⁴⁶
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Country of Origin Food Labelling) 2015^S,^N	15/9
Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment (Small Business Access to Justice) 2017^S	16/2	10/8	10/8
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Truth in Labelling—Palm Oil) 2017^S	21/6
Copyright Amendment (Service Providers) 2017	6/12¹⁴⁷
Corporations Amendment (Modernisation of Members Registration) 2017^S	15/6¹⁴⁸
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crime) 2017	6/12¹⁴⁹
Criminal Code Amendment (Animal Protection) 2015^S,^N	31/8
Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) 2017 (Previous citation: Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) 2016)	15/9¹⁵⁰	13/2^A	15/2	25/10^H¹⁵¹
Criminal Code Amendment (Misrepresentation of Age to a Minor) 2016^S	12/10
Criminal Code Amendment (Prohibition of Full Face Coverings in Public Places) 2017^S	8/2
Customs Amendment (Safer Cladding) 2017^S	11/9
Defence Amendment (Fair Pay for Members of the ADF) 2017^S	16/8
Defence Legislation Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) 2015^S,^N	31/8
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) 2017	7/12¹⁵²
End Cruel Cosmetics 2014^S,^N	15/9
Enhancing Online Safety (Non-consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) 2017	6/12
Environment and Infrastructure Legislation Amendment (Stop Adani) 2017^S	13/6¹⁵³
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Prohibition of Live Imports of Primates for Research) 2015^S,^N	31/8
Export Control 2017	7/12
Fair Work Amendment (Gender Pay Gap) 2015^S,^N	31/8¹⁵⁴
Fair Work Amendment (Pay Protection) 2017^S	29/3¹⁵⁵
Fair Work Amendment (Penalty Rates Exemption for Small Businesses) 2015^S,^N	31/8
Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Australian Workers) 2016^S,^N	31/8
Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Take-Home Pay) 2017^S	21/3	30/3	30/3^M
Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) 2017	6/12¹⁵⁶
Family Law Amendment (Parenting Management Hearings) 2017	6/12¹⁵⁷
Fisheries Legislation Amendment (Representation) 2017^B	8/2	10/8	14/8	26/10	6/11	123
Foreign Acquisitions Amendment (Agricultural Land) 2010 [2013]^S,^N	31/8
Freedom to Marry 2016^S	13/9
Great Australian Bight Environment Protection 2016^S	15/9¹⁵⁸
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment (Authority Governance and Other Matters) 2017	6/12
Guardian for Unaccompanied Children 2014^S,^N	15/9
High Speed Rail Planning Authority 2017^S	4/9
Human Rights Legislation Amendment 2017	22/3¹⁵⁹	30/3^M,A	30/3^M	30/3^M	12/4	32
Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (Improved Oversight and Resourcing) 2014^S,^N	15/9
Interactive Gambling Amendment (Sports Betting Reform) 2015^S,^N	31/8¹⁶⁰
Judiciary Amendment (Commonwealth Model Litigant Obligations) 2017^S	15/11¹⁶¹
Landholders— Right to Refuse (Gas and Coal) 2015^S,^N	31/8
Lands Acquisition Amendment (Public Purpose) 2017^S	13/9	2Â°negatived 14/9
Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition 2017^S	21/6
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) 2017^S	15/11	29/11^A	4/12	7/12	8/12	129
Marriage Equality Amendment 2013^S,^N	31/8
Marriage Law Survey (Additional Safeguards) 2017	13/9	13/9	13/9	13/9	13/9	96
Medicinal Cannabis Legislation Amendment (Securing Patient Access) 2017^S	12/9	19/10	19/10
Migration Amendment (Free the Children) 2016^S,^N	15/9
Mining Subsidies Legislation Amendment (Raising Revenue) 2014^S,^N	15/9
Motor Vehicle Standards (Cheaper Transport) 2014^S,^N	15/9
National Broadcasters Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Transparency) 2017	6/12
National Integrity Commission 2013^S,^N	15/9
Nuclear Fuel Cycle (Facilitation) 2017^S	14/11
Parliamentary Business Resources Amendment (Voluntary Opt-out) 2017^S	12/9
Parliamentary Expenses Amendment (Transparency and Accountability) 2015^S,^N	13/8¹⁶²
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security Amendment 2015^S,^N	31/8
Privacy Amendment (Re-identification Offence) 2016	12/10¹⁶³
Private Health Insurance Amendment (GP Services) 2014^S,^N	15/9
Productivity Commission Amendment (Addressing Inequality) 2017^S	14/6
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Executive Remuneration) 2017^S	15/11¹⁶⁴
Racial Discrimination Amendment 2016^S	31/8¹⁶⁵
Racial Discrimination Law Amendment (Free Speech) 2016^S	15/9
Recognition of Foreign Marriages 2014^S,^N	15/9
Regional Forest Agreements Legislation (Repeal) 2017^S	7/9
Regulatory Powers (Standardisation Reform) 2016^B(Act citation: Regulatory Powers (Standardisation Reform) 2017)	12/10	9/2	9/2	26/10	6/11	124
Renew Australia 2017^S	28/3
Restoring Territory Rights (Assisted Suicide Legislation) 2015^S,^N	31/8
Restoring Territory Rights (Dying with Dignity) 2016^S,^N	1/9
Security of Critical Infrastructure 2017	7/12¹⁶⁶
Security of Critical Infrastructure (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) 2017	7/12
Social Security Amendment (Caring for People on Newstart) 2017^S	9/8	2Â°negatived 14/8
Social Services Legislation Amendment 2017	22/3	22/3	23/3	29/3	12/4	33
Superannuation Laws Amendment (Strengthening Trustee Arrangements) 2017	14/9¹⁶⁷
Taxation Administration Amendment (Corporate Tax Entity Information) 2017^S	14/8
Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment 2017^B (Previous citation: Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment 2016)	9/11¹⁶⁸	14/8^A	15/8	14/9	18/9	111
Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) 2017	7/12
Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No. 1) 2017	14/9¹⁶⁹
Treasury Laws Amendment (Putting Consumers First—Establishment of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority) 2017	14/9¹⁷⁰	6/12^A	7/12
Vaporised Nicotine Products 2017^S	19/6¹⁷¹
Veterans— Entitlements Amendment (Expanded Gold Card Access) 2015^S,^N	1/9
Voice for Animals (Independent Office of Animal Welfare) 2015^S,^N	21/6