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• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Public Service Amendment Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Jun 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister and Cabinet 

  Summary

  Responding to certain recommendations of the Independent Review of the Australian Public Service (the Thodey Review), the bill amends the

  Public Service Act 1999

  to: include a new Australian Public Service (APS) Value of ‘Stewardship’; require the Secretaries Board to prepare an APS Purpose Statement; require agency heads to uphold and promote the APS Purpose Statement; provide that ministers must not direct agency heads on individual employment matters; require agency heads to put in place measures to enable decision-making to occur at the lowest appropriate classification; require regular capability reviews; require the Secretaries Board to request and publish regular long-term insights reports; require agencies to publish annual APS Employee Census results and respond to relevant findings through an action plan; and remove the requirement to seek the APS Commissioner’s consent to delegate powers and functions to Australian Defence Force members. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Military Invalidity Payments Means Testing) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Responds to the Federal Court decision in

  Commissioner of Taxation v Douglas

  [2020] FCAFC 220 by amending the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to provide a clear legal basis for the assessment of income from certain military invalidity pensions. 

  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 (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