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• Statute Law Amendment (Prescribed Forms) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Oct 2021 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends 41 Acts to replace provisions that require forms to be prescribed by regulations and reflect modern drafting practices, such as providing for the forms to be approved by a specified person or body, by notifiable instrument, or enabling regulations to directly mandate the requirements themselves rather than requiring particular forms. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2021 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Implements certain recommendations of the Australian Human Rights Commission report,

  Respect@Work: National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces

  by amending the:

  Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986

  to: amend the definition of 'unlawful discrimination'; and extend the period of time between an alleged incident and the lodging of a complaint in relation to the President's discretion to terminate a complaint;

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to: provide that a worker who is sexually harassed at work may apply for a Fair Work Commission (FWC) order to stop the sexual harassment; provide that the FWC can make an order to stop sexual harassment following a single instance of sexual harassment; provide that sexual harassment in connection with an employee’s employment can be a valid reason for dismissal; and extend the minimum entitlement for compassionate leave in relation to miscarriage; and

  Sex Discrimination Act 1984

  to: prohibit discrimination involving harassment on the ground of sex; extend the application of the Act to members of parliament, members of the ACT and Northern Territory legislative assemblies and their staff, judges, staff and consultants employed under the

  Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984

  , state employees, including independent contractors; and the public authority of a state; and include definitions of 'worker' and 'persons conducting a business or undertaking' to extend the protection from sexual harassment to all paid and unpaid workers, including volunteers, interns and the self-employed. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Amendment (No New Fossil Fuels) Bill 2021 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2021 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WATERS, Sen Larissa 

  Summary

  Amends the

  ]Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Act 1997

  to prohibit the Snowy Hydro Company and Snowy hydro-group companies from being involved in creating or investing in new fossil fuel-based electricity generation capacity. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Special Recreational Vessels Amendment Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Feb 2021 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Special Recreational Vessels Act 2019

  to extend the operation of the Act from 30 June 2021 to 30 June 2023. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Protecting Consumers from Predatory Leasing Practices) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Nov 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MCALLISTER, Sen Jenny 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to provide that the department secretary may not make deductions from social security payments if the deductions relate to goods hired under a consumer lease entered into by a social security recipient. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Amendment (COVID-19 Supplement) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Oct 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SIEWERT, Sen Rachel 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Act 2020

  and

  Social Security Act 1991

  to maintain the coronavirus supplement at the rate of $550 per fortnight for recipients of jobseeker payment, partner allowance, widow allowance, youth allowance, austudy, ABSTUDY Living Allowance, parenting payment, farm household allowance, and special benefit; and

  Social Security Act 1991

  to extend the coronavirus supplement to recipients of disability support pensions and age pensions who receive Commonwealth rent assistance. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Sport Integrity Australia Amendment (World Anti-Doping Code Review) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Aug 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Youth and Sport 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Sports Integrity Australia Act 2020

  to implement revisions to the World Anti-Doping Code by: introducing a new category of person (non-participant) who may be subject to the National Anti-Doping Scheme; broadening the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sport Integrity Australia to not publish details of violations committed by athletes who compete for recreational purposes, or if the CEO believes an athlete does not have the mental capacity to understand the anti-doping rules; broadening the situations where the CEO may respond to public comment on unfinalised matters; and amending the definition of athlete to include persons who competed in sport within the last six months; and

  National Sports Tribunal Act 2019

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Saving Australian Dairy Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON, Sen Pauline 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to: require the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to determine a base minimum price for milk for each dairy season; require the minister to refer to the Productivity Commission for inquiry the effectiveness of determining a base price for milk and the potential effectiveness of a divestiture regime for the dairy industry; and establish a mandatory industry code for the food and grocery industry, including the dairy industry. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Amendment (A Fair Go for Age Pensioners) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Apr 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ANNING, Sen Fraser 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  to remove the means test for the age pension. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Sex Discrimination and Marriage Legislation Amendment (Protecting Supporters of Traditional Marriage) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ANNING, Sen Fraser 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Marriage Act 1961

  and

  Sex Discrimination Act 1984

  to: provide that authorised marriage celebrants, whether religious or non-religious, may refuse to solemnise marriages; and provide that it is not unlawful to discriminate against someone because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status, marital or relationship status in the course of providing, or offering to provide, goods, services or facilities in connection with the solemnisation of a marriage. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum