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• Administrative Review Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions No. 1) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Passed Both Houses 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Administrative Review Tribunal Bill 2023, the bill: abolishes the Administrative Appeals Tribunal by repealing the

  Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

  ; and makes amendments to 138 Acts consequential on the establishment of the Administrative Review Tribunal. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards and Other Measures) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Passed Both Houses 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  ,

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  and

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards Act 1999

  to amend the operation of the statutory infrastructure provider regime;

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to enable the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to issue remedial notices to developers who do not install functional fibre-ready facilities in proximity to a development;

  Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005

  to enable the disclosure by the ACMA of certain information;

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

  to enable the minister to determine service areas that relate to a primary universal service provider; and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  and

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

  to make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Passed Both Houses 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Digital ID Bill 2023, the bill makes consequential amendments to 6 Acts; and provides for transitional arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Digital ID Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Passed Both Houses 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023, the bill: establishes an accreditation scheme for entities providing digital ID services; expands the Australian Government Digital ID System; and provides for privacy safeguards and a range of governance arrangements, including establishing the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission as the Digital ID Regulator and expanding the role of the Information Commissioner to regulate privacy protections for digital IDs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Accountability and Fairness) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Passed Both Houses 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Tax Agent Services Act 2009

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  : to expand the operation of the promoter penalty provisions; and enable the sharing of certain protected information;

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to extend whistleblower protections to eligible whistleblowers who make disclosures to the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB); and reverse the burden of proof for certain claims of protection;

  Tax Agent Services Act 2009

  in relation to the TPB Register and the TPB’s delegation powers; and

  Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987

  to limit the proportion of petroleum resource rent tax assessable income that can be offset by deductions to 90 per cent. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Mar 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Passed Both Houses 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  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

  .] 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Passed Both Houses 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Proposes to alter the Constitution to recognise local government by stating that the Commonwealth can grant financial assistance to local government, including assistance for community and other services. [

  The bill was passed by an absolute majority of each House of the Parliament. The proposal did not proceed to a referendum

  .] 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Constitution Alteration (Preamble) 1999

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Aug 1999 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Passed Both Houses 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister's portfolio 

  Summary

  Proposes to alter the Constitution to insert a preamble. [

  The bill was passed by an absolute majority of each House of the Parliament. The proposal was not approved at the subsequent referendum

  .] 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Constitution Alteration (Establishment of Republic) 1999

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Jun 1999 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Passed Both Houses 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General portfolio 

  Summary

  Proposes to alter the Constitution to establish the Commonwealth of Australia as a republic with a President chosen by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Commonwealth Parliament. [

  The bill was passed by an absolute majority of each House of the Parliament. The proposal was not approved at the subsequent referendum

  .] 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui
  POCOCK, Sen David 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency Act 2013

  to expand the functions of the Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency in relation to silica safety and silica-related diseases. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum