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• Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Science and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

  to implement the outcomes of the Offshore Oil and Gas Safety Review;

  Navigation Act 1912

  and

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

  to clarify the validity of vessel safety certificates when a disconnectable facility transitions between the maritime and offshore petroleum regimes;

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

  to: ensure that an approval of taking actions in accordance with a policy, plan or program remains effective following amendments to environmental regulations; enable the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority to specify the timeframe for a person to comply with a remedial direction; clarify the spatial extent of an eligible greenhouse gas storage formation; and make minor and technical amendments. 

  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

• New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (Consequential Amendments) 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

  Introduced with the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Bill 2024, the bill amends the

  Clean Energy Regulator Act 2018

  and

  Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018

  to make amendments consequential on the establishment of the new vehicle efficiency standard. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• New Vehicle Efficiency Standard 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

  Introduced with the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2024, the bill establishes a vehicle efficiency standard to regulate the carbon dioxide emissions of certain road vehicles. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards and Other Measures) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  ,

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  and

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards Act 1999

  to amend the operation of the statutory infrastructure provider regime;

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to enable the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to issue remedial notices to developers who do not install functional fibre-ready facilities in proximity to a development;

  Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005

  to enable the disclosure by the ACMA of certain information;

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

  to enable the minister to determine service areas that relate to a primary universal service provider; and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  and

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

  to make technical amendments. 

  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

• National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  National Disability Insurance Scheme 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013

  to: define National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) supports; clarify the process for reassessment of participant status; provide for participants to transition to a new framework plan; provide for new framework plans that include a flexible budget and budget for stated supports; provide for old framework plans to have a total funding amount; update the circumstances in which the National Disability Insurance Agency will manage funds; require participants spend money only on NDIS supports and in accordance with their plan; exempt NDIS rules from sunsetting; impose conditions on approved quality auditors to not employ or engage a person against whom a banning order has been made; and expand the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner’s delegation powers. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Regulation 2015

  . 

  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

• Net Zero Economy Authority (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister and Cabinet 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Net Zero Economy Authority Bill 2024, the bill provides for transitional arrangements relating to the establishment of the Net Zero Economy Authority. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Net Zero Economy Authority Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister and Cabinet 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Net Zero Economy Authority (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024, the bill establishes the Net Zero Economy Authority to promote economic transformation as Australia transitions to a net zero emissions economy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum