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TOTAL RESULTS: 84
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05 Nov 2025
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House of Representatives
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Amends the
Copyright Act 1968
to: facilitate the use of copyright materials for which the copyright owner cannot be identified or located (commonly known as ‘orphan works’) by limiting the remedies available for infringing use if the user conducts a reasonably diligent search for the copyright owner or owners and meets certain other requirements; clarify the scope of section 28 which relates to the performance and communication of copyright material in the course of educational instruction; and make minor technical amendments.
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08 Oct 2025
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Introduced with the Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025, the bill amends the
Crimes Act 1914
to support the establishment of the Commonwealth Parole Board.
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08 Oct 2025
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Introduced with the Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025, the bill establishes a statutory independent Commonwealth Parole Board to make decisions about the conditional release and management of federal offenders and other detained persons.
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03 Sep 2025
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Amends the
Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024
and Migration Act 1958
to expand the Administrative Review Tribunal’s ability to determine matters without holding an oral hearing of the proceeding.
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03 Sep 2025
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Amends the:
Freedom of Information Act 1982
to implement or respond to certain recommendations from previous reviews and inquiries in relation to the Freedom of Information framework, including the Review of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010
(the 2013 Hawke Review); and Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010
and Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013
to make consequential amendments.
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- Date
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08 Oct 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Defence
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Amends the
Defence Act 1903
to establish the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence to have general oversight of Australian defence agencies, other than the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation, the Australian Signals Directorate and the Defence Intelligence Organisation.
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26 Nov 2025
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House of Representatives
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Education
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Introduced with the Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025, the bill amends the
Higher Education Support Act 2003
and Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011
to make amendments consequential on the establishment of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission.
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26 Nov 2025
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House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Education
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Introduced with the Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025, the bill establishes the Australian Tertiary Education Commission to provide stewardship of the higher education system, including by entering into mission based compacts with higher education providers and preparing reports and providing advice and recommendations, if requested by the Minister, to various Commonwealth, state and territory ministers.
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26 Nov 2025
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House of Representatives
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Employment and Workplace Relations
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Amends the
Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Payroll Levy Collection Act 1992
and Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Administration Act 1992
to: establish a mechanism for employers with historical unpaid levy liabilities to enter into voluntary payment arrangements with the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation; and replace the defunct method for calculating the additional levy that is payable on late levy payments.
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26 Nov 2025
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Health, Disability and Ageing
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Amends the
National Health Act 1953
and Health Insurance Act 1973
to enable authorised nurse prescribers to prescribe certain pharmaceutical benefits under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
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