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• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Oct 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture and Water Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  in relation to: approval and registration for prescribed active constituents, chemical products or labels; information to be taken into account by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) in determining applications; limits on use of information; computerised decision-making by the APVMA; notification and publication of voluntary recalls; obligations on holders and applicants to inform the APVMA of new information where it relates to the safety criteria; the definition of ‘registered chemical product’; suspension or cancellation of approval or registration for provision of false or misleading information; supply of registered chemical products with unapproved label; variation of approval of registration during suspension; safety, efficacy, trade and labelling criteria; notice requirements for notices provided to Food Standards Australia New Zealand by the APVMA; and amendment of an incorrect reference in the Agvet Code;

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  to: enable the APVMA to prescribe an accreditation scheme for third party assessment providers; and make minor and machinery changes including the removal of unnecessary and redundant provisions;

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  to remove the requirement for the APVMA to prepare an annual operational plan; and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2013

  to align the timing of reviews of agvet legislation. Also repeals the

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Removing Re-approval and Re-registration) Act 2014

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Appointment of Directors) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Oct 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  STORER, Sen Tim 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  to insert additional requirements in relation to the process for appointing non-executive directors to the board of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Multicultural Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  DI NATALE, Sen Richard 

  Summary

  The bill: enshrines the principles of diversity and multiculturalism; establishes the Australian Multicultural Commission and provides for its functions, powers, constitution, operation and inquiries; and provides for annual reporting requirements for Commonwealth entities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Amendment (Staffing Ratio Disclosure) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SHARKIE, Rebekha, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to require approved residential care service providers to notify the secretary of the ratios of aged care recipients to staff members, broken down into categories of staff members, on a quarterly basis. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Animal Export Legislation Amendment (Ending Long-haul Live Sheep Exports) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  RHIANNON, Sen Lee
  HINCH, Sen Derryn
  STORER, Sen Tim 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997

  ,

  Export Control Act 1982

  and proposed

  Export Control Act 2018

  to restrict the long haul export of live sheep and lambs during the northern hemisphere summer months of July, August or September in a five year transitional period, or at any time after that period, where the voyage is by ship and of duration exceeding 10 days, and where a place in that voyage is either the Persian Gulf or the Red Sea (regardless of whether it is the final destination). 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Air Services Amendment Bill 2018 (No. 2)

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 May 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BANDT, Adam, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Air Services Act 1995

  to: provide that the functions of Airservices Australia (AA) include undertaking activities to protect the human and natural environment, community amenity and residential areas from the effects of the operation and use of aircraft, and associated effects; introduce new consultation arrangements for AA and persons affected by aircraft noise; require AA to consider the need to minimise the impact of aircraft operations on the human and natural environment, community amenity and residential areas when preparing corporate plans; expand the AA board by up to two members and require that it include an expert in environmental management and a representative of a community group affected by aircraft noise; and provide for the creation and operations of the Aircraft Noise Ombudsman and related reporting arrangements; and

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to require the minister to appoint an independent Community Aviation Advocate to represent communities affected by aircraft noise. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Air Services Amendment Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  RICE, Sen Janet 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Air Services Act 1995

  to: provide that the functions of Airservices Australia (AA) include undertaking activities to protect the human and natural environment, community amenity and residential areas from the effects of the operation and use of aircraft, and associated effects; introduce new consultation arrangements for AA and persons affected by aircraft noise; require AA to consider the need to minimise the impact of aircraft operations on the human and natural environment, community amenity and residential areas when preparing corporate plans; expand the AA board by up to two members and require that it include an expert in environmental management and a representative of a community group affected by aircraft noise; and provide for the creation and operations of the Aircraft Noise Ombudsman and related reporting arrangements; and

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to require the minister to appoint an independent Community Aviation Advocate to represent communities affected by aircraft noise. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Human Rights Commission Repeal (Duplication Removal) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BERNARDI, Sen Cory 

  Summary

  Repeals the

  Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986

  to abolish the Australian Human Rights Commission. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Commitments for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Feb 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON, Sen Pauline 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Citizenship Act 2007

  in relation to: strengthened citizenship requirements, including in relation to permanent residency and English language proficiency; the definition of ‘spouse’ and ‘de facto partner’; citizenship by adoption; automatic acquisition of citizenship; citizenship by conferral; residence requirements for citizenship; good character requirements; the bar on approval of citizenship where there are related criminal offences; offence provisions; mandatory and discretionary cancellation of approval of citizenship; ministerial discretion to delay the making of the pledge of allegiance; the maximum period of deferral for making the pledge of allegiance; revocation of citizenship by descent, conferral or under intercountry adoption arrangements; ministerial power to make legislative instruments; use and disclosure of personal information; and consequential amendments; and

  Migration Act 1958

  to enable the use and disclosure of personal citizenship information. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Passports Amendment (Identity-matching Services) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Feb 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs and Trade 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Passports Act 2005

  to enable the minister to make Australian travel document data available for the purposes of, and by the automated means intrinsic to, the identity-matching services to which the Commonwealth, states and territories agreed in the Intergovernmental Agreement on Identity Matching Services, agreed by COAG on 5 October 2017. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum