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• National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Small Amount Credit Contract and Consumer Lease Reforms) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KING, Madeleine, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

  to: impose a cap on the total payments that can be made under a consumer lease (known as rent-to-buy schemes); require small amount credit contracts (SACCs) (known as payday loans) to have equal repayments and payment intervals; remove the ability for SACC providers to charge monthly fees in respect of the residual term of a loan where a consumer fully repays the loan early; prevent lessors and credit assistance providers from undertaking door-to-door selling of leases at residential homes; introduce anti-avoidance protections; and increase penalties. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Office for Regional Australia Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MCGOWAN, Cathy, MP 

  Summary

  Establishes the Office for Regional Australia as a statutory agency to support regional policy development and provides for the appointment, functions and powers of the office; requires the minister to table a statement at least once every five years in relation to the government's regional policy; and provides for the establishment of a Parliamentary Joint Committee on Regional Development and Decentralisation to provide parliamentary oversight of the office. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Refugee Protection Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Establishes the Asia Pacific Asylum Seeker Solution (APASS) as a regional framework for the Australian Government, in partnership with other countries within the Asia Pacific region, to provide for the protection and processing of asylum seekers and refugees. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Reserve Bank Amendment (Australian Reconstruction and Development Board) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Reserve Bank Act 1959

  to: establish the Australian Reconstruction and Development Board, within the Reserve Bank of Australia, to facilitate and manage rural adjustment and financial reconstruction activities; and provide for the functions, membership, meetings and other administrative arrangements of the board. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Legislation Amendment (Protecting Dugongs and Turtles) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HINCH, Sen Derryn 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Act 1975

  to require that agreements between the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and community groups include consideration of the protection and conservation of dugongs and turtles; Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulations 1983 to: update the rules governing the accreditation and funding process for traditional use of marine resource agreements; and to require traditional owners to describe the methods by which harvesting of protected species is to occur;

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  and

  Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Act 1975

  to increase penalties for aggravated offences in relation to protection of listed marine species; and

  Australian Border Force Act 2015

  ,

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  ,

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  and

  Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975

  to require Commonwealth agencies that are responsible for enforcing offence provisions under environment legislation to report on actions they have taken in respect of dugongs and turtles. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Voluntary Student Services and Amenities Fee) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MCGRATH, Sen James 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to remove the compulsory student services and amenities fee levied on all higher education students. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Control Amendment (Banning Cotton Exports to Ensure Water Security) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  PATRICK, Sen Rex 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Export Control Act 1982

  to prohibit the export of cotton grown in Australia three years from the day the provisions of the bill commence. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Human Services Amendment (Photographic Identification and Fraud Prevention) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON, Sen Pauline 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973

  to require photographic identification on all Medicare cards to reduce fraudulent usage of Medicare cards. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Murray-Darling Basin Commission of Inquiry Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 

  Summary

  Establishes a commission of inquiry, with the same powers as a royal commission, to inquire into the management of the Murray-Darling Basin water resources and related matters. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Unsolicited Communications) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  GRIFF, Sen Stirling 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to require that voice calls communicating an electoral matter to a person must identify the use of any actors at the beginning of the call;

  Do Not Call Register Act 2006

  to enable consumers who register on the Do Not Call Register to opt out of receiving phone calls from charities;

  Spam Act 2003

  to require political parties to provide an unsubscribe function for all unsolicited electronic communications containing political content; and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum