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• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Restoring Trust) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Aug 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  CHANEY, Kate, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  in relation to: the disclosure threshold; disclosure and publication of donations; misleading or deceptive electoral or referendum matter; definition of gift; prohibited donors; government advertising; postal vote applications; independent campaign entities; and nomination of candidates;

  Privacy Act 1988

  to remove exemptions relating to data protection that apply to political parties and members of Parliament; Spam Act 2003 to remove exemptions relating to unsolicited electronic messages that apply to political parties; and

  Do Not Call Register Act 2006

  to provide that independent candidates are treated the same as registered political parties under the provisions of the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Ending Poverty in Australia (Antipoverty Commission) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Mar 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  RICE, Sen Janet 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes the Antipoverty Commission as a statutory authority to provide independent advice on poverty in Australia, the causes of poverty in Australia, approaches to reducing poverty in Australia and minimum levels for social security payments; and establishes a Parliamentary Joint Committee on combatting poverty in Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Ending Native Forest Logging Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Mar 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  RICE, Sen Janet 

  Summary

  The bill: repeals the

  Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002

  ; and amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to: make consequential amendments; and provide for annual statements from the minister and the Threatened Species Commissioner on the impact of native forest logging. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Lowering the Voting Age) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Feb 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BATES, Stephen, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  to: lower the minimum voting age in Australian federal elections and referenda from 18 to 16 years; provide for 16 and 17 year olds to be included in the certified list of voters (but not to be given a penalty notice if they do not vote); and provide that an eligible voter, who is not yet on the electoral roll or enrolled at their correct address, is able to cast a provisional vote on election day. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Education and Other Legislation Amendment (Abolishing Indexation and Raising the Minimum Repayment Income for Education and Training Loans) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2022 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FARUQI, Sen Mehreen 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Student Assistance Act 1973

  ,

  Trade Support Loans Act 2014

  and

  VET Student Loans Act 2016

  to remove indexation on certain education and training loans; and

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Student Assistance Act 1973

  to: define 'median wage'; and raise the minimum repayment income and amend the percentage of income a person is liable to repay the Commonwealth for certain education and training loans. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment and Other Legislation Amendment (Removing Nuclear Energy Prohibitions) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Sep 2022 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
  ANTIC, Sen Alex
  CADELL, Sen Ross
  COLBECK, Sen Richard
  FAWCETT, Sen David
  PRICE, Sen Jacinta Nampijinpa
  O'SULLIVAN, Sen Matt
  RENNICK, Sen Gerard
  VAN, Sen David 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998

  to remove the prohibition on the construction or operation of certain nuclear installations; and

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to remove the prohibition on the Minister for Environment and Water declaring, approving or considering actions relating to the construction or operation of certain nuclear installations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Sep 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BANDT, Adam, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to: require actions that would emit between 25,000 to 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent scope 1 emissions in any one year to be assessed for approval under Part 9 of the Act; require the minister, when approving any such action or when considering whether to enter into a conservation agreement, to consider Australia’s national carbon budget and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets; require the minister to reject the approval of actions that would emit over 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent scope 1 emissions; require the Climate Change Authority to develop a national carbon budget to 2050 and to annually assess the budget; prohibit the minister, subject to certain exceptions, from using alternative approval processes for certain emissions intensive actions; and introduce penalties for undertaking certain emissions intensive actions without approval if the action has, will have or is likely to have a significant impact on the environment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Ending Indefinite and Arbitrary Immigration Detention Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Aug 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes a legal framework governing immigration detention in Australia; provides alternatives to immigration detention; and prioritises non-citizens' immediate needs and refugee and international human rights law. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Education Legislation Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Feb 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Education, Skills and Employment 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to: amend the student identifier requirements for a person's eligibility to receive Commonwealth assistance; provide for new Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debt arrangements for rural, remote or very remote health practitioners; provide that units of study undertaken as part of an enabling course will not count towards a student's student learning entitlement; extend the FEE-HELP loan fee exemption to 31 December 2022; provide that domestic students undertaking a microcredential course are eligible for FEE-HELP; and provide that New Zealand citizens are eligible for HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP only if they are a resident in Australia for the duration of the unit; and

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  and

  Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011

  to make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Voter Identification) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Feb 2022 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MCGRATH, Sen James 

  Summary

  Responds to recommendations of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters' reports into the conduct of the 2013, 2016 and 2019 elections by amending the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  to require voters to provide an acceptable form of identification, or alternatively an attestation from another enrolled person who does have an acceptable form of identification, in order to cast an ordinary pre-poll or polling day vote in federal elections and referendums. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum