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• Modern Slavery Amendment (Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Modern Slavery Act 2018

  to establish the Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner as an independent statutory office holder within the Attorney-General’s portfolio to provide an independent mechanism for victims and survivors, business and civil society to engage on issues and strategies to address modern slavery. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 3) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  in relation to: the framework for security assessments; and security vetting and security clearance related activities;

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  ,

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  and 10 other Acts in relation to: the protection of the identities of Australian Secret Intelligence Service, Australian Signals Directorate and Australian Security Intelligence Organisation staff; and the protection of intelligence information and documents; and

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  ,

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  in relation to authorisation processes for certain intelligence activities. 

  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

• COAG Legislation Amendment Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister and Cabinet 

  Summary

  Amends the

  COAG Reform Fund Act 2008

  and 23 other Acts to update references to COAG and Ministerial Councils to reflect the cessation of the Council of Australian Governments and changes to intergovernmental architecture. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Prominence and Anti-siphoning) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  and

  Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005

  to establish a framework to regulate the accessibility and prominence of free-to-air television services on certain internet connected television devices supplied in Australia; and

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to expand the anti-siphoning scheme to include online services. 

  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

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Reserve Bank Reforms) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  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

• Migration Amendment (Limits on Immigration Detention) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2023 

  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 in certain circumstances. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Online Safety Amendment (Protecting Australian Children from Online Harm) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  COLEMAN, David, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Online Safety Act 2021

  to require the minister to conduct a trial of age verification technologies. 

  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

• 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

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Accountability and Fairness) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Tax Agent Services Act 2009

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  : to expand the operation of the promoter penalty provisions; and enable the sharing of certain protected information;

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to extend whistleblower protections to eligible whistleblowers who make disclosures to the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB); and reverse the burden of proof for certain claims of protection;

  Tax Agent Services Act 2009

  in relation to the TPB Register and the TPB’s delegation powers; and

  Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987

  to limit the proportion of petroleum resource rent tax assessable income that can be offset by deductions to 90 per cent. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Attorney-General’s Portfolio Miscellaneous Measures Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  ,

  Corporations Act 2001

  ,

  Judiciary Act 1903

  ,

  National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

  and

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to confer jurisdiction on the Federal Court of Australia to hear and determine a range of summary and indictable offences relating to conduct within the remit of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission;

  Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

  to enable the Sheriff of the Federal Court to require a state or territory jury official to prepare and provide a jury panel;

  Marriage Act 1961

  to make technical amendments in relation to the Commonwealth Marriage Celebrants Program and the notice of intended marriage; and

  Family Law Act 1975

  ,

  Native Title Act 1993

  ,

  Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021

  and

  Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

  to make minor and technical amendments. 

  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

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Voter Protections in Political Advertising) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  STEGGALL, Zali, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to prohibit misleading or deceptive electoral or referendum matter. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Lobbying (Improving Government Honesty and Trust) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  RYAN, Monique, MP 

  Summary

  Establishes a scheme in relation to dealings between lobbyists and Government representatives. 

  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

• 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

• 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

• Primary Industries (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Oct 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Bill 2023, Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Bill 2023, Primary Industries (Services) Levies Bill 2023, Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Bill 2023 and Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Bill 2023 to establish a new framework for the agricultural levy system, the bill repeals 23 Acts; and makes consequential amendments to 13 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Oct 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Bill 2023, Primary Industries (Services) Levies Bill 2023, Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Bill 2023, Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Bill 2023 and Primary Industries (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023 to establish a new framework for the agricultural levy system, the bill enables the regulations to impose customs charges in relation to products that are produce of a primary industry and goods consumed by, or used in the maintenance or treatment of, animals, plants, fungi or algae. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Oct 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Bill 2023, Primary Industries (Services) Levies Bill 2023, Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Bill 2023, Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Bill 2023 and Primary Industries (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023 to establish a new framework for the agricultural levy system, the bill enables the regulations to impose excise levies in relation to products that are produce of a primary industry, goods consumed by, or used in the maintenance or treatment of, animals, plants, fungi or algae and goods connected with nursery products. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum