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29 Nov 2023
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House of Representatives
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
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Amends the:
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
and Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005
to establish a framework to regulate the accessibility and prominence of free-to-air television services on certain internet connected television devices supplied in Australia; and Broadcasting Services Act 1992
to expand the anti-siphoning scheme to include online services.
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29 Nov 2023
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Senate
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Sponsor
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ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm
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Amends the
Customs Act 1901
to prohibit a person from importing goods involving child labour into Australia in certain circumstances where the importer has not complied with a notice in relation to the goods.
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29 Nov 2023
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Senate
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THORPE, Sen Lidia
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Amends the
Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011
to amend the definition of ‘human rights’ to include the rights and freedoms outlined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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29 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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Partially implements the Government’s response to the review of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) by amending the
Reserve Bank Act 1959
to: remove the Government’s power to override monetary policy decisions of the RBA and remove the RBA’s power to determine the lending policy of banks; clarify the objectives and functions of the RBA; replace the existing Reserve Bank Board with a Monetary Policy Board and Governance Board; and make consequential and minor amendments.
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27 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Sponsor
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TINK, Kylea, MP
- Summary
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to: prohibit the detention of minors; and introduce a 90-day limit on immigration detention which can only be extended in certain circumstances.
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27 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
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Further to the
Migration Amendment (Bridging Visa Conditions) Act 2023
, which responded to the High Court’s judgement in NZYQ v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs & Anor
(S28/2023), the bill amends the Migration Act 1958
to: provide for additional conditions to be placed on bridging visas granted to non-citizens released from immigration detention; and clarify the authority for the collection and use of information gathered by an electronic monitoring device.
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27 Nov 2023
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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COLEMAN, David, MP
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Amends the
Online Safety Act 2021
to require the minister to conduct a trial of age verification technologies.
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16 Nov 2023
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Defence
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Introduced with the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2023, the bill enables certain licences issued by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency to be treated as Australian naval nuclear power safety licences for the purposes of the
Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Act 2023
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16 Nov 2023
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Defence
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Introduced with the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023, the bill establishes a framework to regulate the nuclear safety aspects of Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine enterprise.
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16 Nov 2023
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
and Migration Regulations 1994
in response to the High Court’s judgement in NZYQ v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs & Anor
(S28/2023) to provide for certain conditions to be placed on bridging visas granted to non-citizens released from immigration detention.
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