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• 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

• 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

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

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  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

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

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  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 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  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

• Australian Postal Corporation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989

  to: enable the disclosure of information and documents to prescribed persons; extend the operation of secondary disclosure provisions; expand the range of permissible circumstances in which a mail article may be opened and examined by Australia Post and border agencies; streamline certain administrative arrangements; and make minor and technical amendments; and

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Brisbane Airport Curfew and Demand Management Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Oct 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  WATSON-BROWN, Elizabeth, MP 

  Summary

  The bill: imposes a curfew and certain related restrictions on aircraft movements at Brisbane Airport; provides for the development of a long term operating plan for managing aircraft movements and airspace at Brisbane Airport; and provides for consultation procedures in certain circumstances. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Airports Act 1996

  and

  National Emergency Declaration Act 2020

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Audio Description) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  STEELE-JOHN, Sen Jordon 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to: require national broadcasters, commercial television broadcasting licensees and subscription television licensees to provide a minimum number of hours of television audio description per week; and provide for the Australian Communications and Media Authority to enforce and review the new requirement. 

  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

• 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