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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13 Oct 1999
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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23 Jun 1999
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General portfolio
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09 Dec 1998
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Environment and Heritage portfolio
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- Date
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24 Jun 1998
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General portfolio
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09 May 1996
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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10 Feb 2025
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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SCAMPS, Sophie, MP
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The bill: requires public bodies to act in pursuit of the economic, social, environmental and cultural wellbeing of current and future generations of Australians; and establishes an independent statutory Commissioner for Future Generations.
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10 Feb 2025
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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WILKIE, Andrew, MP
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The bill: establishes the Whistleblower Protection Authority to receive and facilitate the investigation of whistleblower disclosures, provide advice, assistance, guidance and support to persons and agencies relating to the making of whistleblower disclosures and investigate any mistreatment of whistleblowers and undertake enforcement activities; establishes the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Council to provide advice to the Whistleblower Protection Commissioner; and establishes the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Whistleblower Protection Authority to consider proposed recommendations for the appointment of the commissioner and deputy commissioners and to monitor and review the performance of the commissioner.
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20 Nov 2024
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Women
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Amends the
Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012
to require certain employers with 500 or more employees to select and meet, or improve against, certain gender equality targets over a 3 year period.
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12 Sep 2024
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education
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Establishes the Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers Special Account to make grants of financial assistance to support remuneration increases for workers in the early childhood education and care sector.
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06 Sep 2023
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Environment and Water
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Amends the
Water Act 2007
and Basin Plan 2012
to: expand the type of projects that can deliver the Basin Plan target of 450 gigalitres (GL) of additional environmental water; repeal the statutory 1,500 GL cap on Commonwealth water purchases; enable funds from the Water for the Environment Special Account to be used to enhance environmental outcomes in the Basin; provide additional time for Basin States to deliver Sustainable Diversion Limit (SDL) Adjustment Mechanism projects; enable the Inspector-General of Water Compliance to determine SDL compliance and require action plans; provide for a roadmap for the delivery of constraints relaxation projects across the Southern Basin; delay the review of the Act from 2024 until 2027; and implement recommendations of the Water market reform: final roadmap report
in relation to water markets and water management in the Basin. Also amends the Water Act 2007
to make technical amendments in relation to First Ministers’ Council; and makes consequential amendments to the Water Act 2007
and Competition and Consumer Act 2010
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Parliament delegates the power to legislate so details of law can be changed quickly by others. These delegated laws are referred to as legislative instruments and can be overruled – disallowed – by Parliament.
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