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TOTAL RESULTS: 143
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- Date
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30 Mar 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Passed Both Houses
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
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Proposes an alteration to the Constitution to recognise First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to make representations to the Parliament and the Executive Government of the Commonwealth on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. [
The bill was passed by an absolute majority of each House of the Parliament. The proposal was not approved at the subsequent referendum on 14 October 2023
.]
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- Date
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09 Oct 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
- Summary
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Amends the
Interactive Gambling Act 2001
to provide for a staged implementation of a prohibition on the advertising of licensed interactive wagering services.
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- Date
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08 Oct 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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COLBECK, Sen Richard
- Summary
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Amends the
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to introduce limitations on timeframes permissible for reconsideration of certain decisions, and on those who may seek reconsideration after a period of 3 years.
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- Date
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12 Sep 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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DUNIAM, Sen Jonathon
- Summary
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Repeals the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection (Kings Plains) Declaration 2024
and prevents the minister from making a declaration that would affect the construction or operation of a gold mine in the Blayney gold mine area.
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- Date
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11 Sep 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006
to: extend the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime to additional services that are recognised by the Financial Action Task Force as posing high money laundering and terrorism financing risks; reframe and clarify the AML/CTF program and customer due diligence obligations; enable the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre to require the disclosure of information and conduct examinations; and update the AML/CTF regime to reflect changing business structures, technologies and illicit financing methodologies; and make consequential amendments. Also makes consequential or contingent amendments to 10 other Acts; and repeals the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988
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- Date
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11 Sep 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Education
- Summary
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Amends the:
Ombudsman Act 1976
to establish the National Student Ombudsman as a new statutory function of the Commonwealth Ombudsman to deal with complaints about, and conduct investigations into, actions of higher education providers. Also makes consequential amendments to the Ombudsman Act 1976
and 3 other Acts.
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- Date
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22 Aug 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the:
Family Law Act 1975
to: enable the court to control and manage the conduct of property and other non-child-related proceedings, including to address family violence and ensure appropriate evidence is before the court; codify the duty of disclosure relevant to financial information; amend the arbitration regime for court-ordered or privately arranged family law arbitrations; provide a regulatory framework for Children’s Contact services; safeguard against the disclosure and adducing of evidence arising from communications made in the course of professional confidential relationships; and Family Law Act 1975
and 5 other Acts to clarify various aspects of family law and support the operation of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia and the Family Court of Western Australia. Also provides for a review of the amendments made by this proposed Act.
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- Date
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21 Aug 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends 52 Acts to make consequential and technical amendments arising from the enactment of the
Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024
. Also repeals the Tribunals Amalgamation Act 2015
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- Date
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21 Aug 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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CASH, Sen Michaelia
- Summary
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Re-establishes the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner.
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- Date
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21 Aug 2024
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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- Summary
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Amends the
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009
to: expand the circumstances in which a person may be automatically disqualified from office and make it a criminal offence for a person who is disqualified from holding office in a registered organisation to continue to hold office or act in a manner that would significantly influence the organisation; provide for a disqualification scheme that allows the Federal Court to disqualify an official from holding office in certain circumstances; expand the grounds for the cancellation of registration of organisations by the Federal Court; and enable the Federal Court to make orders instead of cancellation of registration.
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