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• Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Scheduling) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Aug 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister and Cabinet 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976

  to add an area of land that is detailed in the Canteen Creek Area Indigenous Land Use Agreement so that the Wakaya Alyawarre Land can be granted as Aboriginal land. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Airline Passenger Protections (Pay on Delay) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MCKENZIE, Sen Bridget
  SMITH, Sen Dean 

  Summary

  Requires the Transport Minister to make carriers’ obligations rules and an aviation industry code of conduct to provide for the protection of passengers in certain circumstances. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Capital Territory Dangerous Drugs Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  CASH, Sen Michaelia 

  Summary

  Provides that the

  Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Act 2022

  (ACT) has no force or effect as a law of the Australian Capital Territory. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Education Amendment (Save Our Public Schools) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ALLMAN-PAYNE, Sen Penny 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Education Act 2013

  to: redefine the Commonwealth share of funding for a government school to 25%; and introduce an obligation on the minister to be satisfied when determining the Commonwealth share that it is consistent with the objective that every school-aged child in Australia has access to a fully-funded government school. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Jun 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  CANAVAN, Sen Matthew 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988

  to require the Australian Capital Territory Government to conduct an inquiry into the

  Health Infrastructure Enabling Act 2023

  (ACT) and report by 30 June 2024. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Acts Interpretation Amendment (Aboriginality) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 May 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON, Sen Pauline 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Acts Interpretation Act 1901

  in relation to references to a person or member of the Aboriginal race of Australia or a descendant of an indigenous habitant of Australia or the Torres Strait Islands. 

  Bill

• Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment (Increased Financial Transparency) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Feb 2022 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MCKIM, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

  to require the government to introduce legislation by 30 September 2022 to: include designated services provided by lawyers, conveyancers, accountants, high-value dealers, real estate agents and trust and company service providers; and establish a public register that contains information about the ultimate beneficial ownership of companies registered under the

  Corporations Act 2001

  and certain other legal persons and legal arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Autonomous Sanctions Amendment (Magnitsky-style and Other Thematic Sanctions) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Nov 2021 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Autonomous Sanctions Act 2011

  to: specify thematic categories of conduct to which autonomous sanctions can be applied; clarify that autonomous sanctions regimes established under the regulations can be either country-specific or thematic; and specify decision-making processes for imposing targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on person and entities under thematic sanctions regimes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Federal Integrity Commission Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Oct 2021 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  PATRICK, Sen Rex 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes the Australian Federal Integrity Commission as an independent public sector anti-corruption commission for the Commonwealth; provides for the appointment, functions and powers of the Federal Integrity Commissioner, Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner, Whistleblower Protection Commissioner and Assistant Federal Integrity Commissioners; establishes the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Federal Integrity Commission; establishes the Parliamentary Inspector of the Australian Federal Integrity Commission and the Whistleblower Protection Special Account; and makes consequential amendments to the

  Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006

  ,

  Ombudsman Act 1976

  and

  Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Amendment (Registered Nurses Ensuring Quality Care) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Sep 2021 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  PATRICK, Sen Rex 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to require all approved aged care facilities to have at least one registered nurse on duty at all times to provide care and supervise the provision of care to residents of approved aged care facilities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Archives and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Mar 2021 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  to exclude a right of access to documents provided to, or created by, the Independent Review into the workplaces of Parliamentarians and their staff conducted under the

  Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986

  by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner; and

  Archives Act 1983

  to provide that these documents would not come into the open access period until 99 years after the year the documents came into existence. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Financial Transparency) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Jun 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  GRIFF, Sen Stirling 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to require residential aged care providers to disclose their income, costs of food and medication, staff and staff training, accommodation, administration and monies paid to parent bodies in annual financial transparency reports to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner; and

  Corporations Act 2001

  to ensure residential aged care providers include detailed financial information in annual financial statements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Sports Commission Amendment (Ensuring a Level Playing Field) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  RICE, Sen Janet 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Sports Commission Act 1989

  to provide for the Australian Sports Commission to fund applications that were submitted to the Community Sports Infrastructure Grants program and recommended to the Minister for Sports for funding, but subsequently not funded under the program. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Education Legislation Amendment (Prohibiting the Indoctrination of Children) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  HANSON, Sen Pauline 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Act 2008

  to require the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority to ensure that school education provides a balanced presentation of opposing views on political, historical and scientific issues; and

  Australian Education Act 2013

  to make financial assistance to a state or territory conditional on the state or territory having certain laws in force. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Agriculture Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Administration) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Biosecurity Act 2015

  and

  Imported Food Control Act 1992

  to enable computerised decision-making for certain purposes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Legislation Amendment (New Commissioner Functions) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Oct 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Act 2006

  ,

  Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Levy Act 2006

  ,

  Aged Care Act 1997

  and six other Acts to: transfer certain aged care regulatory functions and powers from the Secretary of the Department of Health to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner in relation to the approval, monitoring and enforcement of regulatory compliance of providers of aged care; and provide for the reconsideration and review of decisions in relation to the new functions of the commissioner. Also provides for transitional arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• ANL Legislation Repeal Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Sep 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development 

  Summary

  Repeals the

  ANL Act 1956

  and

  ANL Guarantee Act 1994

  to: remove restrictions on the use of ‘protected names’ relating to the former Commonwealth-owned shipping line ANL Limited; and remove outdated and unnecessary legislation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Amendment (Assisted Reproductive Treatment Statistics) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jul 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  GRIFF, Sen Stirling 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987

  to require accredited assisted reproductive technology (ART) centres to provide certain statistical information to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and require the AIHW to publish this statistical information and a list of non-complying accredited ART centres. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Veterans’ Recognition (Putting Veterans and Their Families First) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jul 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans’ Affairs 

  Summary

  The bill: provides a general recognition of veterans and their families; sets out the Australian Defence Force Covenant; provides statements that veterans’ affairs portfolio legislation will be interpreted with a beneficial intention and that the Commonwealth is committed to working cooperatively with veterans, their families and ex-service organisations to address issues facing veterans; and provides that the Commonwealth may issue pins, cards and other artefacts to veterans and their family members. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Amendment (Assisted Reproductive Treatment Statistics) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Apr 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  GRIFF, Sen Stirling 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987

  to require accredited assisted reproductive technology (ART) centres to provide certain statistical information to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and require the AIHW to publish this statistical information and a list of non-complying accredited ART centres. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Amendment (Resident Welfare and Provider Disclosure) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Apr 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  GRIFF, Sen Stirling 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to: require Commonwealth-subsidised residential aged care providers to provide certain information in relation to the number of falls and medication errors experienced by care recipients; and require the publication of certain information. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Amendment (Enhancing Australia's Anti-Doping Capability) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Regional Services, Sport, Local Government and Decentralisation 

  Summary

  Implements certain recommendations of the

  Report of the Review of Australia's Sports Integrity Arrangements

  (the Wood review) by amending the:

  Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006

  and

  Australian Sports Commission Act 1989

  to abolish the Anti-Doping Rule Violation Panel; and

  Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006

  to: extend statutory protection against civil actions to national sporting organisations and their staff in the exercise of anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) functions; extend the current protection that allows an entrusted person to resist production of protected information to a court or tribunal to any person in possession of protected information; change the statutory threshold at which the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority CEO may issue a disclosure notice from 'reasonably believes' (that a person has information, documents or things that may be relevant to administration of the national anti-doping scheme) to 'reasonably suspects'; allow a person entitled to inspect or view a document produced pursuant to a disclosure notice to do so only at such times and places as the CEO thinks appropriate; increase the penalty for non-compliance with a disclosure notice from 30 to 60 penalty units; and provide that a person is not excused from complying with the requirement to answer a question, give information or provide a document or thing on the grounds that doing so may incriminate them or expose them to a penalty. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Land Scheduling) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Dec 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976

  to enable an area of land that is detailed in the Ammaroo Indigenous Land Use Agreement, National Native Title Tribunal Number DI2014/003 (Ammaroo Land), to be granted as Aboriginal land. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Cannabis Agency Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  DI NATALE, Sen Richard 

  Summary

  Establishes the Australian Cannabis Agency to regulate the production and distribution of recreational cannabis in the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Research Council Amendment (Ensuring Research Independence) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Nov 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FARUQI, Sen Mehreen 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Research Council Act 2001

  to remove ministerial discretion in relation to the approval of research grants administered by the Australian Research Council. 

  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

• 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

  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

• Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Dec 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976

  to: enable certain Kakadu and Urapunga land to be granted as Aboriginal land; and provide for the leaseback of the Kakadu land to the Director of National Parks. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Amendment Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Dec 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Local Government and Territories 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988

  to: establish the National Capital Authority (NCA) as the accountable authority for the purposes of the

  Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

  ; empower the NCA to provide the Chief Executive of the NCA with specific directions in relation to its operations; and make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Fair and Balanced) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Oct 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  to expand the existing statutory duty of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Board by including the requirement to be ‘fair’ and ‘balanced’ in relation to the gathering and presentation of news and information by the ABC. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Rural and Regional Measures) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Oct 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  to: amend the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Charter to require the ABC to broadcast programs that contribute to a sense of regional and national identity, and inform and entertain, and reflect the geographic and cultural diversity of, the Australian community; provide that the ABC Board must have two members with a substantial connection to, or substantial experience in, a regional area through business, industry or community involvement; establish a Regional Advisory Council to advise the ABC Board; and require the ABC Board to report annually on a range of additional matters, including the total number of individuals employed in regional and metropolitan areas, and the journalist to support staff ratio of employees. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Amendment (Ratio of Skilled Staff to Care Recipients) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HINCH, Sen Derryn 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to prescribe a mandated ratio of skilled staff to care recipients in government-funded aged care residential facilities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Grape and Wine Authority Amendment (Wine Australia) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture and Water Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Grape and Wine Authority Act 2013

  to: enable the Australian Grape and Wine Authority to implement, facilitate and administer programs for cider and in relation to international wine tourism, and to administer grant programs for wine; change the authority’s name to Wine Australia; and amend the short title of the Act to the

  Wine Australia Act 2013

  ; and

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  ,

  Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999

  ,

  Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999

  and

  Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Regional Australia) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Aug 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BURSTON, Sen Brian 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  to provide that at least 35 per cent of the money of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation applied in a financial year is applied in making payments to persons in regional, rural or remote parts of Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Amendment Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jun 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Innovation and Science 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987

  to provide greater flexibility to the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation in its activities, including the use of its property, facilities and resources for science, technology, innovation and training purposes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Restoring Shortwave Radio) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  to: require the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to maintain three domestic shortwave transmission services for the Northern Territory that were operating up until 31 January 2017; and maintain an international shortwave radio transmission service for Papua New Guinea and parts of the Pacific. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Preliminary Assessment Process) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Feb 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BURSTON, Sen Brian 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986

  to: require the Australian Human Rights Commission to undertake a preliminary assessment of a complaint before proceeding to a full inquiry and attempt to conciliate; set out the steps of the preliminary assessment process; and provide for the termination of a complaint at any time during the preliminary assessment process. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Rural and Regional Advocacy) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Dec 2015 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MCKENZIE, Sen Bridget 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  to: amend the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) Charter in relation to the delivery of services to rural and regional Australia in each state and territory; impose certain requirements on the ABC and the ABC Board; and provide for the establishment, functions and membership of the Rural and Regional Advisory Council. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Automotive Transformation Scheme Amendment (Securing the Automotive Component Industry) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Nov 2015 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  RICE, Sen Janet
  SIMMS, Sen Robert 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Automotive Transformation Scheme Act 2009

  to: broaden the objects of the Act; and apply principles to encourage investment in manufacturing sustainable transport options; and Automotive Transformation Scheme Regulations 2010 to: broaden the eligibility for Australian motor vehicle and automotive component manufacturers for assistance under the Automotive Transformation Scheme (ATS); and enable the minister to grant permission to certain persons to apply for registration under the ATS. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Amendment (Independent Complaints Arrangements) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Aug 2015 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to: transfer responsibility for the management and resolution of aged care complaints from the Secretary of the Department of Social Services to the Aged Care Commissioner; rename the Aged Care Commissioner to the Aged Care Complaints Commissioner; and make consequential amendments; and

  Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Act 2013

  to make consequential amendments. 

  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 Centre for Social Cohesion Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Feb 2015 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MILNE, Sen Christine 

  Summary

  Establishes the Australian Centre for Social Cohesion and provides for: the director to develop and implement programs to improve social cohesion and prevent violent extremism; the director’s powers, appointment and terms and conditions of employment; and deputy directors, staff, consultants and delegations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Local Content) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  to include requirements for the production and dissemination of local content in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Charter. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Amendment (A Stronger Land Account) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SIEWERT, Sen Rachel 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005

  to: clarify the purpose of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account; provide for excess returns from Land Account investments to be equally shared between the Account and the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC); provide that the minister may have regard to advice provided by the ILC about its financial requirements; provide for parliamentary review of any proposed changes to the ILC and the Land Account; provide for the establishment of a Nomination Committee to make recommendations about appointments to the ILC Board; require the ILC Board to establish a Risk and Audit Management Committee; limit the tenure and reappointments of directors; require the chair and directors to disclose all pecuniary interests; and require the ILC Board to determine a code of conduct. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Adelaide Airport Curfew Amendment (Protecting Residents’ Amenity) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WRIGHT, Sen Penny 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Adelaide Airport Curfew Act 2000

  to prevent the minister from approving international aircraft movements at Adelaide Airport during curfew shoulder periods; and make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Capital Territory Water Management Legislation Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Nov 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988

  to provide that the abstraction of water on National Land and by Commonwealth agencies throughout the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) will be managed by the ACT Government;

  Water Act 2007

  to enable the water resources of the Googong Dam Area to be included in a water resource plan area for which the ACT has responsibility; and

  Canberra Water Supply (Googong Dam) Act 1974

  to ensure that the ACT Executive has the appropriate powers to manage the surface waters of the Googong Dam. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum