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• Responsible Takeaway Alcohol Hours Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FIELDING, Sen Steve 

  Summary

  Prohibits the sale of takeaway alcoholic beverages between midnight and 7 am on any day and imposes offences for any contravention. 

  Bill

• Renewable Energy—Electricity (Water Heaters and Phantom Certificates) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MILNE, Sen Christine 

  Summary

  The bill: requires the minister to develop a scheme to support solar hot water systems and heat pump hot water systems by 1 July 2011; requires the minister to ensure the phasing-out of electric resistance water heaters by 30 June 2012; and amends the

  Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000

  to require that the number of renewable energy certificates (RECs) created by solar hot water systems, heat pump hot water systems and ‘phantom RECs’ must be added to the subsequent year’s renewable energy target. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Renewable Energy (Certificates and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  CASH, Sen Michaelia 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000

  to: limit the issue of renewable energy certificates to mature renewable energy technologies to one-third of the total certificates issued; and provide for the creation of certificates for building efficient long distance transmission systems. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Renewable Energy (Food Processing Activities) Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BOSWELL, Sen Ron 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000

  to require regulations to be made to determine that food processing activities, to the extent that they are trade exposed, be given a 90 per cent partial exemption from the additional renewable source electricity acquisition obligation for 2010 and later years. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Renewable Energy Amendment (Increased Mandatory Renewable Energy Target) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MILNE, Sen Christine 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000

  to increase the mandatory renewable energy target from 9,500GWh to 45,000GWh and require the minister to review the targets annually. 

  Bill

• Renewable Energy Amendment (Feed-in-Tariff for Electricity) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Nov 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MILNE, Sen Christine 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000

  to establish a national feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme to provide financial support for the commercialisation of prospective renewable energy technologies by providing: that the minister sets and reviews a FiT rate for renewable energy technology and a FiT levy rate to fund payments under the scheme; that qualifying generators be allowed to connect and feed into the grid; that the Renewable Energy Regulator establish a Feed-in-Tariff Register; and for the preparation and tabling of an independent report on the operation of the scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Restoring Territory Rights (Voluntary Euthanasia Legislation) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978

  ,

  Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988

  and

  Norfolk Island Act 1979

  to remove the prohibition on legalising voluntary euthanasia. Also repeals the

  Euthanasia Laws Act 1997

  . 

  Bill

• Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Feed-in-Tariff) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000

  to establish a national feed-in tariff scheme to provide financial support for the commercialisation of prospective renewable energy technologies. Also provides for an annual review of the operation of the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Renewable Energy Legislation Amendment (Renewable Power Percentage) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ALLISON, Lyn 

  Summary

  Amends the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001 to expand interim targets by increasing the renewable energy power percentages from 1 January 2008 until 31 December 2020. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Rights of the Terminally Ill (Euthanasia Laws Repeal) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Repeals the

  Euthanasia Laws Act 1997

  which prevents the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly and the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly from legalising voluntary euthanasia. 

  Bill

• Removal of Recognition of US Military Commissions (David Hicks) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  NETTLE, Kerry
  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Removes recognition of United States military commissions from the

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Renewable Energy Amendment (Increased MRET) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LEES, Meg 

  Summary

  Increases the mandatory renewable energy target from 2 per cent to 3.5 per cent. 

  Bill

• Resale Royalty Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LUNDY, Sen Kate 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Copyright Act 1968

  to establish a Resale Royalty Scheme for the visual arts which will provide for a collecting society authorised to receive moneys on behalf of artists whose original work is resold through an art market intermediary. 

  Bill

• Racial and Religious Hatred Bill 2003 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LUDWIG, Sen Joe 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Crimes Act 1914

  to create new offences for acts of racial and religious hatred. 

  Bill

• 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

• Reconciliation Bill 2001 [2004]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Apr 2001 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  RIDGEWAY, Aden 

  Summary

  Advances reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and all other Australians, by establishing processes to identify, monitor, negotiate and resolve unresolved issues for reconciliation. 

  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

• Republic (Consultation on an Elected President) Bill 1999

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Jun 1999 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Reform of Employment Services (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1996 [1998]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Dec 1996 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Reform of Employment Services Bill 1996 [1998]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Dec 1996 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Road Safety Remuneration (Consequential Amendments and Related Provisions) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Road Safety Remuneration Bill 2012, the bill amends the

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  to: make a consequential amendment; and enable transitional arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Road Safety Remuneration Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Road Safety Remuneration (Consequential Amendments and Related Provisions) Bill 2012, the bill establishes the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal which will: inquire into sectors, issues and practices within the road transport industry and, where appropriate, determine mandatory minimum rates of pay and related conditions for employed and self-employed drivers; approve collective agreements between a hirer and all self-employed drivers; enable certain contractor drivers and their hirers to collectively bargain and enter into approved collective agreements; resolve disputes between drivers, their hirers or employers and participants in the road transport industry supply chain; and deal with disputes arising from the termination of a road transport contract. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Remuneration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973

  to: determine a classification structure for departmental secretaries; enable the Remuneration Tribunal to determine the remuneration of the secretaries of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Treasury; enable these secretaries, in consultation with the President of the tribunal and the Public Service Commissioner, to determine the level of remuneration for all other departmental secretaries; and enable the tribunal to determine the remuneration and recreation leave entitlements of the Public Service Commissioner, Merit Protection Commissioner and heads of executive agencies;

  Public Service Act 1999

  and

  Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973

  to make consequential amendments; and

  Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948

  ,

  Parliamentary Superannuation Act 2004

  ,

  Remuneration and Allowances Act 1990

  and

  Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973

  to: restore the tribunal’s ability to determine parliamentary base salary; require the tribunal to publish reasons for decisions relating to parliamentary remuneration; and remove the Parliament’s ability to disallow parliamentary remuneration determinations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Radiocommunications Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  in relation to: the commencement timeframe of spectrum licence re-issue processes by the Australian Communications Media Authority; the coexistence of class licences and spectrum licences; certain determinations not being subject to disallowance; and ministerial spectrum access charge directions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Radiocommunications Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  in relation to: the commencement timeframe of spectrum licence re-issue processes by the Australian Communications Media Authority; the coexistence of class licences and spectrum licences; and certain determinations not being subject to disallowance. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum