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TOTAL RESULTS: 473
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- Date
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27 Feb 2024
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui
- Summary
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Amends the
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009
to enable the Manufacturing Division to de-merge from the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union.
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15 Feb 2024
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
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Amends the
Fair Work Act 2009
to provide that contravening a Fair Work Commission order which deals with the employee right to disconnect would not expose a person to a criminal penalty.
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07 Feb 2024
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Finance
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Amends the
Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Act 1997
to remove certain limiting words from section 32B (which confers power on the Commonwealth to make, vary or administer an arrangement or grant) and section 39B (which confers power on the Commonwealth to form a company, participate in the formation of a company, acquire shares in a company or become a member of a company). Also makes consequential amendments to 7 Acts and contingent amendments to 2 Acts.
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07 Feb 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Foreign Investment) Bill 2024, the bill amends the:
Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Act 2015
to: increase the fee cap from $1,119,100 to $7,000,000; and amend the indexation provisions; and Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Regulations 2020
to: increase the fees for giving notice in relation to the acquisition of established dwellings, and the vacancy fees for established and new residential dwellings acquired on or after 7.30 pm on 9 May 2017; and amend the indexation provisions.
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07 Nov 2023
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
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Amends the:
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021
to provide a judge of Division 2 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) with the same protection and immunity as a judge of Division 1 of the FCFCOA; and Family Law Act 1975
to make a consequential amendment.
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- Date
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06 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui
POCOCK, Sen David
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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06 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui
POCOCK, Sen David
- Summary
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Amends the
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
to implement presumptive liability provisions for first responders who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
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- Date
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06 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui
POCOCK, Sen David
- Summary
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Amends the
Fair Work Act 2009
to provide an exception to the operation of the small business redundancy exemption when a larger business downsizes to become a smaller business employer due to insolvency.
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- Date
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06 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui
POCOCK, Sen David
- Summary
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Amends the
Fair Work Act 2009
to provide workplace protections against discrimination for employees who have been, or continue to be, subjected to family and domestic violence.
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04 Sep 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
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This bill is the result of the Senate dividing the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 (original bill) into two bills. On 7 December 2023 the House of Representatives accepted the Senate’s action in dividing the bill. This page shows the procedural history of the original bill up to the time it was divided, and the title and description of the bill as divided by the Senate (see sheet PU108 of amendments to the original bill). For copies of the explanatory memoranda and amendments circulated to the original bill, see the homepage of the original bill. This bill amends the:
Fair Work Act 2009
in relation to: casual employment; enabling multiple franchisees to access the single-enterprise stream; transitioning from multi-enterprise agreements; model terms; intractable bargaining workplace determinations; workplace delegates’ rights; sham contracting; exemptions to waive entry requirements for suspected underpayment and increasing maximum penalties for underpayments; compliance notices; the definition of employment; minimum standards and increased dispute resolution for employee-like workers performing digital platform work and regulated road transport industry contractors; and removal of a sunsetted clause relating to applications to vary modern awards; Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009
to remove provisions relating to the withdrawal of parts of amalgamated organisations; and Independent Contractors Act 2006
to provide that the Act applies to independent contractors performing work remunerated at an amount exceeding the new contractor high income threshold; and Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Administration Act 1992
in relation to the appointment of certain directors to the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation.
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