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• Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Setting Gender Equality Targets) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Nov 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Women 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012

  to require certain employers with 500 or more employees to select and meet, or improve against, certain gender equality targets over a 3 year period. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Whistleblower Protection Authority Bill 2025 (No. 2)

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Feb 2025 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  POCOCK, Sen David
  LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes the Whistleblower Protection Authority to receive and facilitate the investigation of whistleblower disclosures, provide advice, assistance, guidance and support to persons and agencies relating to the making of whistleblower disclosures and investigate any mistreatment of whistleblowers and undertake enforcement activities; establishes the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Council to provide advice to the Whistleblower Protection Commissioner; and establishes the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Whistleblower Protection Authority to consider proposed recommendations for the appointment of the commissioner and deputy commissioners and to monitor and review the performance of the commissioner. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Whistleblower Protection Authority Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes the Whistleblower Protection Authority to receive and facilitate the investigation of whistleblower disclosures, provide advice, assistance, guidance and support to persons and agencies relating to the making of whistleblower disclosures and investigate any mistreatment of whistleblowers and undertake enforcement activities; establishes the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Council to provide advice to the Whistleblower Protection Commissioner; and establishes the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Whistleblower Protection Authority to consider proposed recommendations for the appointment of the commissioner and deputy commissioners and to monitor and review the performance of the commissioner. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  SCAMPS, Sophie, MP 

  Summary

  The bill: requires public bodies to act in pursuit of the economic, social, environmental and cultural wellbeing of current and future generations of Australians; and establishes an independent statutory Commissioner for Future Generations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Feb 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2025, the bill provides for a National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence which may impose certain requirements and standards on higher education providers in relation to gender-based violence. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Feb 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) Bill 2025, the bill amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to make compliance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence a quality and accountability requirement for higher education providers approved under the Act. 

  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

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Incentives and Integrity) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999

  to: reduce the maximum fuel consumption for a car to be considered fuel-efficient to 3.5 litres per 100 kilometres; and align the indexation rates for luxury car tax thresholds;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to remove income tax deductions for amounts of general interest charge and shortfall interest charge; and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to extend the period within which the Commissioner of Taxation must notify a taxpayer of their decision to retain a business activity statement refund. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  This bill is the result of the Senate dividing the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023 (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 3191 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. The bill amends: 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

• 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