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• Parliamentary Business Resources Amendment (Voluntary Opt-out) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017

  to enable Senators and Members to opt-out of receiving any or all of their parliamentary entitlements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Charter of Rights and Freedoms Bill 2001 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Sep 2001 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LEES, Meg 

  Summary

  Provides for a Parliamentary Charter of Rights and Freedoms to protect all Australians against violations of their fundamental civil and political rights by governments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Charter of Rights and Freedoms Bill 2001 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Sep 2001 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha 

  Summary

  Provides for a Parliamentary Charter of Rights and Freedoms to protect all Australians against violations of their fundamental civil and political rights by governments. 

  Bill

• Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (Bali Bombings) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Provides for a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry in relation to the operation of Australian security and intelligence services relating to the Bali terrorist attack on 12 October 2002. Also provides for a regulation-making power. 

  Bill

• Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (Forest Practices) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Provides for a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry in relation to Forestry Tasmania to investigate certain matters. 

  Bill

• 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