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.
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02 Dec 2004
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House of Representatives
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
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Part of a package of 10 bills in relation to the establishment of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the bill amends the
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Tax) Act 1997
to replace existing references to the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) with references to the ACMA. Also contains transitional provisions providing for the continuing effect of certain determinations made by the ACA.
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02 Dec 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
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Part of a package of 10 bills in relation to the establishment of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the bill amends the
Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983
to replace existing references to the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) with references to the ACMA. Also contains transitional provisions providing for the continuing effect of certain notices given to, and approved forms and determinations made by, the ACA.
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14 Feb 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
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Amends the
Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983
to correct an anomaly in the Act by clarifying the power to impose a tax on the issue of a transmitter licence where there has been no application for that licence. Also validates the imposition of the tax on licences that have been affected by the anomaly.
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18 Feb 1999
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfolio
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- Date
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18 Feb 1999
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfolio
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- Date
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18 Feb 1999
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfolio
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- Date
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23 Nov 2011
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
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Introduced with the Road Safety Remuneration Bill 2012, the bill amends the
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
to: make a consequential amendment; and enable transitional arrangements.
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23 Nov 2011
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
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Introduced with the Road Safety Remuneration (Consequential Amendments and Related Provisions) Bill 2012, the bill establishes the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal which will: inquire into sectors, issues and practices within the road transport industry and, where appropriate, determine mandatory minimum rates of pay and related conditions for employed and self-employed drivers; approve collective agreements between a hirer and all self-employed drivers; enable certain contractor drivers and their hirers to collectively bargain and enter into approved collective agreements; resolve disputes between drivers, their hirers or employers and participants in the road transport industry supply chain; and deal with disputes arising from the termination of a road transport contract.
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21 Mar 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education, Science and Training
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Amends the
Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972
and Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987
to: allow greater commercialisation of technology developed by the Australian Institution of Marine Science and the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation; and minimise administrative demands on these agencies.
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18 Apr 2016
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment
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Suspends the Contractor Driver Minimum Payments Road Safety Remuneration Order 2016, and any subsequent orders that may be made by the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal, until 1 January 2017; and enables the minister to make rules dealing with transitional and other matters.
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