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

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Consequential on the

  Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) Act 2015

  , the bill amends: 201 Acts to make technical amendments; the

  Legislation Act 2003

  (or the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  ) to clarify that rules of court are not legislative instruments; the

  Family Law Act 1975

  to clarify that provisions which set out the application of the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  to rules of the Family Court apply to those rules whether they are made under the

  Family Law Act 1975

  or another Act; and the

  Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) Act 2015

  ,

  Acts Interpretation Act 1901

  and

  Legislation Act 2003

  to: clarify the application of their requirements to administrative forms; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Defence Force Cover Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish new superannuation arrangements for people joining the Australian Defence Force (ADF) on or after 1 July 2016, the bill establishes the Australian Defence Force Cover Scheme (ADF Cover) to provide ADF members with death and invalidity cover consistent with the benefits provided to members of the current Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Defence Force Superannuation Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish new superannuation arrangements for people joining the Australian Defence Force (ADF) on or after 1 July 2016, the bill: establishes the Australian Defence Force Superannuation Scheme (ADF Super) as an accumulation (or defined contribution) scheme available to either permanent ADF members or reservists on continuous full-time service; and enables ADF members to choose which superannuation scheme they belong to and give those members the ability to transfer their accumulated ADF Super benefits to a fund of their choice when they leave the ADF. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976

  to: alter the list of delegable functions and powers to include roads over Aboriginal land and access agreement matters and for other functions and powers to be delegated; enable the Executive Director of Township Leasing, on behalf of the Commonwealth, to hold a sublease of Aboriginal land; enable the transfer of the sublease between the executive director and an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation; provide for the Aboriginals Benefit Account to be used for payments in relation to the acquisition and administration of the sublease by an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation or the executive director; enable the minister to vary administrative areas of Land Councils at the written request of the relevant Land Councils; and add parcels of land in the Wickham River area, the Simpson Desert, and the Vernon Islands to be granted as Aboriginal land to the relevant Aboriginal Land Trusts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Border Protection 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Citizenship Act 2007

  to provide explicit powers for the cessation of Australian citizenship in specified circumstances where a dual citizen engages in terrorism-related conduct. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Government Boards (Gender Balanced Representation) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick
  LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui
  LAZARUS, Sen Glenn
  WATERS, Sen Larissa 

  Summary

  Requires Government boards to comprise of at least 40 per cent men and 40 per cent women; and provides for annual reporting requirements in relation to the gender composition of Government boards. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Amendment Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998

  to: adjust the licensing regime by enabling the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) to regulate remediation activities involving contaminated legacy sites, issue time limited licences, and issue single licences for multiple activities; clarify the application of the Act to contractors and others working with Commonwealth entities; provide ARPANSA with increased capacity to respond to emergencies and with increased compliance monitoring and enforcement powers; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Airports Amendment Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure and Regional Development 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Airports Act 1996

  to: provide for the determination of an airport plan for Sydney West Airport; and provide options should Southern Cross Airports Corporation decline an offer to develop the airport; and Airports (Building Control) Regulations 1996 and Airports Regulations 1997 to make consequential amendments. Also provides for transitional arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bill 2015, the bill: amends the

  Ombudsman Act 1976

  to enable the Commonwealth Ombudsman to transfer complaints to the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO); and enables the Australian Small Business Commissioner to disclose to the ASBFEO relevant information and documents for the purposes of the ASBFEO’s functions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2015, the bill: establishes the position of Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman to advocate for, and give assistance to, small business and family enterprises by providing for the Ombudsman’s: powers and functions, terms and conditions of appointment, and powers of delegation; and provides: for staffing matters; for other governance requirements; for disclosure of protected information; for review of certain decisions; and that state or territory laws are not excluded by the operation of this legislation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum