Final House Bills List for 2015 (44th Parliament)

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44
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14 Dec 2015
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As at cob 16 December 2015

Final for 2015

44th PARLIAMENT —€“ 1ST SESSION —€“ 2015

BILLS INITIATED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills introduced in 2013 —€” 47 (Including 2 received from the Senate)

Bills introduced in 2014 —€” 222 (Including 4 received from the Senate)

Bills introduced in 2015 —€” 208 (Including 12 received from the Senate)

Short Title

Intro House

Passed House

Intro Senate

Passed Senate

Assent Date

Act No.

A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—€”Fringe Benefits) Amendment 2015

26/3

12/5

13/5

14/5

26/5

52

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition (Sunset Extension) 2015B

25/2

26/2

2/3

5/3

19/3

14

Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment 2015

24/6

24/11H

25/11

26/11

11/12

175

Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) 2014
(Act citation: Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) 2015)

22/101

2/12

3/12

12/2A2

5/3

10

Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) 2015

25/6

18/8

19/8

19/8

10/9

126

Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Levy Amendment (Norfolk Island) 2015

26/3

12/5

13/5

14/5

26/5

55

Aged Care Amendment (Red Tape Reduction in Places Management) 2015

25/11

2/12

Airports Amendment 2015

4/6

16/6

17/6

24/6

30/6

108

Amending Acts 1970 to 1979 Repeal 2014
(Act citation: Amending Acts 1970 to 1979 Repeal 2015)

22/10

29/10

30/10

11/2

25/2

3

Amending Acts 1980 to 1989 Repeal 2015

18/3

12/10

12/10

15/10

12/11

146

Amending Acts 1990 to 1999 Repeal 2015

12/11

2/12

Appropriation (No. 3) 2014-2015

12/2

16/3

17/3

17/3

2/4

28

Appropriation (No. 4) 2014-2015

12/2

16/3

17/3

17/3

2/4

29

Appropriation (No. 5) 2014-2015B

12/5

22/6

23/6

23/6

26/6

78

Appropriation (No. 6) 2014-2015B

12/5

22/6

23/6

23/6

25/6

68

Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) (No. 2) 2014-2015

12/2

16/3

17/3

17/3

2/4

30

Appropriation (No. 1) 2015-2016B

12/5

22/6

23/6

23/6

26/6

76

Appropriation (No. 2) 2015-2016B

12/5

22/6

23/6

23/6

26/6

77

Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) (No. 1) 2015-2016B

12/5

22/6

23/6

23/6

26/6

79

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank 2015

13/83

7/9

7/9

15/9

13/10

134

Asset Recycling Fund 2014

29/54

19/6

23/6

17/7A5

Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) 2014

29/56

19/6

23/6

17/7A7

Australian Border Force 2015

25/28

25/3

25/3

14/5

20/5

40

Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (Repeal) (No. 1) 2014

19/39

Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) 2015

24/610

30/11H

30/11

3/12

11/12

166

Australian Citizenship Amendment (Intercountry Adoption) 2014
(Act citation: Australian Citizenship Amendment (Intercountry Adoption) 2015)

29/511

22/9

25/9

9/2

25/2

7

Australian Citizenship and Other Legislation Amendment 2014

23/10

24/1112

25/11

Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Criminology Research) 2015

15/10

10/11

10/1113

Australian Crime Commission Amendment (National Policing Information) 2015

3/12

Australian Crime Commission (National Policing Information Charges) 2015

3/12

Australian Defence Force Cover 2015

25/6

19/8

19/8

20/8

10/9

118

Australian Defence Force Superannuation 2015

25/6

19/8

19/8

20/8

10/9

119

Australian Education Amendment (School Funding Guarantee) 2014P,B,X

26/5

Australian Immunisation Register 2015

10/9

12/10

13/10

15/10

12/11

138

Australian Immunisation Register (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) 2015

10/9

12/10

13/10

15/10

12/11

139

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Amendment 2015

12/11

30/11

1/12

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Amendment 2015

18/614

13/8

17/8

18/8

10/9

125

Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Repeal) 2014

19/615

1/9

2/9

Australian River Co. Limited 2015

26/2

4/3

4/3

19/3

1/4

27

Australian Securities and Investments Commission Amendment (Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee Abolition) 2014

4/1216

2/3

3/3

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment (Restoring Merits Review) 2014P,X

1/9

Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman 2015

3/6

17/6

17/617

18/8

10/9

123

Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) 2015

3/6

17/6

17/618

18/8

10/9

124

Automotive Transformation Scheme Amendment 2014D

24/919

2/10

2/10

Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Cargo) 2015

17/9

24/11

25/11

26/11

2/12

165

Banking Laws Amendment (Unclaimed Money) 2015

13/8

7/9

8/9

9/9

16/9

129

Biosecurity 2014
(Act citation: Biosecurity 2015)

27/1120

9/2

10/2

13/5A21

16/6

61

Biosecurity (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) 2014
(Act citation: Biosecurity (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) 2015)

27/1122

9/2

10/2

13/5

16/6

62

Broadcasting and Other Legislation Amendment (Deregulation) 2015
(Previous citation: Broadcasting and Other Legislation Amendment (Deregulation) 2014)

22/1023

25/2H

2/3

3/3

19/3

22

Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) 2015

2/12

Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Primary Television Broadcasting Service) 2015

19/8

8/9

9/9

9/9

16/9

127

Building and Construction Industry (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) 2013

14/1124

12/12

11/2

2°negatived17/8

Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) 2013

14/1125,26

12/12

11/2

2°negatived17/8

Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Amendment 2014
(Act citation: Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Amendment 2015)

22/10

3/12

4/12M

12/2

25/2

1

Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme 2014
(Act citation: Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme 2015)

5/6

17/6

19/627,28

16/6R29,A30

30/6

111

Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme (Consequential Amendments) 2014
(Act citation: Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme (Consequential Amendments) 2015)

5/6

17/6

19/631,32

16/6

30/6

112

Charter of Budget Honesty Amendment (Regional Australia Statements) 2015P,X

24/3

Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) 2014

23/6

Climate Change Authority (Abolition) 2013 [No. 2]DD

23/6

26/633

7/7

Communications Legislation Amendment (Deregulation and Other Measures) 2015

2/12

Communications Legislation Amendment (SBS Advertising Flexibility and Other Measures) 2015

25/334

26/5

15/6

2°negatived24/6

Competition and Consumer Amendment (Deregulatory and Other Measures) 2015

18/335

Competition and Consumer Amendment (Payment Surcharges) 2015

3/12

Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) 2015

26/336

16/6H

18/6

22/6

26/6

80

Corporations Amendment (Crowd-sourced Funding) 2015

3/1237

Corporations Amendment (Streamlining of Future of Financial Advice) 2014

19/338

28/8H

1/939

24/11A40

Corporations Legislation Amendment (Deregulatory and Other Measures) 2014
(Act citation: Corporations Legislation Amendment (Deregulatory and Other Measures) 2015)

22/10

27/1141

1/12

2/3

19/3

19

Credit Repayment (Protecting Vulnerable Borrowers) 2015P

23/11

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Penalty Unit) 2015

27/5

15/6

16/6

18/6

26/6

88

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers, Offences and Other Measures) 2015

19/342

12/8

12/8

19/8A43

26/11

153

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Proceeds of Crime and Other Measures) 2015

26/11

3/1244

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Psychoactive Substances and Other Measures) 2014
(Act citation: Crimes Legislation Amendment (Psychoactive Substances and Other Measures) 2015)

17/745

24/11H

26/11

9/2A46

5/3

12

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Unexplained Wealth and Other Measures) 2014
(Act citation: Crimes Legislation Amendment (Unexplained Wealth and Other Measures) 2015)

5/347

25/9

30/9

9/2

25/2

6

Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) 2015

2/1248

Criminal Code Amendment (Private Sexual Material) 2015P

12/10

Customs Amendment 2014
(Act citation: Customs Amendment 2015)

17/749

26/11

27/11

11/2

25/2

4

Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Measures) (No. 1) 2015

26/2

17/3

18/350

12/5A51

20/5

42

Customs Amendment (Australian Trusted Trader Programme) 2015

3/652

16/6

17/6

18/6

25/6

73

Customs Amendment (China-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) 2015

16/953

22/10

9/11

9/11

11/11

136

Customs Amendment (Fees and Charges) 2015

16/9

14/10

14/10

15/10

12/11

141

Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Australian Border Force) 2015

25/254

25/3

25/3

14/5

20/5

41

Customs Depot Licensing Charges Amendment 2015

16/9

14/10

14/10

15/10

12/11

140

Customs Tariff Amendment (China-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) 2015

16/955

22/10

9/11

9/11

11/11

137

Customs Tariff Amendment (Fuel Indexation) 2014

19/656

25/6

26/6

Customs Tariff Amendment (Fuel Indexation) 2015

23/6

23/6

24/6

24/6

30/6

100

Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Amendment 2015

26/2

17/3

18/357

12/5A58

20/5

43

Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) 2014P,X

23/6

Defence Legislation Amendment (Superannuation and ADF Cover) 2015

25/6

19/8

19/8

20/8

10/9

120

Defence Legislation (Enhancement of Military Justice) 2015

26/3

28/5

15/6

25/6

30/6

106

Defence Trade Controls Amendment 2015

26/2

4/3

4/3

18/3

2/4

31

Education Legislation Amendment (Overseas Debt Recovery) 2015

17/9

15/10

15/10

9/11

26/11

154

Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) 2015

17/959

19/10

9/11

30/11A60

11/12

171

Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) 2015

17/961

19/10

9/11

30/11

11/12

172

Energy Grants and Other Legislation Amendment (Ethanol and Biodiesel) 2015

4/662

16/6

17/6

22/6

26/6

81

Enhancing Online Safety for Children 2014
(Act citation: Enhancing Online Safety for Children 2015)

3/1263

23/2

2/3

4/3A64

24/3

24

Enhancing Online Safety for Children (Consequential Amendments) 2014
(Act citation: Enhancing Online Safety for Children (Consequential Amendments) 2015)

3/1265

23/2

2/3

4/3

24/3

25

Environment Legislation Amendment 2013
(Act citation: Environment Legislation Amendment 2015)

14/11

9/12H

11/1266

12/2A67

5/3

11

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Bilateral Agreement Implementation) 2014

14/568

16/6H

19/6

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Standing) 2015

20/869

10/9

14/9

Excess Exploration Credit Tax 2014
(Act citation: Excess Exploration Credit Tax 2015)

4/12

25/2

2/3

3/3

19/3

17

Excise Tariff Amendment (Ethanol and Biodiesel) 2015

4/670

16/6H

17/6

22/6A71

26/6

82

Excise Tariff Amendment (Fuel Indexation) 2014

19/672

25/6

26/6

Excise Tariff Amendment (Fuel Indexation) 2015

23/6

23/6

24/6

24/6

30/6

101

Export Charges (Collection) 2015

3/6

17/6

17/6

25/6

29/6

92

Export Charges (Imposition—€”Customs) 2015

3/6

17/6

17/6

25/6

29/6

93

Export Charges (Imposition—€”Excise) 2015

3/6

17/6

17/6

25/6

29/6

94

Export Charges (Imposition—€”General) 2015

3/6

17/6

17/6

25/6

29/6

95

Export Control Amendment (Quotas) 2015

12/11

30/11

1/12

3/12

11/12

167

Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Direct Lending and Other Measures) 2014B
(Act citation: Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Direct Lending and Other Measures) 2015)

22/10

26/11

27/1173

4/3

19/3

18

Fair Entitlements Guarantee Amendment 2014

4/974

30/9

1/10

Fair Work Amendment 2014
(Act citation: Fair Work Amendment 2015)

27/275

27/8

27/8

13/10A76

26/11

156

Fair Work Amendment (Bargaining Processes) 2014

27/1177

9/2

10/2

Fair Work Amendment (Prohibiting Discrimination Based On Location) 2015P

19/10

Fair Work Amendment (Recovery of Unpaid Amounts for Franchisee Employees) 2015P

12/10

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment 2014

19/6

15/7H

17/7

2°negatived2/3

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment 2014 [No. 2]DD

19/378

25/6

25/6

2°negatived17/8

Fair Work Amendment (Remaining 2014 Measures) 2015

3/1279

Fairer Paid Parental Leave 2015

25/680

Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Measures) (No. 2) 2014

25/681

Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Jobs for Families Child Care Package) 2015

2/1282

Federal Courts Legislation Amendment 2014
(Act citation: Federal Courts Legislation Amendment 2015)

27/11

2/12

3/12

12/2

25/2

9

Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment 2015D

18/3

Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment (Forum on Food Regulation and Other Measures) 2015

17/9

14/1083

15/10

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment (Strategic Assets) 2015P

30/11

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition 2015

20/884

17/9

17/9

11/11

25/11

152

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment 2015

20/885

17/9

17/9

23/11A86

25/11

150

Foreign Death Penalty Offences (Preventing Information Disclosure) 2015P,X

1/6

Freedom of Information Amendment (New Arrangements) 2014

2/10

28/10H

30/1087

Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) 2014

19/688

25/6

26/6

Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) 2015

23/6

23/6

24/6

24/6

30/6

102

Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account 2014

19/689

25/6

26/6

Fuel Indexation (Road Funding) Special Account 2015

23/6

23/6

24/6

24/6

30/6

103

Gambling Harm Reduction (Protecting Problem Gamblers and Other Measures) 2014P,X

24/11

Gene Technology Amendment 2015

18/690

19/8

20/8

20/8

10/9

121

Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Legislation Amendment 2015

19/391

1/6

15/6

15/6A92

17/6

65

Health and Other Services (Compensation) Care Charges Amendment (Norfolk Island) 2015

26/3

12/5

13/5

14/5

26/5

54

Health Insurance Amendment (Safety Net) 2015

21/1093

25/11

25/11

Health Insurance (Approved Pathology Specimen Collection Centres) Tax Amendment (Norfolk Island) 2015

26/3

12/5

13/5

14/5

26/5

50

Health Insurance (Pathology) (Fees) Amendment (Norfolk Island) 2015

26/3

12/5

13/5

14/5

26/5

58

Health Legislation Amendment (eHealth) 2015

17/9

15/1094

15/10

12/11

26/11

157

High Speed Rail Planning Authority 2013P,B,X

9/1295

High Speed Rail Planning Authority 2015P,B

12/10

Higher Education and Research Reform 2014

3/1296

25/2

2/3

2°negatived17/3

Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) 2015

22/10

23/11

24/11

24/11

30/11

160

Higher Education Support Amendment (Savings and Other Measures) 2013

21/11

3/12

4/12

Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP Reform) 2015

15/10

11/1197

12/11A,R98

3/12A99

11/12

168

Import Processing Charges Amendment 2015

16/9

14/10

14/10

15/10

12/11

148

Imported Food Charges (Collection) 2015

3/6

17/6

18/6

25/6

29/6

96

Imported Food Charges (Imposition—€”Customs) 2015

3/6

17/6

18/6

25/6

29/6

97

Imported Food Charges (Imposition—€”Excise) 2015

3/6

17/6

18/6

25/6

29/6

98

Imported Food Charges (Imposition—€”General) 2015

3/6

17/6

18/6

25/6

29/6

99

Imported Food Warning Labels 2015P,X

2/3

Income Tax (Attribution Managed Investment Trusts—€”Offsets) 2015

3/12

Income Tax Rates Amendment (Managed Investment Trusts) 2015

3/12

Infrastructure Australia Amendment (Cost Benefit Analysis and Other Measures) 2014

4/9

24/9100

25/9

Insolvency Law Reform 2015

3/12

Intellectual Property Laws Amendment 2014
(Act citation: Intellectual Property Laws Amendment 2015)

19/3

24/11

25/11

9/2

25/2

8

Iron Ore Supply and Demand (Commission of Inquiry) 2015P,X

1/6

Labor 2013-14 Budget Savings (Measures No. 1) 2014
(Act citation: Labor 2013-14 Budget Savings (Measures No. 1) 2015)

16/7

15/6

16/6

17/6

25/6

72

Labor 2013-14 Budget Savings (Measures No. 2) 2015

26/11

1/12H

2/12

3/12

11/12

169

Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Powers) 2015

26/3101

28/5

15/6

22/6

30/6

109

Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Amendment 2015

26/2

19/3

19/3

11/5

20/5

44

Maritime Legislation Amendment 2015

9/9

25/11

25/11

26/11

11/12

176

Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Inter-State Voyages) 2015

12/8

25/11

25/11

Marriage Amendment (Marriage Equality) 2015P,B

1/6

Marriage Legislation Amendment 2015P,B

17/8

Medical Research Future Fund 2015

27/5102

22/6H

10/8

12/8A103

26/8

116

Medical Research Future Fund (Consequential Amendments) 2015

27/5104

22/6H

10/8

12/8A105

26/8

117

Medicare Levy Amendment (Attribution Managed Investment Trusts) 2015

3/12

Migration Amendment (Charging for a Migration Outcome) 2015

16/9106

10/11

11/11

25/11

30/11

161

Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection and Other Measures) 2015

14/10107

Migration Amendment (Maintaining the Good Order of Immigration Detention Facilities) 2015

25/2108

13/5

13/5

Migration Amendment (Mandatory Reporting) 2015P,B

12/10

Migration Amendment (Offshore Resources Activity) Repeal 2014

27/3109

26/5

16/6

Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) 2014
(Act citation: Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) 2015)

25/6110

22/9

25/9

25/3A111

13/4

35

Migration Amendment (Regaining Control Over Australia—€™s Protection Obligations) 2013

4/12112

11/12

11/12D

Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) 2015

24/6

24/6

25/6

25/6

30/6

104

Migration Amendment (Strengthening Biometrics Integrity) 2015

5/3113

13/5

13/5

12/8A114

26/8

115

Migration and Maritime Powers Amendment (No. 1) 2015

16/9115

10/11

11/11

23/11A116

Migration Legislation Amendment (Cessation of Visa Labels) 2015

11/11117

National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) 2014

18/6118

16/7

17/7

National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) 2015

27/5

15/6

16/6119

23/6

26/6

89

National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment 2015

25/2

5/3

5/3

16/3

2/4

32

Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment 2015

26/3

12/5

13/5

14/5

26/5

59

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Miscellaneous Matters) 2015

26/2

3/3

4/3

19/3

2/4

33

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) 2014
(Act citation: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) 2015)

3/12

3/3

4/3

5/3

19/3

15

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment (Designated Coastal Waters) 2014
(Act citation: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment (Designated Coastal Waters) 2015)

3/12

3/3

4/3

5/3

19/3

16

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment (Miscellaneous Matters) 2015

26/2

3/3

4/3

19/3

2/4

34

Omnibus Repeal Day (Autumn 2015) 2015

18/3120

12/10

12/10

Omnibus Repeal Day (Spring 2014) 2014

22/10

29/10

30/10

2/12A121

Omnibus Repeal Day (Spring 2015) 2015

12/11122

2/12

Paid Parental Leave Amendment 2014

19/3

2/6

16/6

Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment 2014

2/10123

28/10

29/10

Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australia Fund 2014P,B,X

17/3

Parliamentary Service Amendment 2014P
(Act citation: Parliamentary Service Amendment Act 2015)

26/11

26/11

27/11124

26/3

1/4

26

Passports Legislation Amendment (Integrity) 2015

4/6

19/8H

20/8

20/8

10/9

122

Personal Property Securities Amendment (Deregulatory Measures) 2014
(Act citation: Personal Property Securities Amendment (Deregulatory Measures) 2015)

19/3

14/5

14/5

18/6

25/6

74

Privacy Amendment (Protecting Children from Paparazzi) 2015P

23/11

Private Health Insurance Amendment (No. 2) 2014
(Act citation: Private Health Insurance Amendment Act 2015)

4/12125

26/3

26/3

14/5

26/5

57

Private Health Insurance (Collapsed Insurer Levy) Amendment 2015

27/5126

15/6

16/6

22/6

26/6

86

Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment 2015

27/5

15/6

16/6

18/6

25/6

75

Private Health Insurance (Prudential Supervision) 2015

27/5127

15/6

16/6

22/6

26/6

85

Private Health Insurance (Prudential Supervision) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) 2015

27/5128

15/6

16/6

22/6

26/6

87

Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Levy) Amendment 2015

27/5129

15/6

16/6

22/6

26/6

84

Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Levy) Amendment (Norfolk Island) 2015

26/3

12/5

13/5

14/5

26/5

56

Private Health Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition 2015

27/5130

15/6

16/6

22/6

26/6

83

Public Governance and Resources Legislation Amendment (No. 1) 2015

12/2131

24/3H

25/3

26/3

13/4

36

Quarantine Charges (Imposition—€”Customs) Amendment 2014
(Act citation: Quarantine Charges (Imposition—€”Customs) Amendment Act 2015)

27/11132

9/2

10/2

13/5

26/5

47

Quarantine Charges (Imposition—€”Excise) Amendment 2014
(Act citation: Quarantine Charges (Imposition—€”Excise) Amendment Act 2015)

27/11133

9/2

10/2

13/5

26/5

48

Quarantine Charges (Imposition—€”General) Amendment 2014
(Act citation: Quarantine Charges (Imposition—€”General) Amendment Act 2015)

27/11134

9/2

10/2

13/5

26/5

49

Register of Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land 2015

20/8135

17/9

17/9

11/11

25/11

151

Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment 2015

27/5

2/6

15/6

23/6

26/6

90

Rural Research and Development Legislation Amendment 2014

25/9136

27/10

28/10

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Improving the Comcare Scheme) 2015

25/3137

1/6

15/6

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment 2014

19/3138

26/11

27/11

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Exit Arrangements) 2015

26/2139

12/5H

13/5

Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment 2015

26/2140

24/3H

25/3

13/5A141

26/5

51

Sex Discrimination Amendment (Boosting Superannuation for Women) 2014P,X

1/12

Shipping Legislation Amendment 2015

25/6142

14/10

15/10

2°negatived26/11

Social Security Legislation Amendment (Debit Card Trial) 2015

19/8143

15/9

16/9

14/10

12/11

144

Social Security Legislation Amendment (Further Strengthening Job Seeker Compliance) 2015

10/9144

14/10

14/10

Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 4) 2014

2/10

22/10

28/10

Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 5) 2014

2/10

Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Seniors Supplement Cessation) 2014
(Act citation: Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Seniors Supplement Cessation) 2015)

2/10

22/10

28/10

22/6A145

26/6

91

Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Student Measures) 2014

17/7

22/10

28/10

Social Services Legislation Amendment 2015

25/3146

28/5

15/6

Social Services Legislation Amendment (No. 2) 2015

28/5147

15/6

16/6

7/9A148

16/9

128

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Budget Repair) 2015

2/12149

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cost of Living Concession) 2015

16/9

14/10

14/10

15/10

12/11

142

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Defined Benefit Income Streams) 2015

23/6

23/6

23/6

24/6

30/6

107

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Fair and Sustainable Pensions) 2015

4/6150

22/6H

22/6

22/6

30/6

110

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Measures) 2015

2/12151

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Payments Structural Reform and Participation Measures) 2015

21/10152

26/11H

30/11

30/11

11/12

173

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Payments Structural Reform and Participation Measures) (No. 2) 2015

2/12153

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Low Income Supplement) 2015

16/9

14/10

14/10

15/10

12/11

143

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) 2015

2/12

Social Services Legislation Amendment (More Generous Means Testing for Youth Payments) 2015

10/9154

9/11

10/11

12/11

26/11

159

Social Services Legislation Amendment (No Jab, No Pay) 2015

16/9155

20/10

9/11

23/11

26/11

158

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Youth Employment) 2015

16/9156

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Youth Employment and Other Measures) 2015

28/5157

24/6

25/6

2°negatived9/9

Statute Law Revision (No. 2) 2014
(Act citation: Statute Law Revision (No. 1) 2015)

22/10

29/10

30/10

11/2

25/2

5

Statute Law Revision (No. 2) 2015

18/3

12/10

12/10

15/10

12/11

145

Statute Law Revision (No. 3) 2015

12/11

2/12

Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) 2015

17/9

15/10

15/10

9/11

26/11

155

Succession to the Crown 2015

5/3

17/3

18/3

19/3

24/3

23

Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment 2015

28/5158

15/6

16/6

18/6

25/6

71

Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Governance) 2015

16/9159

20/10

9/11

Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2014 Measures No. 5) 2014
(Act citation: Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2014 Measures No. 5) 2015)

4/9

24/9160

25/9

2/3A161

19/3

20

Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2014 Measures No. 7) 2014
(Act citation: Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2014 Measures No. 7) 2015)

4/12

25/2

2/3

3/3

19/3

21

Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2015 Measures No. 1) 2015

27/5162

16/6H

17/6

17/6

25/6

70

Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2015 Measures No. 2) 2015

24/6

19/8

19/8

7/9

16/9

130

Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2015 Measures No. 3) 2015

27/5

17/6

18/6

Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2015 Measures No. 4) 2015

20/8

14/9

14/9

16/9

13/10

135

Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2015 Measures No. 5) 2015

15/10

23/11

24/11

25/11

30/11

162

Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2015 Measures No. 6) 2015

3/12

Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Better Targeting the Income Tax Transparency Laws) 2015

20/8163

14/9

15/9

15/10

12/11

149

Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Employee Share Schemes) 2015

25/3164

27/5

15/6

25/6

30/6

105

Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) 2015

27/5

4/6

15/6

18/6

25/6

69

Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Norfolk Island Reforms) 2015

26/3

12/5

13/5

14/5

26/5

53

Tax Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) 2015

16/9165

19/10

9/11

11/11A166

11/12

170

Tax Laws Amendment (Gifts) 2015

12/11

25/11

25/11

26/11

11/12

177

Tax Laws Amendment (Implementation of the Common Reporting Standard) 2015

3/12

Tax Laws Amendment (New Tax System for Managed Investment Trusts) 2015

3/12

Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) 2013
(Act citation: Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) 2015)

14/11167

9/12

10/12

10/2A168

5/3

13

Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business Measures No. 1) 2015

28/5

4/6

15/6

15/6

22/6

66

Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business Measures No. 2) 2015

28/5

4/6

15/6

15/6

22/6

67

Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business Measures No. 3) 2015

24/6

12/8

13/8

13/8

26/8

114

Tax Laws Amendment (Tax Transparency) 2014P,X

24/11

Telecommunications Amendment (Giving the Community Rights on Phone Towers) 2014P,X

27/10

Telecommunications (Industry Levy) Amendment 2014
(Act citation: Telecommunications (Industry Levy) Amendment 2015)

22/10169

25/11

1/12

25/3

13/4

37

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) 2015
(Previous citation: Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) 2014)

30/10170

19/3H

24/3

26/3

13/4

39

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Access Regime and NBN Companies) 2015

2/12171

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Deregulation) 2014
(Act citation: Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Deregulation) 2015)

22/10172

25/11H

1/12

25/3

13/4

38

Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Amendment 2015

2/12

Textile, Clothing and Footwear Investment and Innovation Programs Amendment 2014

29/5

5/6

16/6

Trade Marks Amendment (Iconic Symbols of National Identity) 2015P

14/9

Treasury Legislation Amendment (Repeal Day) 2014
(Act citation: Treasury Legislation Amendment (Repeal Day) 2015)

22/10

3/12

3/12

10/2

25/2

2

Treasury Legislation Amendment (Repeal Day 2015) 2015

12/11

Treasury Legislation Amendment (Small Business and Unfair Contract Terms) 2015

24/6173

18/8

18/8

14/9A174

12/11

147

Veterans—€™ Affairs Legislation Amendment 2013Z

12/11

Veterans—€™ Affairs Legislation Amendment (2015 Budget Measures) 2015

25/6

20/8

20/8175

30/11A176

11/12

174

Water Amendment 2015

28/5177

9/9

9/9

14/9

13/10

133

Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) 2015

3/12


BILLS INITIATED IN THE SENATE

Bills initiated in 2015 —€” 35

Short Title

Intro Senate

Passed Senate

Intro House

Passed House

Assent Date

Act No.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Amendment (A Stronger Land Account) 2014S

24/6178

Adelaide Airport Curfew Amendment (Protecting Residents—€™ Amenity) 2014S

12/2

Aged Care Amendment (Independent Complaints Arrangements) 2015

13/8

10/9

10/9

15/9

13/10

131

Anti-Money Laundering Amendment (Gaming Machine Venues) 2012 [2013]S,N

10/12

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Local Content) 2014S

27/11179

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Rural and Regional Advocacy) 2015S

1/12180

Australian Centre for Social Cohesion 2015S

9/2

Australian Government Boards (Gender Balanced Representation) 2015S

24/6181

Automotive Transformation Scheme Amendment (Securing the Automotive Component Industry) 2015S

10/11

Charter of Budget Honesty Amendment (Intergenerational Report) 2015S

17/3

Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment 2014
(Act citation: Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment 2015)

29/10

12/2

12/2

25/6

17/8

113

Civil Law and Justice (Omnibus Amendments) 2015

25/6

14/9

14/9

15/9

13/10

132

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Above the Line Voting) 2013S

13/11182,183

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Donations Reform) 2014S

4/12

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Reducing Barriers for Minor Parties) 2014S

4/3

Commonwealth Grants Commission Amendment (GST Distribution) 2015S

13/10184

Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Country of Origin Food Labelling) 2015S

12/2

Competition and Consumer Amendment (Misuse of Market Power) 2014S

6/3185

Construction Industry Amendment (Protecting Witnesses) 2015

25/3186

11/5

12/5

13/5

20/5

45

Corporations Amendment (Financial Advice) 2014S

2/9187

Corporations Amendment (Publish What You Pay) 2014S

28/10

Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (No. 1) 2015

12/11188

Courts Administration Legislation Amendment 2015

2/12189

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Harming Australians) 2015

15/10

12/11

12/11

23/11

30/11

163

Criminal Code Amendment (Animal Protection) 2015S

11/2190

Criminal Code Amendment (Harming Australians) 2013S

11/12191

Criminal Code Amendment (Misrepresentation of Age to a Minor) 2013S

12/12192

Defence Amendment (Fair Pay for Members of the ADF) 2014S

2/12

19/3

19/3

Defence Legislation Amendment (First Principles) 2015

14/10

10/11

10/11

30/11

2/12

164

Defence Legislation Amendment (Military Justice Enhancements—€”Inspector-General ADF) 2014
(Act citation: Defence Legislation Amendment (Military Justice Enhancements—€”Inspector-General ADF) 2015)

3/12193

5/3

5/3

14/5

20/5

46

Defence Legislation Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) 2015S

4/3

Defence Legislation Amendment (Woomera Prohibited Area) 2013S

12/12194

End Cruel Cosmetics 2014S

18/3

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment 2014S

19/3

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Alpine Grazing) 2014S

13/5

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Prohibition of Live Imports of Primates for Research) 2015S

17/9195

Fair Trade (Australian Standards) 2013S,N

3/12

Fair Trade (Workers—€™ Rights) 2013S,N

13/11196

Fair Work Amendment (Gender Pay Gap) 2015S

17/9197

Fair Work Amendment (Penalty Rates Exemption for Small Businesses) 2015S

13/8

Family Law Amendment (Financial Agreements and Other Measures) 2015

25/11198

Flags Amendment 2014S

6/3199

Food Standards Amendment (Fish Labelling) 2015S

26/3200

2°negatived 12/8

Foreign Acquisitions Amendment (Agricultural Land) 2010 [2013]S,N

10/12

Freedom of Information Amendment (Requests and Reasons) 2015S

13/5

Freedom to Marry 2014S

26/11

Great Barrier Reef Legislation Amendment 2014S

13/2

Guardian for Unaccompanied Children 2014S

16/7201

Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Funding for Certain Types of Abortion) 2013S,N

13/11

Higher Education Support Amendment (New Zealand Citizens) 2015S

24/6

Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (Improved Oversight and Resourcing) 2014S

3/12202

Interactive Gambling Amendment (Sports Betting Reform) 2015S

24/11203

Interactive Gambling and Broadcasting Amendment (Online Transactions and Other Measures) 2011 [2013]S,N

10/12

International Aid (Promoting Gender Equality) 2015S

5/3204,205

Judiciary Amendment 2015

26/3

14/5

14/5

28/5

16/6

64

Landholders—€™ Right to Refuse (Gas and Coal) 2015S

4/3206

Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition 2014S

27/3

Marriage Equality Amendment 2013S

12/12

Marriage Equality Plebiscite 2015S

19/8

Migration Amendment (Humanitarian Visa Intake) 2014S

25/9

Migration Amendment (Protecting Babies Born in Australia) 2014S

18/6207

Migration Amendment (Visa Maximum Numbers Determinations) 2013S

9/12

Mining Subsidies Legislation Amendment (Raising Revenue) 2014S

27/8

Motor Vehicle Standards (Cheaper Transport) 2014S

10/7208

National Broadband Network Companies Amendment (Tasmania) 2014S

5/3209

National Integrity Commission 2013S

13/11

National Water Commission (Abolition) 2015
(Previous citation: National Water Commission (Abolition) 2014)

25/9210

13/5A

14/5

26/5

16/6

63

Native Title Amendment (Reform) 2014S

4/3

Parliamentary Expenses Amendment (Transparency and Accountability) 2015S

13/8211

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security Amendment 2015S

10/8

Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Amendment 2013S

13/11212

Poker Machine Harm Reduction ($1 Bets and Other Measures) 2012 [2013]S,N

3/12

Privacy Amendment (Privacy Alerts) 2014S

20/3

Private Health Insurance Amendment (GP Services) 2014S

27/3213

Public Service Amendment (Payments in Special Circumstances) 2011 [2013]S,N

10/12

Racial Discrimination Amendment 2014S

25/9

Recognition of Foreign Marriages 2014S

15/5214

Regulator of Medicinal Cannabis 2014S

27/11215

Reserve Bank Amendment (Australian Reconstruction and Development Board) 2013S

5/12216

Restoring Territory Rights (Assisted Suicide Legislation) 2015S

2/12

Save Our Sharks 2014S

25/6

Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Consumer Lease Exclusion) 2015S

24/6

10/9

10/9

Social Security Amendment (Caring for People on Newstart) 2014S

6/3

Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Caring for Single Parents) 2014S

17/11

Social Security Legislation Amendment (Community Development Program) 2015

2/12217

Stop Dumping on the Great Barrier Reef 2014S

4/9

Trade and Foreign Investment (Protecting the Public Interest) 2014S

5/3218

Tribunals Amalgamation 2015
(Previous citation: Tribunals Amalgamation 2014)

3/12219

11/5A

12/5

13/5

26/5

60

Veterans—€™ Entitlements Amendment (Expanded Gold Card Access) 2015S

11/11

Voice for Animals (Independent Office of Animal Welfare) 2015S

23/6220


1 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 30/10/14; report due 25/11/14; extension to report to 2/12/14; tabled 2/12/14.


2 Message reported 12/2/15; House agreed to Senate amendment 23/2/15.


3 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 20/8/15; report due 15/9/15; tabled 15/9/15.


4 Referred to Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee 29/5/14; tabled 16/6/14.


5 House agreed to Senate amendments 3, 4, 7 to 11, 14, 17, 18, 22, 24 to 26, 29, 30, 35, 38 and 39, and disagreed to Senate amendments 1, 2, 5, 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19 to 21, 23, 27, 28, 31 to 34, 36 and 37 on 17/7/14; Senate insisted on its amendments 18/7/14 (sitting of 17-18 July 2014); message reported 26/8/14;


6 Referred to Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee 29/5/14; tabled 16/6/14.


7 House disagreed to Senate amendments 17/7/14; Senate insisted on its amendments 18/7/14 (sitting of 17-18 July 2014); message reported 26/8/14;


8 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 5/3/15; report due 7/5/15; tabled 7/5/15.


9 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 27/3/14; report due 16/6/14; tabled 16/6/14.


10 Referred to Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security 24/6/15; report due 21/8/15; extension to report to 28/8/15; extension to report to 4/9/15; tabled HOR and Senate 4/9/15.


11 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 17/6/14; report due 26/8/14; tabled 27/8/14.


12 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 30/10/14; report due 1/12/14; tabled 1/12/14.


13 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 12/11/15; report due 26/11/15; tabled 26/11/15.


14 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 25/6/15; report due 17/8/15; tabled 17/8/15.


15 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 19/6/14; report due 4/9/14; tabled 4/9/14.


16 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 12/2/15; report due 16/3/15; tabled 16/3/15.


17 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 18/6/15; report due 11/8/15; extension to report to 18/8/15; tabled 18/8/15.


18 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 18/6/15; report due 11/8/15; extension to report to 18/8/15; tabled 18/8/15.


19 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 25/9/14; report due 24/11/14; tabled 24/11/14.


20 Referred to Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee 27/11/14; report due 17/3/15; tabled 17/3/15.


21 House agreed to Senate amendments 14/5/15.


22 Referred to Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee 27/11/14; report due 17/3/15; tabled 17/3/15.


23 Referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 30/10/14; report due 9/2/15; tabled 9/2/15.


24 Referred to Senate Education and Employment Committee 14/11/13; report due 2/12/13; tabled 2/12/13.


25 Referred to Senate Education and Employment Committee 14/11/13; report due 2/12/13; tabled 2/12/13.


26 Referred to Senate Education and Employment Committee 4/12/13; report due 27/3/14; tabled 27/3/14.


27 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 19/6/14; report due 26/8/14; extension to report to 27/8/14; tabled 27/8/14.


28 Negatived in Senate Committee of the Whole 24/11/14; recommitted to Senate Committee of the Whole 17/3/15.


29 House made Senate requested amendments 16/6/15.


30 House agreed to Senate amendments 17/6/15.


31 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 19/6/14; report due 26/8/14; extension to report to 27/8/14; tabled 27/8/14.


32 Negatived in Senate Committee of the Whole 24/11/14; recommitted to Senate Committee of the Whole 17/3/15.


33 Referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 26/6/14; report due 14/7/14; tabled 8/7/14.


34 Referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 26/3/15; report due 8/5/15; interim report tabled 8/5/15; extension to report to 29/5/15; tabled 29/5/15.


35 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 26/3/15; report due 13/5/15; tabled 13/5/15.


36 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 26/5/15; report due 13/5/15; extension to report to 29/5/15; interim reports 29/5/15 and 9/6/15; tabled 11/6/15.


37 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 3/12/15; report due 22/2/16;


38 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 20/3/14; report due 16/6/14; tabled 16/6/14.


39 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 4/9/14; report due 30/9/14; tabled 22/9/14.


40 Message reported 25/11/15;


41 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 27/11/14; report due 11/2/15; tabled 11/2/15.


42 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 26/3/15; report due 13/5/15; extension to report to 15/6/15; extension to report to 16/6/15; tabled 16/6/15.


43 Message reported 20/8/15; House agreed to Senate amendments 10/11/15.


44 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 3/12/15; report due 3/2/16;


45 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 17/7/14; report due 2/9/14; tabled 2/9/14.


46 Message reported 12/2/15; House agreed to Senate amendments 23/2/15.


47 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 6/3/14; report due 15/5/14; extension to report to 5/6/14; tabled 16/6/14.


48 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 3/12/15; report due 2/2/16;


49 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 28/8/14; report due 30/9/14; tabled 30/9/14.


50 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 18/3/15; report due 5/5/15; tabled 8/5/15.


51 Message reported 12/5/15; House agreed to Senate amendments 13/5/15.


52 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 3/6/15; report due 15/6/15; tabled 15/6/15.


53 Referred to Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee 17/9/15; report due next working day after tabling of report of Senate Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade References Committee on the proposed China-Australia Free Trade Agreement; tabled 6/11/15.


54 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 5/3/15; report due 7/5/15; tabled 7/5/15.


55 Referred to Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee 17/9/15; report due next working day after tabling of report of Senate Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade References Committee on the proposed China-Australia Free Trade Agreement; tabled 6/11/15.


56 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 19/6/14; report due 7/7/14; tabled 7/7/14.


57 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 18/3/15; report due 5/5/15; tabled 8/5/15.


58 Message reported 12/5/15; House agreed to Senate amendments 13/5/15.


59 Referred to Senate Education and Employment Committee 15/10/15; report due 30/11/15; tabled 30/11/15.


60 House agreed to Senate amendments 1/12/15.


61 Referred to Senate Education and Employment Committee 15/10/15; report due 30/11/15; tabled 30/11/15.


62 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 4/6/15; report due 15/6/15; tabled 15/6/15.


63 Referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 4/12/14; report due 3/3/15; tabled 3/3/15.


64 House agreed to Senate amendments 5/3/15.


65 Referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 4/12/14; report due 3/3/15; tabled 3/3/15.


66 Referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 12/12/13; report due 12/2/14; tabled 12/2/14.


67 Message reported 12/2/15; House agreed to Senate amendment 23/2/15.


68 Referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 15/5/14; report due 23/6/14; tabled 23/6/14.


69 Referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 20/8/15; report due 12/10/15; extension to report to 19/10/15;


70 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 4/6/15; report due 15/6/15; tabled 15/6/15.


71 House agreed to Senate amendment 22/6/15.


72 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 19/6/14; report due 7/7/14; tabled 7/7/14.


73 Referred to Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee 27/11/14; report due 11/2/15; tabled 11/2/15.


74 Referred to Senate Education and Employment Committee 4/9/14; report due 24/9/14; tabled 25/9/14.


75 Referred to Senate Education and Employment Committee 6/3/14; tabled 16/6/14.


76 Message reported 14/10/15; House agreed to Senate amendments 11/11/15.


77 Referred to Senate Education and Employment Committee 4/12/14; report due 25/3/15; extension to report to 13/4/15; tabled 13/4/15.


78 Referred to Senate Education and Employment Committee 14/5/15; report due 11/8/15; tabled 11/8/15.


79 Referred to Senate Education and Employment Committee 3/12/15; report due 4/2/16;


80 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 25/6/15; report due 15/9/15; tabled 15/9/15.


81 Referred to Senate Education and Employment Committee 26/6/14; report due 28/8/14; tabled 28/8/14.


82 Referred to Senate Education and Employment Committee 3/12/15; report due 17/3/16;


83 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 15/10/15; report due 30/11/15; tabled 30/11/15.


84 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 20/8/15; report due 12/10/15; extension to report to 14/10/15; tabled 14/10/15.


85 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 20/8/15; report due 12/10/15; extension to report to 14/10/15; tabled 14/12/15.


86 House agreed to Senate amendments 24/11/15.


87 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 30/10/14; report due 25/11/14; tabled 25/11/14.


88 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 19/6/14; report due 7/7/14; tabled 7/7/14.


89 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 19/6/14; report due 7/7/14; tabled 7/7/14.


90 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 25/6/15; report due 18/8/15; tabled 18/8/15.


91 Referred to Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee 26/3/15; report due 7/5/15; tabled 7/5/15.


92 House agreed to Senate amendment 15/6/15.


93 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 12/11/15; report due 23/11/15; tabled 23/11/15.


94 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 15/10/15; report due 9/11/15; tabled 9/11/15.


95 Referred to House Infrastructure and Communications Committee 12/12/13;


96 Referred to Senate Education and Employment Committee 12/2/15; report due 17/3/15; tabled 16/3/15.


97 Referred to Senate Education and Employment Committee 12/11/15; report due 30/11/15; tabled 30/11/15.


98 House made Senate requested amendment 2/12/15.


99 House agreed to Senate amendments 3/12/15.


100 Referred to Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee 25/9/14; report due 26/11/14; tabled 26/11/14.


101 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 14/5/15; report due 18/6/15; tabled 18/6/15.


102 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 16/6/15; report due 10/8/15; tabled 10/8/15.


103 Message reported 12/8/15; House disagreed to Senate amendment 1 and made an amendment in place thereof and agreed to Senate amendments 2 to 20 on 13/8/15; Senate agreed to House amendment 13/8/15.


104 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 16/6/15; report due 10/8/15; tabled 10/8/15.


105 Message reported 12/8/15; House agreed to Senate amendment 13/8/15.


106 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 17/9; report due 10/11/15; tabled 10/11/15.


107 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 15/10/15; report due 18/2/16;


108 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 5/3/15; report due 12/5/15; extension to report to 5/6/15; tabled 5/6/15.


109 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 27/3/14; report due 6/6/14; tabled 16/6/14.


110 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 26/6/14; report due 22/9/14; tabled 22/9/14.


111 House agreed to Senate amendments 25/3/15.


112 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 5/12/13; report due 3/3/14; extension to report to 18/3/14; tabled 18/3/14.


113 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 5/3/15; report due 12/5/15; extension to report to 5/6/15; tabled 5/6/15.


114 House agreed to Senate amendment 13/8/15.


115 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 17/9; report due 10/11/15; tabled 10/11/15.


116 Message reported 23/11/15;


117 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 12/11/15; report due 25/2/16;


118 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 19/6/14; report due 26/8/14; extension to report to 27/8/14; tabled 27/8/14.


119 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 16/6/15; report due 23/6/15; tabled 23/6/15.


120 Referred to Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee 19/3/15; report due 15/6/15; tabled 15/6/15.


121 Message reported 2/12/14; House disagreed to Senate amendments 25/3/15; Senate insisted on its amendments nos 1 to 6, did not insist on No. 7, and made an amendment in place thereof 19/8/15; message reported 19/8/15;


122 Referred to Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee 26/11/15; report due 3/2/16;


123 Referred to Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee 2/10/14; report due 24/11/14; tabled 24/11/14.


124 Referred to Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee 4/12/14; report due 2/3/15; tabled 2/3/15.


125 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 5/3/15; report due 12/5/15; tabled 13/5/15.


126 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 27/5/15; report due 15/6/15; extension to report to 17/6/15; tabled 17/6/15.


127 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 27/5/15; report due 15/6/15; extension to report to 17/6/15; tabled 17/6/15.


128 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 27/5/15; report due 15/6/15; extension to report to 17/6/15; tabled 17/6/15.


129 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 27/5/15; report due 15/6/15; extension to report to 17/6/15; tabled 17/6/15.


130 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 27/5/15; report due 15/6/15; extension to report to 17/6/15; tabled 17/6/15.


131 Referred to Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee 5/3/15; report due 23/3/15; tabled 24/3/15.


132 Referred to Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee 27/11/14; report due 17/3/15; tabled 17/3/15.


133 Referred to Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee 27/11/14; report due 17/3/15; tabled 17/3/15.


134 Referred to Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee 27/11/14; report due 17/3/15; tabled 17/3/15.


135 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 20/8/15; report due 12/10/15; extension to report to 14/10/15; tabled 14/10/15.


136 Referred to Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee 25/9/14; report due 24/11/14; extension to report to 3/12/14; tabled 3/12/14.


137 Referred to Senate Education and Employment Committee 26/3/15; report due 16/6/15; tabled 16/6/15.


138 Referred to Senate Education and Employment Committee 15/5/14; report due 8/7/14; tabled 8/7/14.


139 Referred to Senate Education and Employment Committee 19/3/15; report due 8/5/15; tabled 8/5/15.


140 Referred to Senate Education and Employment Committee 5/3/15; report due 23/3/15; tabled 24/3/15.


141 House agreed to Senate amendments 14/5/15.


142 Referred to Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee 25/6/15; report due 12/10/15; tabled 12/10/15.


143 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 20/8/15; report due 12/10/15; tabled 12/10/15.


144 Referred to Senate Education and Employment Committee 17/9/15; report due 24/11/15; tabled 24/11/15.


145 House agreed to Senate amendments 22/6/15.


146 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 26/3/15; report due 15/6/15; tabled 15/6/15


147 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 28/5/15; report due 15/6/15; tabled 15/6/15.


148 House agreed to Senate amendments 8/9/15.


149 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 3/12/15; report due 4/2/16;


150 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 4/6/15; report due 15/6/15; extension to report to 22/6/15; extension to report to 10/8/15; variation to report to 22/6/15; tabled 22/6/15.


151 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 3/12/15; report due 22/2/16;


152 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 12/11/15; report due 30/11/15; tabled 30/11/15.


153 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 3/12/15; report due 1/3/16;


154 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 10/9/15; report due 9/11/15; tabled 9/11/15.


155 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 17/9/11; report due 9/11/15; extension to report to 11/11/15; tabled 11/11/15.


156 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 15/2/15; report due 30/11/15; tabled 30/11/15.


157 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 28/5/15; report due 15/6/15; extension to report to 11/8/15; tabled 11/8/15.


158 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 28/5/15; report due 15/6/15; tabled 15/6/15.


159 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 17/9/15; report due 9/11/15; tabled 9/11/15.


160 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 25/9/14; report due 28/10/14; tabled 28/10/14.


161 House agreed to Senate amendments 3/3/15.


162 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 27/5/15; report due 15/6/15; tabled 15/6/15.


163 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 10/9/15; report due 12/10/15; tabled 12/10/15.


164 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 14/5/15; report due 16/6/15; tabled 16/6/15.


165 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 17/9/15; report due 9/11/15; tabled 9/11/15.


166 House disagreed to Senate amendments 12/11/15; Senate did not insist on its amendments and made 4 amendments in place of nos 2 and 3; House agreed to Senate amendments 3/12/15.


167 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 5/12/13; report due 17/3/14; tabled 17/3/14.


168 Message reported 11/2/15; House agreed to Senate amendments 12/2/15.


169 Referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 30/10/14; report due 9/2/15; tabled 9/2/15; re-referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 10/2/15; report due 1/5/15; tabled 20/3/15.


170 Referred to Joint Intelligence and Security Committee 21/11/14; report due 27/2/15; tabled HOR and Senate 27/2/15.


171 Referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 3/12/15; report due 22/2/16;


172 Referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 30/10/14; report due 9/2/15; tabled 9/2/15; re-referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 10/2/15; report due 1/5/15; tabled 20/3/15.


173 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 13/8/15; report due 14/9/15; tabled 14/9/15.


174 Message reported 14/9/15; House agreed to Senate amendments 20/10/15.


175 Schedule 2 referred to Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee 7/9/15; report due 25/9/15; tabled 25/9/15.


176 House agreed to Senate amendments 1/12/15.


177 Referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 16/6/15; report due 8/9/15; tabled 8/9/15.


178 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 26/6/14; report due 2/9/14; extension to report to 29/10/14; extension to report to 3/12/14; extension to report to 4/3/15; extension to report to 25/3/15; tabled 25/3/15.


179 Referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 4/12/14; report due 25/3/15; extension to report to 27/3/15; tabled 27/3/15.


180 Referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 3/12/15; report due 20/6/16;


181 Referred to Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee 25/6/15; report due 8/9/15; extension to report to 10/11/15; tabled 10/11/15.


182 Referred to Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee; report due first sitting Wednesday in March 2014; tabled 12/12/13.


183 Referred to Joint Electoral Matters Committee 12/12/13; statement discharging the Committee—€™s requirement to provide a report tabled HOR 24/2/14 and Senate 3/3/14.


184 Referred to Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee 12/11/15; report due 16/3/16;


185 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 20/3/14; report due 24/6/14; extension to report to 28/8/14; extension to report to 4/12/14; extension to report to 26/2/15; tabled 26/2/15.


186 Referred to Senate Education and Employment Committee 26/3/15; report due 8/5/15; tabled 8/5/15.


187 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 5/3/15; report due 11/8/15; tabled 11/8/15.


188 Referred to Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security 12/11/15; report due 15/2/16;


189 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 3/12/15; report due 2/2/16;


190 Referred to Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee 12/2/15; report due 13/5/15; extension to report to 29/5/15; interim report 29/5/15; tabled 12/6/15.


191 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 12/12/13; report due 4 3/14; extension to report to 28/5/14; interim report 27/5/14; extension to report to 4/12/14; extension to report to 12/2/15; extension to report to 24/6/15; extension to report to 13/8/15; tabled 13/8/15.


192 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 12/12/13; report due 19/2/14; extension to report to 27/3/14; extension to report to 29/5/14; interim report 27/5/14; extension to report to 4/12/14; extension to report to 12/2/15; extension to report to 24/6/15; extension to report to 13/8/15; tabled 13/8/15.


193 Referred to Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee 4/12/14; report due 3/3/15; tabled 3/3/15.


194 Referred to Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee 12/12/13; report due 11/2/14; extension to report to 4/3/14; tabled 4/3/14.


195 Referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 15/10/15; report due 1/3/16;


196 Re-referred to Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee 4/12/13; report due 4/3/14; tabled 4/3/14.


197 Referred to Senate Education and Employment Committee 15/10/15; report due 12/5/16;


198 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 3/12/15; report due 24/2/16;


199 Referred to Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee 20/3/14; report due 16/6/14; tabled 16/6/14.


200 Referred to Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee 26/3/15; report due 12/5/15; tabled 7/5/15.


201 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 28/8/14; report due 5/2/15; interim report tabled 9/2/15; extension to report to 9/2/15; tabled 9/2/15.


202 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 4/12/14; report due 5/3/15; extension to report 17/6/15; tabled 17/6/15.


203 Referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 26/11/15; report due 12/5/16;


204 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 26/3/15; report due 17/6/15; tabled 2/4/15.


205 Referred to Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee 12/5/15; report due 15/6/15; extension to report to 17/9/15; tabled 17/9/15.


206 Referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 5/3/15; report due 7/8/15; extension to report to 31/8/15; extension to report to 30/9/15; tabled 30/9/15.


207 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 19/6/14; report due 28/10/14; extension to report to 10/2/2015; tabled 10/2/15.


208 Referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 20/8/15; report due 28/10/15; interim report 23/10/15; extension to report to 25/11/15; tabled 25/11/15.


209 Referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 27/3/14; report due 26/6/14; extension to report to 16/7/14; tabled 16/7/14.


210 Referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 25/9/14; report due 24/11/14; tabled 24/11/14.


211 Referred to Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee 20/8/15; report due last sitting day in first sitting week of February 2016;


212 Referred to Senate Environment and Communications Committee 14/11/13; report due first sitting Wednesday in February 2014; tabled 12/2/14.


213 Referred to Senate Community Affairs Committee 17/6/14; report due 4/9/14; tabled 4/9/14.


214 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 15/5/14; report due 3/9/14; extension to report to 25/9/14; tabled 25/9/14.


215 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 12/2/15; report due 21/4/15; extension to report to 21/5/15; extension to report to 15/6/15; extension to report to 18/6/15; extension to report to 25/6/25; interim tabled 25/6/15; extension to report to 10/8/15; extension to report to 11/8/15; tabled 11/8/15.


216 Referred to Senate Economics Committee 12/12/13; report due 26/3/14; extension to report to 25/6/13; extension to report to 28/8/14; extension to report to 4/12/14; extension to report to 31/3/15; tabled 31/3/15.


217 Referred to Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee 3/12/15; report due 29/2/16;


218 Referred to Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee 6/3/14; report due 16/6/14; extension to report to 27/8/14; tabled 27/8/14.


219 Referred to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 12/2/15; report due 16/3/15; tabled 16/3/15.


220 Referred to Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee 25/6/15; report due 15/9/15; extension to report to 15/10/15; tabled 15/10/15.


221 See House of Representatives Practice page 220 for further information.


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