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TOTAL RESULTS: 115
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23 Mar 2011
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
- Summary
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Establishes a national framework to manage the environmental, health and safety impacts of manufactured goods and materials across the lifecycle of a product, including the impacts associated with the disposal of a product.
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- Date
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30 Sep 2010
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BROWN, Sen Bob
- Summary
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Amends the
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
to restrict the advertising or other promotion of unhealthy food and beverages on television between 6.30 am and 9.30 pm.
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- Date
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24 Jun 2010
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BARNETT, Sen Guy
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Provides for the appointment of an independent officer of Parliament as the Parliamentary Budget Officer to provide advice and analysis to Parliament on the annual Commonwealth budget and any revisions of budgetary estimates or outcomes.
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- Date
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16 Jun 2010
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BROWN, Sen Bob
- Summary
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Requires the Auditor-General to assess certain government information and advertising campaigns for their compliance with guidelines and to present reports of any assessment to Parliament.
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- Date
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28 Oct 2009
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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XENOPHON, Sen Nick
- Summary
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Regulates poker machine use by requiring that poker machines: cannot accept banknotes with a denomination greater than $20; cannot accept certain additional credits; cannot allow a bet in excess of $1 per spin; and cannot allow a loss exceeding $120 in one hour’s operation. Also imposes penalties for a contravention of these requirements.
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- Date
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27 Oct 2009
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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FIELDING, Sen Steve
- Summary
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Regulates poker and gaming machine use by placing technical requirements on manufacturers and suppliers of those machines by requiring that they cannot: accept banknotes with a denomination greater than $20; accept certain additional credits; and allow a bet in excess of $1 per spin. Also imposes penalties for a contravention of these requirements.
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- Date
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14 May 2009
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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FIELDING, Sen Steve
- Summary
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Amends the
Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948
to: terminate the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Scheme; require existing scheme members to choose a complying superannuation fund in line with the arrangements applying to new parliamentarians since 2004; and require the Commonwealth to pay into the complying superannuation funds chosen by members their respective commuted superannuation benefits and ongoing superannuation contributions.
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- Date
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11 Nov 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BROWN, Sen Bob
- Summary
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Provides for a national plebiscite to be held in conjunction with the next House of Representatives election on whether Australia should become a republic.
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- Date
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04 Sep 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BROWN, Sen Bob
- Summary
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Amends the
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
and Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Act 2004
to: impose restrictions on food and beverage advertising on television during children’s viewing times; and provide that financial assistance to schools is conditional upon schools not displaying advertisements or sponsorship announcements by companies whose principal activity is the manufacture, distribution or sale of junk food.
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- Date
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19 Jun 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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FIELDING, Sen Steve
- Summary
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The bill seeks to promote responsible gaming practices by: imposing technical requirements on corporations which manufacture, sell and supply gaming and poker machines, manufacture or supply cash-back terminals, and on financial institutions which own or operate automatic teller machines; and imposes penalties for contraventions of the requirements.
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