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TOTAL RESULTS: 137
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27 Feb 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
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Amends the
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to prohibit actions involving large-scale wind and solar energy projects that have, will have, or are likely to have a significant impact on the natural environment, unless done in accordance with an approval by the Minister under Part 9 of the Act.
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27 Feb 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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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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- Date
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26 Feb 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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HAINES, Helen, MP
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Amends: the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
to provide a resource management framework for the use and management of public resources, including for grants administration; the Public Service Act 1999 to provide the Public Service Commissioner with certain powers in relation to breaches of the code of conduct relating to the resource management framework; and 9 Acts in relation to oversight of investment mandates.
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26 Feb 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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STEGGALL, Zali, MP
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Amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to cancel Petroleum Exploration Permit 11 (PEP11) and prohibit any further petroleum exploration in the PEP11 area.
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- Date
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15 Feb 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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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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- Date
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15 Feb 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Industry, Science and Resources
- Summary
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Amends the:
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to implement the outcomes of the Offshore Oil and Gas Safety Review; Navigation Act 1912
and Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to clarify the validity of vessel safety certificates when a disconnectable facility transitions between the maritime and offshore petroleum regimes; Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to: ensure that an approval of taking actions in accordance with a policy, plan or program remains effective following amendments to environmental regulations; enable the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority to specify the timeframe for a person to comply with a remedial direction; clarify the spatial extent of an eligible greenhouse gas storage formation; and make minor and technical amendments.
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15 Feb 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Social Services
- Summary
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Responds to the Federal Court decision in
Commissioner of Taxation v Douglas
[2020] FCAFC 220 by amending the Social Security Act 1991
and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to provide a clear legal basis for the assessment of income from certain military invalidity pensions.
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12 Feb 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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CHANEY, Kate, MP
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Amends the
Criminal Code Act 1995
to provide that the offence of using a carriage service to incite committing or attempting to commit suicide does not apply to acts or omissions carried out in accordance with a voluntary assisted dying law of a state or territory.
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12 Feb 2024
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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GEE, Andrew, MP
- Summary
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Prohibits the purchase of residential property by foreign entities for a 2-year period.
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07 Feb 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Consequential on the Administrative Review Tribunal Bill 2023 and Administrative Review Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions No. 2) Bill 2023, the bill amends 110 Acts to update certain references.
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