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  • Road Safety Remuneration Repeal Bill 2016

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    18 Apr 2016 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Employment 
    Summary
    The bill: repeals the
    Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012
    to abolish the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal; enables the minister to make rules dealing with transitional matters; and makes a consequential amendment to the
    Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Reform of Employment Services (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1996 [1998]

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    12 Dec 1996 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Reform of Employment Services Bill 1996 [1998]

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    12 Dec 1996 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Recycling and Waste Reduction (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2020

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    27 Aug 2020 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Environment 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020, Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (General) Bill 2020. Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (Customs) Bill 2020 and Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (Excise) Bill 2020, the bill: repeals the
    Product Stewardship Act 2011
    ; provides for application, saving and transitional provisions relating to product stewardship; enables the minister to make transitional rules; and amends the
    Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020
    to make amendments contingent on the commencement of the
    Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2020
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    27 Aug 2020 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Environment 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Recycling and Waste Reduction (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2020, Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (General) Bill 2020, Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (Customs) Bill 2020 and Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (Excise) Bill 2020, the bill establishes a framework to: regulate the export of waste materials, in line with the agreement to ban the export of waste plastic, paper, glass and tyres by the Council of Australian Governments in 2020; manage the environmental, health and safety impacts of products, in particular those impacts associated with the disposal of products; and provide for voluntary, co-regulatory and mandatory product stewardship schemes. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (Customs) Bill 2020

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    27 Aug 2020 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Environment 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020, Recycling and Waste Reduction (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2020, Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (General) Bill 2020 and Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (Excise) Bill 2020, the bill imposes charges in relation to the export of regulated waste material, so far as those charges are duties of customs. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (Excise) Bill 2020

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    27 Aug 2020 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Environment 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020, Recycling and Waste Reduction (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2020, Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (General) Bill 2020 and Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (Customs) Bill 2020, the bill imposes charges in relation to the export of regulated waste material, so far as those charges are duties of excise. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (General) Bill 2020

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    27 Aug 2020 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Environment 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020, Recycling and Waste Reduction (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2020, Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (Customs) Bill 2020 and Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (Excise) Bill 2020, the bill imposes charges in relation to the export of regulated waste material, so far as those charges are neither duties of customs nor duties of excise. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2015

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    27 May 2015 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Environment 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
    to: adjust the required GWh of renewable source electricity in each year from 2016 to 2030 with a GWh target of 33000 GWH in 2020; and replace the current partial exemption for electricity used in emissions-intensive trade-exposed activities with a full exemption;
    Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
    and
    Climate Change Authority Act 2011
    to remove the requirement for the Climate Change Authority to undertake biennial reviews on the operation of the
    Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
    and subordinate regulations; and Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001 to reinstate native forest wood waste as an eligible source of renewable energy. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2006

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    02 Mar 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Environment and Heritage 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
    as a result of a statutory review of the operation of the Act to: enhance market transparency and business certainty; increase opportunities for bioenergy and solar technologies; encourage innovation through recognising emerging renewable electricity generation technologies; and make administrative amendments in relation to the operation of the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target scheme. Also amends the
    Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
    to clarify appeal avenues in relation to assessment decisions made under the principal Act. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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