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• Parliamentary Entitlements Amendment (Ending the Rorts) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Feb 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990

  to: require parliamentarians, when claiming travel benefits, to provide details of business undertaken while travelling; provide for an annual audit of parliamentarians’ travel; provide for an audit of all parliamentarians’ travel from 8 September 2013 to date; and require the audit body to report possible offences in relation to the travel claims or benefits. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Oct 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) Act 2002

  to: amend the short title of the Act to the

  Parliamentary Retirement Travel Act 2002

  ; impose certain limits on access to the parliamentary retirement travel entitlement; reduce the number of trips available under the entitlement; remove the ability of spouses or de facto partners (other than those of a former prime minister) to access the entitlement; reduce the entitlement of spouses or de facto partners of a former prime minister; and require that all travel under the entitlement be subject to a public benefit test; and the

  Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990

  to: apply a 25 per cent loading to any adjustment to a prescribed travel benefit; limit the domestic travel entitlement of dependent children of senior officers to those under 18 years of age; and enable the recovery of payments made which are beyond the entitlement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Expenses Amendment (Transparency and Accountability) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Aug 2015 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990

  to: require an explanatory statement to be provided with certain types of travel entitlement claims by members, parliamentary office-holders and ministers; and provide for penalties if claims are made in excess of entitlement; and

  Ombudsman Act 1976

  to expand the powers of the Commonwealth Ombudsman to include the scrutiny of parliamentary entitlements claims. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security Amendment Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Aug 2015 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WONG, Sen Penny 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  to change the membership, powers and functions of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS); and

  Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Act 2010

  and

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

  in relation to the provision of certain reports to the PJCIS. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Introduced with the National Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2010, the bill: establishes the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement (by renaming and extending the functions of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission); provides for the powers, proceedings and functions of the committee; and gives the committee responsibility for oversighting the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Crime Commission. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australia Fund Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  PALMER, Clive, MP 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes a Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australia Fund to: investigate the establishment of an Australia Fund to provide support and reconstruction for rural and manufacturing industries in times of crisis; and review bankruptcy and insolvency laws in relation to businesses in times of crisis; provides for the functions, powers and procedures of the committee; sets the timing for the committee’s report to be tabled; and provides that the committee ceases to exist after it presents its final report. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australia Fund Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Nov 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BURSTON, Sen Brian 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes a Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australia Fund to investigate the establishment of an Australia Fund to provide support and reconstruction for rural and manufacturing industries in times of crisis, and review bankruptcy and insolvency laws in relation to businesses in times of crisis; provides for the functions, powers and procedures of the committee; provides for the tabling of the committee's report; and provides that the committee ceases to exist after it presents its final report. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Privileges Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KERR, Duncan 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987

  to permit the testing of a witness’ credibility in court or other proceedings when that witness has previously given evidence to a House or committee which is inconsistent with the evidence given to the court or tribunal. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Amendment Bill 1998

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Nov 1998 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister's portfolio 

  Bill

• Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Parliamentary Proceedings Act 1946

  to alter gender specific references to non-gender specific references. 

  Bill