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• Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Charges Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Levies Bill 2024 and Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Levies and Charges Collection Bill 2024, the bill provides for the imposition of biosecurity protection charges to be payable by certain producers of agricultural, forestry and fisheries products within Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Levies and Charges Collection Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Levies Bill 2024 and Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Charges Bill 2024, the bill: provides for the collection and administration of biosecurity protection levies and charges; applies the standard provisions of the

  Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014

  ; and provides for the use and disclosure of certain information. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Levies Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Charges Bill 2024 and Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Levies and Charges Collection Bill 2024, the bill provides for the imposition of biosecurity protection levies to be payable by certain producers of agricultural, forestry and fisheries products within Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: strengthen existing offences for urging force or violence and create new offences for threatening force or violence against targeted groups and members of groups; and expand the list of groups protected by the public display of prohibited hate symbols offences. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Privacy Act 1988

  and 7 other Acts to introduce a range of measures to protect the privacy of individuals with respect to their personal information, including expanding the Information Commissioner’s powers, facilitating information sharing in emergency situations or following eligible data breaches, requiring the development of a Children’s Online Privacy Code, providing protections for overseas disclosures of personal information, introducing new civil penalties, and increasing transparency about automated decisions which use personal information;

  Privacy Act 1988

  to introduce a statutory tort to provide redress for serious invasions of privacy; and Criminal Code Act 1995 to introduce criminal offences targeting the release of personal data using a carriage service in a manner that would be menacing or harassing (known as ‘doxxing’). 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Sep 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family Law Amendment Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Aug 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Family Law Act 1975

  to: enable the court to control and manage the conduct of property and other non-child-related proceedings, including to address family violence and ensure appropriate evidence is before the court; codify the duty of disclosure relevant to financial information; amend the arbitration regime for court-ordered or privately arranged family law arbitrations; provide a regulatory framework for Children’s Contact services; safeguard against the disclosure and adducing of evidence arising from communications made in the course of professional confidential relationships; and

  Family Law Act 1975

  and 5 other Acts to clarify various aspects of family law and support the operation of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia and the Family Court of Western Australia. Also provides for a review of the amendments made by this proposed Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Administrative Review Tribunal (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Aug 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends 52 Acts to make consequential and technical amendments arising from the enactment of the

  Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024

  . Also repeals the

  Tribunals Amalgamation Act 2015

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Crimes Act 1914

  ,

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  , and

  National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022

  to clarify certain aspects of the framework relating to the seizure of digital assets;

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  to provide that information gathering powers and freezing orders apply to digital currency exchanges;

  Crimes Act 1914

  to increase the Commonwealth penalty unit from $313 to $330;

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to clarify the functions of the Communications Access Coordinator in the Attorney-General’s Department and create the position of Communications Security Coordinator in the Department of Home Affairs; and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  in relation to information sharing between integrity agencies and oversight bodies. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Amendment (Strengthening the Criminal Justice Response to Sexual Violence) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Crimes Act 1914

  to implement certain recommendations of the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in relation to protections for vulnerable persons involved in Commonwealth criminal proceedings. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986

  to insert a modified ‘equal access’ cost protection provision in relation to federal unlawful discrimination court proceedings; and

  Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021

  and

  Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

  and

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  to: expand the jurisdictions of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS) and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) to include the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC), the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, the Australian Federal Police and the Department of Home Affairs; provide that the PJCIS may review proposed counter-terrorism and national security legislation, and all such expiring legislation; enable the PJCIS to request the IGIS to conduct an inquiry into certain operational activities of the agencies within the IGIS’s jurisdiction; clarify the legislation which enables the PJCIS to request a briefing from the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor; clarify the IGIS’s complaints jurisdiction; and make technical amendments;

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

  and

  Office of National Intelligence Act 2018

  to require the IGIS and the Office of National Intelligence to provide annual briefings to the PJCIS;

  Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Act 2010

  to require the IGIS to provide annual briefings to the committee;

  Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

  to amend the review and access of ACIC criminal intelligence assessment records; and

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to include an exemption from civil and criminal liability for defence officials and others for certain computer-related conduct. Also makes consequential amendments to 15 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin Charges) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Nature Positive (Environment Information Australia) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Nature Positive (Environment Protection Australia) Bill 2024 and Nature Positive (Environment Law Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024, the bill establishes the statutory position of the Head of Environment Information Australia to provide access to, assess and report on environmental information and data. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Nature Positive (Environment Law Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 

  Summary

  Australia) Bill 2024, the bill provides for transitional provisions and amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  and 8 other Acts to support the establishment of Environment Protection Australia (EPA) and the Head of Environment Information Australia. Also amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to: confer compliance powers on the EPA; introduce protection orders and audit powers; and provide for the minister and secretary to delegate powers to the Chief Executive Officer of the EPA. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Nature Positive (Environment Protection Australia) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Nature Positive (Environment Information Australia) Bill 2024 and Nature Positive (Environment Law Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024, the bill establishes Environment Protection Australia as a statutory Commonwealth entity to undertake regulatory and implementation functions under a range of environmental Commonwealth laws. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2023, the bill enables certain licences issued by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency to be treated as Australian naval nuclear power safety licences for the purposes of the

  Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Act 2023

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023, the bill establishes a framework to regulate the nuclear safety aspects of Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine enterprise. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Establishes the Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers Special Account to make grants of financial assistance to support remuneration increases for workers in the early childhood education and care sector. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Universities Accord (National Student Ombudsman) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Sep 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Ombudsman Act 1976

  to establish the National Student Ombudsman as a new statutory function of the Commonwealth Ombudsman to deal with complaints about, and conduct investigations into, actions of higher education providers. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Ombudsman Act 1976

  and 3 other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Better and Fairer Schools (Information Management) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Aug 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Student Identifiers Act 2014

  to extend the system of unique student identifiers for vocational education and training and higher education students to school students. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Universities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Aug 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  and 4 other Acts providing students with income contingent loans to provide that the calculation of a person’s loan or debt will take into account changes in the consumer price index or the wage price index; and

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to require higher education providers to allocate a minimum of 40 per cent of their student services and amenities fees revenue to student-led organisations; rename enabling courses ‘FEE-FREE Uni Ready Courses’ for students in Commonwealth supported places and establish a Commonwealth Grant Scheme funding cluster for these courses; facilitate the establishment of a grant for eligible domestic students undertaking mandatory placements in identified priority areas (the Commonwealth Prac Payment); add Adelaide University to the list of Table A providers to reflect the merger of the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia; and provide a power for the minister to make transitional rules. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 May 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000

  in relation to: new requirements for the ‘fit and proper’ provider test; giving certain information to registered providers; management of provider applications; registration requirements; automatic cancellation of a provider’s registration in certain circumstances; ministerial powers to determine enrolment limits on overseas students; and automatic suspension and cancellation of specified courses. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Aug 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Introduced with the National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023 [No. 2] and Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Measures No. 1) Bill 2023 [No. 2], the bill establishes the Housing Australia Future Fund to make grants, and enable Housing Australia to make grants and loans, in relation to acute housing needs, social housing or affordable housing. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Health Amendment (Technical Changes to Averaging Price Disclosure Threshold and Other Matters) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Aug 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Health Act 1953

  to clarify the operation of provisions relating to pricing and supply arrangements for older and low-cost medicines that are more susceptible to medicine shortages. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Expansion) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Sep 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Strengthening Sponsorship and Nomination Processes) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jul 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: establish a framework for a new temporary skilled worker visa, the Skills in Demand visa; and establish a public register of approved sponsors who have nominated skilled workers for entry to Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: require non-citizens who are on a removal pathway and have exhausted all avenues to remain in Australia to cooperate with steps taken for the purpose of arranging their lawful removal from Australia; and make minor and technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Regional Broadcasting Continuity) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to enable viewers to access the Viewer Access Satellite Television safety net service when a commercial television broadcaster ceases to provide services terrestrially in a given area; and

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  to enable the consolidation of transmission arrangements for certain broadcasting services. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jul 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to remove a duplicate definition. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Aug 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  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

• Crown References Amendment Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Oct 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister and Cabinet 

  Summary

  Amends 29 Acts to update certain references associated with the Crown to reflect the accession of a new Sovereign. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Adding Superannuation for a More Secure Retirement) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Aug 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Paid Parental Leave Act 2010

  and

  Small Superannuation Accounts Act 1995

  to provide a superannuation contribution for people receiving parental leave pay in respect of children born (or regarded as having been born for the purposes of the Act) on or after 1 July 2025;

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to make a minor technical amendment in relation to unpaid parental leave; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (2024 Tax and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to: modify the foreign resident capital gains withholding payments regime to increase the withholding rate from 12.5 per cent to 15 per cent and remove the threshold before which withholding applies; allow employers to make single touch payroll declarations for extended periods; and provide the Commissioner of Taxation with a power to retain tax refunds for a 90-day period to enable the commissioner to obtain financial institution details for the refund to be paid into; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to extend the time in which small or medium business taxpayers may apply to have a tax assessment amended. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jul 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Imposition Bill 2024 and Treasury Laws Amendment (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) (Consequential) Bill 2024, the bill establishes a taxation framework to implement the Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Rules (which ensure that multinational enterprises pay a minimum level of tax on the income arising in each of the jurisdictions in which they operate) and an Australian domestic minimum tax for certain multinational enterprise groups with an annual global revenue of at least EUR 750 million. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Imposition Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jul 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Bill 2024 and Treasury Laws Amendment (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) (Consequential) Bill 2024, the bill imposes global and domestic minimum taxes in respect of profits of multinational enterprises that have been undertaxed. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) (Consequential) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jul 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Bill 2024 and Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Imposition Bill 2024, the bill amends 5 Acts to make amendments consequential on the introduction of global and domestic minimum taxes in Australia, including amendments to ensure that the taxes interact appropriately with existing Australian taxation laws. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Future Made in Australia (Omnibus Amendments No. 1) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jul 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Future Made in Australia Bill 2024, the bill amends the

  Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991

  to enable Export Finance Australia to support investments consistent with the National Interest Framework where support is not available through existing funds and programs; and make technical and minor amendments; and

  Australian Renewable Energy Agency Act 2011

  and

  Australian Renewable Energy Agency Regulation 2016

  to enable the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to support renewable energy technologies that are part of the net zero transformation and to administer the Innovation Fund and other programs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Future Made in Australia Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jul 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Future Made in Australia (Omnibus Amendments No. 1) Bill 2024, the bill establishes the National Interest Framework to support consideration and decision making in relation to public investment that facilitates private sector investment in the national interest. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Capital Works (Build to Rent Misuse Tax) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Jun 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures) Bill 2024, the bill imposes a tax rate of 1.5 per cent on build to rent developments that do not meet certain eligibility conditions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Build to Rent) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Jun 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  This bill is the result of the Senate dividing the Treasury Laws Amendment (Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (original bill) into two bills. This page shows the procedural history of the original bill up to the time it was divided, and the title and description of the bill as divided by the Senate (see sheet 2683 of amendments to the original bill). For copies of the explanatory memorandum and amendments circulated to the original bill, see the homepage of the original bill. This bill amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to provide incentives for investors to support the construction of new build to rent developments by increasing the capital works deduction rate to 4 per cent per year and reducing the final withholding tax rate on eligible fund payments from eligible managed investment trust investments to 15 per cent. 

  Bill

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Jun 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Capital Works (Build to Rent Misuse Tax) Bill 2024, the bill amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to provide incentives for investors to support the construction of new build to rent developments by increasing the capital works deduction rate to 4 per cent per year and reducing the final withholding tax rate on eligible fund payments from eligible managed investment trust investments to 15 per cent;

  National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

  to extend the application of the Credit Code to buy now, pay later contracts and establish low cost credit contracts as a new category of regulated credit;

  Medicare Levy Act 1986

  to exempt eligible lump sum payments in arrears from the Medicare Levy;

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to impose a new reporting obligation on certain large multinational enterprises;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to update the list of deductible gift recipients;

  Federal Financial Relations Act 2009

  to update funding arrangements to support payments from the Commonwealth to the States in relation to skills and workforce development; and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to extend the $20,000 instant asset write-off by 12 months until 30 June 2025. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Help to Buy (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Help to Buy Bill 2023, the bill amends the

  Housing Australia Act 2018

  to make amendments consequential on the establishment of the Help to Buy Scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Help to Buy Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Help to Buy (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023, the bill establishes a Commonwealth shared equity program (Help to Buy Scheme) to be administered by Housing Australia that will assist low to middle income earners to purchase new or existing homes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023, the bill imposes a tax rate of 15 per cent for superannuation earnings corresponding to the percentage of an individual’s superannuation balance that exceeds $3 million for an income year. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023, the bill amends: 7 Acts to make consequential amendments; the

  Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012

  to enable the disclosure of information about a recognised assessment activity in relation to a registered entity in certain circumstances; the

  Financial Regulator Assessment Authority Act 2021

  to reduce the frequency of certain periodic reviews; 6 Acts to make miscellaneous and technical amendments in the Treasury portfolio; the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to provide four licensing exemptions for foreign financial services providers; and the

  Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998

  and 4 other Acts in relation to the payments regulatory framework. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Reserve Bank Reforms) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Partially implements the Government’s response to the review of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) by amending the

  Reserve Bank Act 1959

  to: remove the Government’s power to override monetary policy decisions of the RBA and remove the RBA’s power to determine the lending policy of banks; clarify the objectives and functions of the RBA; replace the existing Reserve Bank Board with a Monetary Policy Board and Governance Board; and make consequential and minor amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation (Objective) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Enshrines the objective of superannuation in legislation and requires a statement of compatibility to be included in the explanatory materials accompanying bills and regulations relating to superannuation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Aug 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 [No. 2] and Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Measures No. 1) Bill 2023 [No. 2], the bill establishes the National Housing Supply and Affordability Council as an independent advisory body to the Commonwealth Government on matters relating to housing supply and affordability. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Measures No. 1) Bill 2023 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Aug 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 [No. 2] and National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023 [No. 2], the bill amends: the

  National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Act 2018

  to rename the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation to Housing Australia; the renamed

  Housing Australia Act 2018

  to: streamline the functions of Housing Australia; establish an annual review mechanism for the National Housing Infrastructure Facility; and extend the Commonwealth guarantee of the liabilities of Housing Australia to apply to contracts entered into until 30 June 2028; and 10 Acts to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans' Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jul 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  ,

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to: consolidate compensation and rehabilitation entitlements; amend various allowance and support schemes; and standardise the merits review pathway for veterans’ entitlements decisions;

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  ,

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to consolidate the Repatriation Commission and the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission;

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to transfer provisions relating to the Repatriation Medical Authority and the Specialist Medical Review Council;

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to change the disability compensation cessation date; and

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  and

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004

  to include application and transitional provisions. Also makes consequential amendments to 30 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Competition and Consumer Amendment (Make Price Gouging Illegal) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Sep 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  MCKIM, Sen Nick 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Blayney Gold Mine Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  DUNIAM, Sen Jonathon 

  Summary

  Repeals the

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection (Kings Plains) Declaration 2024

  and prevents the minister from making a declaration that would affect the construction or operation of a gold mine in the Blayney gold mine area. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Building and Construction Industry (Restoring Integrity and Reducing Building Costs) Bill 2024 (No. 2)

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Aug 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  CASH, Sen Michaelia 

  Summary

  Re-establishes the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Removing Criminals from Worksites) Bill 2024 (No. 2)

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Aug 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009

  to: expand the circumstances in which a person may be automatically disqualified from office and make it a criminal offence for a person who is disqualified from holding office in a registered organisation to continue to hold office or act in a manner that would significantly influence the organisation; provide for a disqualification scheme that allows the Federal Court to disqualify an official from holding office in certain circumstances; expand the grounds for the cancellation of registration of organisations by the Federal Court; and enable the Federal Court to make orders instead of cancellation of registration. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Housing Investment Probity Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Aug 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  BRAGG, Sen Andrew 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Housing Australia Future Fund Act 2023

  to prohibit the Housing Australia Future Fund from investing in housing-related assets or entities financed by the Construction and Building Unions Superannuation Fund. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Prohibition of Gambling Advertisements) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Aug 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  DANIEL, Zoe, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to: prohibit the broadcasting of gambling advertisements on certain television and radio broadcasting services; and prohibit the provision of gambling advertisements on certain online content services. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Building and Construction Industry (Restoring Integrity and Reducing Building Costs) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Aug 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  DUTTON, Peter, MP 

  Summary

  Re-establishes the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Removing Criminals from Worksites) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Aug 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  DUTTON, Peter, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009

  to: expand the circumstances in which a person may be automatically disqualified from office and make it a criminal offence for a person who is disqualified from holding office in a registered organisation to continue to hold office or act in a manner that would significantly influence the organisation; provide for a disqualification scheme that allows the Federal Court to disqualify an official from holding office in certain circumstances; expand the grounds for the cancellation of registration of organisations by the Federal Court; and enable the Federal Court to make orders instead of cancellation of registration. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Limits on Immigration Detention) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Aug 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  TINK, Kylea, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: prohibit the detention of minors; and introduce a 90-day limit on immigration detention which can only be extended if the minister decides that, having regard to principles of international law, an extended period of detention is necessary as a last resort and is reasonable and proportionate. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Incentivising Food Donations to Charitable Organisations) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Jul 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  SMITH, Sen Dean 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to provide a tax offset for companies for certain expenditure incurred in undertaking food donations activities for registered food charities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Jul 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  COX, Sen Dorinda
  SHOEBRIDGE, Sen David 

  Summary

  Establishes a commission of inquiry into historic and ongoing injustices against First Peoples in Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Interactive Gambling Amendment (Ban on Gambling Advertisements) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Jul 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  SHARKIE, Rebekha, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Interactive Gambling Act 2001

  to ban the broadcast, datacast and publication of licensed interactive wagering services. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Digital ID Repeal Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  ANTIC, Sen Alex
  BABET, Sen Ralph
  CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
  HANSON, Sen Pauline
  RENNICK, Sen Gerard
  ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm 

  Summary

  Repeals the

  Digital ID Act 2024

  and

  Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2024

  . Also makes consequential amendments to 6 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commission of Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities Bill 2024 (No. 2)

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  HENDERSON, Sen Sarah 

  Summary

  Establishes a commission of inquiry into antisemitism at Australian universities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Housing and Homelessness Plan Bill 2024 (No. 2)

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  POCOCK, Sen David 

  Summary

  The bill: provides for a National Housing and Homelessness Plan; establishes the National Housing Consumer Council to provide advice on the plan from the perspective of consumers; and establishes a National Housing and Homelessness Advocate to independently monitor the progress of the plan and to undertake reviews into systemic housing issues. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Housing and Homelessness Plan Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  TINK, Kylea, MP 

  Summary

  The bill: provides for a National Housing and Homelessness Plan; establishes the National Housing Consumer Council to provide advice on the plan from the perspective of consumers; and establishes a National Housing and Homelessness Advocate to independently monitor the progress of the plan and to undertake reviews into systemic housing issues. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commission of Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jun 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  LEESER, Julian, MP 

  Summary

  Establishes a commission of inquiry into antisemitism at Australian universities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Keeping Cash Transactions in Australia Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jun 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  GEE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Requires businesses to accept cash payments for certain transactions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Extending the FBT Exemption for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  VAN, Sen David 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Act 2022

  to extend the fringe benefits tax exemption for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles until 1 April 2030. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes and Online Safety Legislation Amendment (Combatting Online Notoriety) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  COLEMAN, David, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to insert an offence provision relating to the posting of harmful material to increase notoriety;

  Online Safety Act 2021

  to expand the powers of the eSafety Commissioner to include administering a complaints system for criminal activity material; and

  Crimes Act 1914

  to enable a court to make an order directing a person to cease using certain online services. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Fair and Transparent Elections) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  CHANEY, Kate, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  in relation to: lowering the disclosure threshold to $1,000; real-time disclosure of donations; prohibiting misleading or deceptive electoral or referendum matter; broadening the definition of gift; funding disclosure requirements; introduction of a major-donor donation cap; prohibiting certain political donations; limiting pre-election government advertising; and postal vote processes; and

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Do Not Call Register Act 2006

  to provide that registered independent candidates are treated the same as political parties. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Fair and Transparent Elections) Bill 2024 (No. 2)

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  POCOCK, Sen David
  LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui
  THORPE, Sen Lidia
  WATERS, Sen Larissa 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  in relation to: lowering the disclosure threshold to $1,000; real-time disclosure of donations; prohibiting misleading or deceptive electoral or referendum matter; broadening the definition of gift; funding disclosure requirements; introduction of a major-donor donation cap; prohibiting certain political donations; limiting pre-election government advertising; postal vote processes; and increasing Senate representation for the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory; and

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Do Not Call Register Act 2006

  to provide that registered independent candidates are treated the same as political parties. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Reducing Supermarket Dominance Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  The bill: provides for a limit on market share for supermarket businesses, including enforced progressive divesture to 20 per cent over a 5-year period where necessary; and establishes a Commissioner for Food Retailing to administer limits on market share and promote competition and fairness principles. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Legislate the Date to End Live Sheep Export Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  FARUQI, Sen Mehreen 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Export Control Act 2020

  to prohibit livestock sheep export by sea from Australian territory on and after 1 May 2026. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Airline Passenger Protections (Pay on Delay) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  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

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Protecting Environmental Heritage) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  CANAVAN, Sen Matthew 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to prohibit actions involving large-scale wind and solar energy projects that have, will have, or are likely to have a significant impact on the natural environment, unless done in accordance with an approval by the Minister under Part 9 of the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009

  to enable the Manufacturing Division to de-merge from the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Criminal Code Amendment (Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  THORPE, Sen Lidia 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: provide that the consent of the Attorney-General will not be required for proceedings relating to genocide and related atrocity crimes; and remove the restrictions on review of decisions of the Attorney-General to give or refuse consent to institute proceedings for such offences. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Preventing Child Labour) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to prohibit a person from importing goods involving child labour into Australia in certain circumstances where the importer has not complied with a notice in relation to the goods. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Amendment (Consideration of UNDRIP) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  THORPE, Sen Lidia 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011

  to amend the definition of ‘human rights’ to include the rights and freedoms outlined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Childhood Gender Transition Prohibition Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Oct 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  ANTIC, Sen Alex
  BABET, Sen Ralph
  ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm
  CANAVAN, Sen Matthew 

  Summary

  The bill: prohibits health practitioners from performing gender clinical interventions intended to transition a minor’s biological sex, subject to limited exemptions; and prohibits the Commonwealth from entering into arrangements involving the expenditure or payment of money that provides or facilitates the provision of such a procedure or treatment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Expanding the Water Trigger) Bill 2023 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Oct 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to expand the circumstances in which certain petroleum mining developments must be assessed and approved by the minister. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  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

• Competition and Consumer Amendment (Continuing ACCC Monitoring of Domestic Airline Competition) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  SMITH, Sen Dean
  MCKENZIE, Sen Bridget 

  Summary

  The bill: amends the

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to require the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to continue its price monitoring of domestic air passenger transport services and related goods and services for 3 years; and repeals the

  Competition and Consumer (Price Monitoring—Domestic Air Passenger Transport) Direction 2020

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Domestic Reserve) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Sep 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  HANSON, Sen Pauline 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

  to require petroleum production licensees to enter into a domestic reserve agreement with the Commonwealth. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Fairer Contracts and Grants) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Sep 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  WATERS, Sen Larissa 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to prohibit political donations being made by corporations or close associates of the corporation in certain circumstances. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Legalising Cannabis Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Aug 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  SHOEBRIDGE, Sen David 

  Summary

  Establishes the Cannabis Australia National Agency as a statutory agency to register cannabis strains and regulate activities relating to cannabis including: growing and possessing cannabis plants; manufacturing and selling cannabis products; operating cannabis cafes; and importing and exporting cannabis products. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Protecting the Spirit of Sea Country Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Aug 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  COX, Sen Dorinda 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

  in relation to prescribing consultation requirements with traditional owners, knowledge holders and other relevant persons when preparing environment plans;

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009

  in relation to: meaning of relevant person; and protection of cultural heritage; and

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2011

  to make a consequential amendment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Climate Change Amendment (Duty of Care and Intergenerational Climate Equity) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Aug 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  POCOCK, Sen David 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Climate Change Act 2022

  to: require decision-makers to consider the health and wellbeing of children in Australia when making significant decisions; and require decision-makers not to make significant decisions in relation to the exploration or extraction of coal, oil or natural gas if the decision poses a material risk of harm to the health and wellbeing of children in Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Copyright Legislation Amendment (Fair Pay for Radio Play) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Aug 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  POCOCK, Sen David 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Copyright Act 1968

  to remove restrictions limiting the Copyright Tribunal from: determining the amount payable to copyright owners, in respect of published sound recordings, to one per cent of the commercial broadcaster’s gross earnings; and determining the amount payable by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from to copyright owners, in respect of published sound recordings, to an amount not exceeding 0.5 cents per head of the Australian population. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Vaccine Indemnity) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Aug 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  BABET, Sen Ralph 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

  to provide that indemnities cannot be granted to manufacturers of vaccines in relation to the use of a vaccine. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Overseas Organ Transplant Disclosure and Other Measures) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  SMITH, Sen Dean 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: require persons entering Australia to respond to specified questions in relation to organ transplants outside Australia; provide for annual reporting requirements in relation to this information; and enable the minister to refuse to grant, or to cancel, a person’s visa if the minister reasonably suspects the person has been involved in conduct constituting an offence involving trafficking in human organs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Freeze on Rent and Rate Increases Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Jun 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  FARUQI, Sen Mehreen
  MCKIM, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Federal Financial Relations Act 2009

  to: provide for additional designated housing agreements to include model tenancy standards; and create an instrument-making power allowing the minister to make additional payments to the states on the basis that the states agree to adopt the model tenancy standards, which would include implementing controls on rents and a ban on no-grounds eviction; and

  Reserve Bank Act 1959

  to: insert an object stating that, in relation to differences of opinion between the Reserve Bank and the Government on questions of policy, the Government is ultimately responsible for monetary and banking policy; and provide that orders made to determine monetary policy can include freezing interest rates for a specified period of time. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Ban on Gambling Advertisements During Live Sport) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Jun 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  HENDERSON, Sen Sarah 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to ban gambling advertisements during the broadcast of live sporting events on television, radio and live streaming and for one hour before and after the event. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Murdoch Media Inquiry Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Jun 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum