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TOTAL RESULTS: 111
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- Date
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25 Jun 2009
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Citizenship
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to implement seven Immigration Detention Values to provide the framework for immigration detention.
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- Date
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24 Jun 2009
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
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Amends the
Marriage Act 1961
to: remove all discriminatory references based on sexual orientation and gender identity; and allow marriage regardless of sex, sexuality and gender identity.
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24 Jun 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Health and Ageing
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Introduced with the Midwife Professional Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Bill 2009, the bill establishes the Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme to provide indemnity insurance to eligible privately practising midwives.
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24 Jun 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Health and Ageing
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Introduced with the Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme Bill 2009, the bill imposes the run-off cover support payment as a levy on insurers’ premium income for providing insurance cover to eligible midwives.
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- Date
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17 Jun 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Citizenship
- Summary
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to: remove the liability for immigration detention and related costs for certain persons and liable parties and extinguish all outstanding immigration detention debts; and ensure regulations can no longer prescribe sponsorship undertakings or obligations that include payments to the Commonwealth in relation to the cost of a person’s immigration detention.
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- Date
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27 May 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Immigration and Citizenship
- Summary
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to: ensure all personal identifiers obtained by the department are subject to part 4A of the Act; and provide that personal information must only be disclosed to the extent necessary in order to obtain help from an individual to identify, authenticate the identity of, or locate the subject, in connection with the administration of the Act.
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- Date
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18 Mar 2009
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Citizenship
- Summary
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to: remove the liability for immigration detention and related costs for certain persons and liable parties and extinguish all outstanding immigration detention debts; and ensure regulations can no longer prescribe sponsorship undertakings or obligations that include payments to the Commonwealth in relation to the cost of a person’s immigration detention.
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03 Dec 2008
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Senate
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Immigration and Citizenship
- Summary
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to: clarify that the Migration Review Tribunal and the Refugee Review Tribunal may invite either orally or in writing, review applicants or third parties to give information; reinstate uniform time limits for applying for judicial review of a migration decision in the Federal Magistrates Court, Federal Court and High Court; and limit the appeals against judgments by the Federal Magistrates Court and the Federal Court that make an order or refuse to make an order to extend time to apply for judicial review of migration decisions.
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- Date
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24 Sep 2008
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Senate
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Immigration and Citizenship
- Summary
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Amends the:
Migration Act 1958
to establish a framework for the sponsorship of non-citizens seeking entry to Australia which will: define sponsorship obligations for employers and other sponsors; expand powers to monitor and investigate possible non-compliance by sponsors; and introduce a civil penalty regime for non-compliance; and Taxation Administration Act 1953
to authorise the disclosure and sharing of certain information between the Commissioner of Taxation and migration officers.
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04 Sep 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Immigration and Citizenship
- Summary
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to clarify and provide certainty to certain notification procedures to minimise errors and ensure that visa applicants and holders are effectively notified of matters relating to their dealings with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
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