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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26 Mar 2015
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the:
Judiciary Act 1903
to: consolidate the Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) into the Attorney-General’s Department (AGD); and remove provisions relating to AGS’s former role as a statutory corporation; and Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983
and Freedom of Information Act 1982
to make consequential amendments. Also makes transitional arrangements in relation to AGS being consolidated into the AGD.
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14 Mar 2012
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Introduced with the Courts Legislation Amendment (Judicial Complaints) Bill 2012, the bill enables parliamentary commissions to be established following a resolution by each House of the Parliament to investigate specified allegations of misbehaviour or incapacity of a specified Commonwealth judicial officer (including a Justice of the High Court of Australia).
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28 May 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Responds to the High Court decision in
British American Tobacco v Western Australia
by amending the Judiciary Act 1903
to provide that nothing in the Act prevents state and territory laws related to the recovery of invalid state and territory taxes from applying in federal jurisdiction in proceedings for the recovery of a tax or an amount paid in connection with a tax invalidly imposed by a law of a state or territory.
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- Date
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14 Jun 2007
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the
Judges’ Pensions Act 1968
to insert a definition of ‘salary’ for pension purposes; and remedy technical deficiencies in the superannuation surcharge formula in relation to: reduced rates of surcharge in 2003-04 and 2004-05; treatment of invalidity and death benefits; and payments made to discharge in part a judge’s surcharge debt.
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- Date
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13 Sep 2006
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the
Judiciary Act 1903
to: validate certain orders made by non-judicial officers of State courts of summary jurisdiction in relation to taxation and other federal law matters; and repeal certain provisions to enable States to determine which officers, including non-judicial officers, can exercise federal jurisdiction and in what circumstances. Also makes consequential amendments to the Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970
, Crimes Act 1914
and Family Law Act 1975
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- Date
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07 Dec 2005
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the
Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
, Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
and Family Law Act 1975
to provide the Magistrates Court of Western Australia constituted by a Family Law Magistrate of Western Australia with substantially the same jurisdiction and appeal structure in relation to family law and child support matters as the Federal Magistrates Court.
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- Date
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07 Dec 2005
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the
Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
, Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
and Family Law Act 1975
to provide the Magistrates Court of Western Australia constituted by a Family Law Magistrate of Western Australia with substantially the same jurisdiction and appeal structure in relation to family law and child support matters as the Federal Magistrates Court.
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- Date
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13 Mar 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the:
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
and Judiciary Act 1903
to allow the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) to establish an ACT Court of Appeal; and Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
to: abolish the redundant office of judicial registrar; and amend certain practices and procedures of the Federal Court. Also contains application and transitional provisions.
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- Date
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27 Sep 2001
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General portfolio
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- Date
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30 Aug 2001
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General portfolio
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