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.
TOTAL RESULTS: 73
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- Date
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12 Sep 2005
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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THOMSON, Kelvin, MP
- Summary
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The bill: regulates the use of public money on government information programs; and establishes the Principles and Guidelines for Government Advertising Campaigns.
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- Date
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14 Feb 2005
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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ALBANESE, Anthony, MP
- Summary
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Amends the
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
to extend the boundaries of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park to Australia’s exclusive economic zone.
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- Date
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12 Aug 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Part of a package of seven bills to implement changes to the financial sector levy setting framework, the bill amends the
General Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998
to: separate the authorised general insurance supervisory levy into a restricted and an unrestricted component; increase the statutory upper limit for the restricted levy component set for the 2005-06 financial year; and alter the calculation of the indexation factor used to establish the statutory upper limits applying in later financial years. Also contains an application provision.
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- Date
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05 Mar 2003
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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MCLUCAS, Sen Jan
BARTLETT, Andrew
- Summary
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Amends the
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
to extend the boundaries of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park to Australia’s exclusive economic zone.
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- Date
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10 Feb 2003
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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THOMSON, Kelvin, MP
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- Date
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09 Dec 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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ALBANESE, Anthony, MP
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- Date
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21 Mar 2002
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BARTLETT, Andrew
- Summary
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Amends the
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
to extend the boundaries of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park to Australia’s exclusive economic zone.
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- Date
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06 Aug 2001
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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- Date
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26 Jun 2000
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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- Date
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11 Mar 1998
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha
- Summary
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Provides for the: protection of genetic privacy; collection, storage, analysis and disclosure of DNA samples; rights and responsibilities of persons with respect to genetic information; and unlawfulness of genetic discrimination.
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