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: 126
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- Date
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02 Dec 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to: exempt small businesses from the unfair dismissal provisions (except in relation to apprentices and trainees); and require the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to order that an unfair dismissal application is invalid if it relates to a small business employer.
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- Date
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02 Dec 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to: establish a framework for the right of entry system which will clearly set out parties’ rights and responsibilities; and enable the Commonwealth to override the operation of State right of entry laws or industrial instruments within constitutional limits.
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- Date
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11 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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Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio
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- Date
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24 Jun 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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Environment and Heritage
- Summary
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Provides for the establishment and operation of a scheme to apply national water efficiency labelling and minimum performance standards to certain water-use products. Also contains a regulation-making power.
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- Date
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03 Jun 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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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to: exempt small businesses from the unfair dismissal provisions (except in relation to apprentices and trainees); and require the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to order that an unfair dismissal application is invalid if it relates to a small business employer. Also contains an application provision.
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- Date
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26 May 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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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to restore the exemption for small business from redundancy payments by overturning the recent decision of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to impose redundancy pay obligations on small businesses.
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- Date
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29 Mar 2004
- 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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13 Nov 2003
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to: provide all businesses with information about their rights and the processes involved with logs of claims; limit the ability of unions to involve small businesses which employ no union members into the federal jurisdiction; and require the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to inquire into views of unrepresented small business employers potentially affected by a logs of claims. Also contains application provisions.
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- Date
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06 Nov 2003
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
in relation to: industrial action before the expiration of an agreement; cooling-off periods; third party suspensions; and protected and unprotected industrial action. Also contains application provisions.
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- Date
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06 Nov 2003
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to: extend the operation of the federal unfair dismissal system to all employees of constitutional corporations; prevent employees from accessing remedies under comparable State unfair dismissal schemes; and make amendments to the operation of the unfair dismissal system. Also contains application provisions.
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