A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General.

Bills introduced to Parliament are scrutinised to make sure they meet certain standards and to consider whether they should be referred to a committee for further investigation. This can include feedback from stakeholders and the general public, and a report recommending potential improvements to the bill.

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  • Trade Practices Amendment (Small Business Protection) Bill 2002 [No. 2]

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    26 Sep 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Small Business and Tourism 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Trade Practices Act 1974
    to allow the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to bring representative actions in relation to contraventions of provisions relating to secondary boycotts and contracts, arrangements or understandings affecting the supply or acquisition of goods or services. Also contains an application provision. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Trade Practices Amendment (Small Business Protection) Bill 2002

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    20 Feb 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Small Business and Tourism 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Trade Practices Act 1974
    to allow the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to bring representative actions in relation to contraventions of provisions relating to secondary boycotts and contracts, arrangements or understandings affecting the supply or acquisition of goods or services. Also contains an application provision. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Tourism Australia (Repeal and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2004

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    13 May 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Tourism 
    Summary
    Further to the Tourism Australia Bill 2004, the bill: repeals the
    Australian Tourist Commission Act 1987
    ; and puts in place transitional arrangements to facilitate the merger of the operations and employees of the Australian Tourist Commission, the Bureau of Tourism Research and the Tourism Forecasting Council into Tourism Australia. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Trade Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2016

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    10 Feb 2016 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Trade and Investment 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Export Market Development Grants Act 1997
    to: remove communications as an eligible expenditure category; place a limit of $15 000 on the free sample expenditure category; describe the promotional literature or other advertising expenditure category as including literature or material in electronic or any other form; remove reimbursement of in country travel (other than air fares) and increase the daily allowance for overseas visits; add to the list of excluded expenses those relating to activities or products that the chief executive officer of Austrade considers may have had a detrimental impact on Australia’s trade reputation; permit Austrade to direct funds from other sources towards export market development grants (EMDG) administration costs; provide that the first independent review of the EMDG scheme must be completed by no later than 31 December 2021 and enable the minister to determine a date for later reviews; and enable the EMDG scheme to continue without a specified termination date; and the
    Australian Trade Commission Act 1985
    to: change the name of the Australian Trade Commission to the Australian Trade and Investment Commission; and amend the short title of the Act to the
    Australian Trade and Investment Commission Act 1985
    . Also makes consequential amendments to 10 Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Transport Safety Investigation (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    20 Jun 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Transport and Regional Services 
    Summary
    Consequential on the Transport Safety Investigation Bill 2002, the bill: repeals certain provisions of the
    Air Navigation Act 1920
    and
    Navigation Act 1912
    concerning aviation and marine safety investigations; and amends the:
    Air Services Act 1995
    ,
    Civil Aviation Act 1988
    and
    Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990
    to include cooperation with the Australian Transport Safety Board in the objects of the Acts;
    Civil Aviation Act 1988
    to protect the confidentiality of cockpit voice recording information; and
    Freedom of Information Act 1982
    to exempt certain safety information. Also contains transitional arrangements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Transport Safety Investigation Bill 2003

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    20 Jun 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Transport and Regional Services 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Transport Safety Investigation (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002, the bill deals with aviation, marine and rail transport safety and provides for: reporting of transport safety matters; conduct of safety investigations by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau; making of safety action statements; and publication of investigation results. Also contains regulation-making provisions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Transport and Regional Services Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Bill 2002

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    20 Feb 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Transport and Regional Services 
    Summary
    Makes consequential amendments to the
    Aircraft Noise Levy Collection Act 1995
    ,
    Air Navigation Act 1920
    ,
    Airports Act 1996
    and
    Civil Aviation Act 1988
    to reflect the application of the
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    to existing offence provisions from the day after Royal Assent. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Transport and Regional Services Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Bill 2001

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    27 May 2001 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Transport and Regional Services portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Trade Practices Amendment (International Liner Cargo Shipping) Bill 2000

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    28 Jun 2000 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Transport and Regional Services portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Transport Legislation Amendment Bill 2000

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    30 May 2000 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Transport and Regional Services portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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