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- Date
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01 Aug 2022
- Chamber
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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
- Summary
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The bill: establishes a legal framework governing immigration detention in Australia; provides alternatives to immigration detention; and prioritises non-citizens' immediate needs and refugee and international human rights law.
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30 Mar 2022
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Indigenous Australians
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Amends: the
Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986
to: amend the title of the Act to the Aboriginal Land and Waters (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986
; exempt certain leases granted by the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council from the application of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997
(ACT); increase the payment amount at which the council is required to seek approval from the minister before entering into a contract; amend the council's governance structure and decision making powers to align more closely with other corporate Commonwealth entities; remove the requirement for the council to enter into an agreement to lease with the Director of National Parks before land in the Booderee National Park can be declared as Aboriginal land; clarify that the functions of the council relate to registered members and eligible children; and update the wording of the term 'physical or mental incapacity'; and eight Acts to make consequential amendments.
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29 Mar 2022
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Finance
- Summary
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Appropriates money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in relation to the parliamentary departments.
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- Date
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29 Mar 2022
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Finance
- Summary
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Appropriates money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the government.
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- Date
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29 Mar 2022
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Finance
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Appropriates money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure.
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- Date
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29 Mar 2022
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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THORPE, Sen Lidia
- Summary
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The bill: establishes a framework for the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the Commonwealth Government; and makes a consequential amendment to the
Productivity Commission Act 1998
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- Date
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17 Feb 2022
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
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Amends the:
Criminal Code Act 1995
to: amend the geographical jurisdiction provision for computer offences; introduce standalone offences for extortive conduct associated with ransomware and dealing with data obtained by unauthorised access or modification; introduce aggravated offences relating to cyber attacks on critical infrastructure assets and producing, supplying or obtaining data under arrangement for payment; and increase maximum penalties for certain other computer offences; Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
to ensure that existing information gathering powers and freezing orders in relation to financial institutions can also be exercised in relation to digital currency exchanges; and Crime Act 1914
and Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
to ensure that law enforcement agencies can seize digital assets (including cryptocurrency) discovered during the execution of a warrant and suspected to be proceeds of crime.
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- Date
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17 Feb 2022
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Education, Skills and Employment
- Summary
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Amends the:
Higher Education Support Act 2003
to: amend the student identifier requirements for a person's eligibility to receive Commonwealth assistance; provide for new Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debt arrangements for rural, remote or very remote health practitioners; provide that units of study undertaken as part of an enabling course will not count towards a student's student learning entitlement; extend the FEE-HELP loan fee exemption to 31 December 2022; provide that domestic students undertaking a microcredential course are eligible for FEE-HELP; and provide that New Zealand citizens are eligible for HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP only if they are a resident in Australia for the duration of the unit; and Higher Education Support Act 2003
and Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011
to make technical amendments.
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- Date
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17 Feb 2022
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Education, Skills and Employment
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Amends the
Higher Education Support Act 2003
to: allow the minister to make grants to support arrangements to increase industry-led study and postgraduate research and to assist higher education providers to undertake research (the Australia's Economic Accelerator (AEA) program) which progresses the development of technologies and services to a state of commercial investor readiness in sectors aligned with areas of national priority; establish a governance framework to support the delivery of the AEA program; and provide for the protection, disclosure and use of AEA program information.
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17 Feb 2022
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Finance
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Implements certain 'Your Future, Your Super' reforms by amending the:
Parliamentary Superannuation Act 2004
to: remove the existing choice of fund provisions; enable the Commonwealth to make employer superannuation contributions for new parliamentarians to a chosen, stapled or default fund in various circumstances; and provide for the determination of a default fund for parliamentarians if an existing default fund is unable to accept new members due to failing the annual performance test for MySuper products for two consecutive years; Superannuation Act 2005
to provide for the determination of an alternative default fund for Australian Public Service employees if the Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan is unable to accept new members due to failing the annual performance test for MySuper products for two consecutive years; Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011
and Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017
to make consequential amendments; and Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021
to enable the Commonwealth to make employer superannuation contributions for judges of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia to a chosen, stapled or default fund in various circumstances.
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