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• Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Heritage 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000

  in relation to: clarification of definitions, including those related to eligible renewable energy sources, components of a power station, relevant acquisitions of electricity and penalty charges; extension of authorised officers; capacity of Renewable Energy Regulator to: vary certain decisions; suspend entitlements, including the accreditation of a power station, in certain limited circumstances; and gather information; and inclusion of administrative review provisions covering decisions by the Regulator to take action to vary or suspend; and

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  to clarify the avenues for appeal in relation to assessment decisions under the

  Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000

  . Also contains application and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Charge) Amendment Bill 2000

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2000 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Heritage portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Charge) Bill 2000

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2000 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Heritage portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Renewable Energy (Electricity) Bill 2000

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2000 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Heritage portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment, Heritage and the Arts 

  Summary

  Establishes a resale royalty right for visual artists and an accompanying statutory scheme. The resale royalty right will entitle visual artists to a royalty payment on the sale price of any commercial resale of their original works of art valued over $1,000, be inalienable and endure for the life of the artist plus 70 years. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Oct 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Amends: 13 Acts to provide for a ‘tell us once’ approach to support the sharing and use of information provided to various government agencies, including Services Australia; the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  to amend the language used for the Additional Child Care Subsidy (child wellbeing) payment; the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  National Health Act 1953

  and

  Dental Benefits Act 2008

  to amend regulatory settings around certain health care services; the

  Private Health Insurance Act 2007

  to remove the risk of unintentional non-compliance by a private health insurer due to a rounding technicality; the

  Marriage Act 1961

  to allow marriage celebrants to accept digital forms of identity verification; the

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

  to enable petroleum and environmental regulators to share certain information; the

  Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005

  and

  Defence Act 1903

  to expand certain delegation powers; the

  National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011

  to enable NBN Co mapping data to continue to be made publicly available; the

  Fuel Security Act 2012

  ,

  Petroleum and Other Fuels Reporting Act 2017

  and

  Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984

  to enable the Government to respond to potential shortages of critical fuels; the

  Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012

  to include the consideration of energy performance; and the

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to: provide for consistency in relation to certain social security benefits; and make minor or technical amendments. Also repeals the

  Cockatoo and Schnapper Islands Act 1949

  and

  Early Years Quality Fund Special Account Act 2013

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Dec 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  to: align postal voting procedures in referendums with equivalent procedures in federal elections; enable the early opening and sorting of pre-poll ordinary votes, and the extraction of declaration votes during preliminary scrutiny; align authorisation requirements with the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  ; establish a financial disclosure and foreign donation restrictions framework for referendum campaigning; prohibit foreign donations of $100 or more for referendum campaigning, and prohibit foreign campaigners from fundraising or directly incurring referendum expenditure in a financial year equal to or more than $1,000; enable the Electoral Commissioner to make modifications to certain aspects of a referendum during a declared emergency; and make technical amendments; and

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  to: extend the application of the designated elector framework to referendums; and make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Registration of Deaths Abroad Amendment Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Sep 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs and Trade 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Registration of Deaths Abroad Act 1984

  to: enable the minister to appoint any state or territory registrar as the Registrar of Deaths Abroad (the registrar); validate the prior appointment of the ACT Registrar-General as the registrar and validate any previous registrations of deaths; enable the registrar to register deaths that could have been registered under the law of a state or territory, where the state or territory concerned has provided notice that it will not register a death; and ensure that only the registrar can register deaths. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Registration of Deaths Abroad Amendment Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Mar 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs and Trade 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Registration of Deaths Abroad Act 1984

  to: enable the minister to appoint any state or territory registrar as the Registrar of Deaths Abroad (the registrar); validate the prior appointment of the ACT Registrar-General as the registrar and validate any previous registrations of deaths; enable the registrar to register deaths that could have been registered under the law of a state or territory, where the state or territory concerned has provided notice that it will not register a death; and ensure that only the registrar can register deaths. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Regional Forest Agreements Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2002 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Forestry and Conservation 

  Summary

  The bill: gives effect to certain Commonwealth obligations under Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs); provides legislative support to the National Forest Policy Statement and Forest and Wood Products Action Agenda; and provides for the continuation of the Forest and Wood Products Council. Also amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to ensure that it contains identical provisions to the proposed

  Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002

  in relation to its application to RFA forestry operations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum