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TOTAL RESULTS: 165
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17 Nov 2010
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House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Arts
- Summary
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The bill: amends the
Freedom of Information Act 1982
, National Film and Sound Archive Act 2008
and Screen Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2008
to enable the name change of the National Film and Sound Archive to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSAA); and transfers part of Screen Australia’s film library and associated assets and liabilities to the NFSAA; and provides for the transfer of certain Screen Australia staff to the NFSAA.
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24 Mar 2011
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Amends the:
Social Security Act 1991
and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to establish a framework to provide financial assistance for Australians and close family members of Australians who are injured or killed overseas as a result of an overseas terrorist incident; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
, Social Security Act 1991
and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to make consequential amendments.
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24 Nov 2010
- 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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The bill: amends 36 Acts to correct technical and other errors and modernise language; repeals eight redundant Acts; amends 76 Acts to provide that Commonwealth ministers are mentioned by reference to the administration of identified legislation; amends 53 Acts to provide that specific departments are mentioned by reference to the minister administering legislation; and amends 103 Acts to update administrative references.
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30 Sep 2010
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the:
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
in response to recommendations of the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs 2008 report Effectiveness of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 in eliminating discrimination and promoting gender equality
, to: extend protections from discrimination on the grounds of family responsibilities to both women and men in all areas of work; provide improved protection from sexual harassment for students and workers; ensure protections from sex discrimination apply equally to women and men; and establish breastfeeding as a separate ground of discrimination; Age Discrimination Act 2004
to establish an Age Discrimination Commissioner in the Human Rights Commission; and Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
, Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999
and Fair Work Act 2009
to make consequential amendments.
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- Date
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29 Sep 2010
- 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:
Service and Execution of Process Act 1992
to enable states and territories to enforce interstate fines according to the laws of their own jurisdiction; and Service and Execution of Process Act 1992
and Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983
to make consequential amendments.
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- Date
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24 Jun 2010
- 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
- Summary
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In response to recommendations of the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs 2008 report
Effectiveness of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 in eliminating discrimination and promoting gender equality
, the bill amends the: Sex Discrimination Act 1984
to: extend protections from discrimination on the grounds of family responsibilities to both women and men in all areas of work; provide improved protection from sexual harassment for students and workers; ensure protections from sex discrimination apply equally to women and men; and establish breastfeeding as a separate ground of discrimination; and Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999
to make a consequential amendment.
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- Date
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16 Jun 2010
- 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
- Summary
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Amends the:
Service and Execution of Process Act 1992
to enable states and territories to enforce interstate fines according to the laws of their own jurisdiction; and Service and Execution of Process Act 1992
and Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983
to make consequential amendments.
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28 Oct 2009
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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The bill: amends 54 Acts to correct clerical and drafting errors; repeals 5 obsolete Acts; amends the
Tradesmen’s Rights Regulation Act 1946
to replace gender-specific language with gender-neutral language; amends the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
to ensure the consistent use of the expression ‘ballot paper’; and amends 75 Acts to ensure the consistency of language used to describe the internet and internet-related technology.
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04 Sep 2008
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Amends 68 Acts to: extend the meaning of ‘de facto partner’, ‘child’ and ‘parent’ to include same-sex relationships; introduce a tracing rule to identify family relationships; and provide for transitional arrangements, including empowering the Governor-General to make regulations of a transitional nature.
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28 May 2008
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Amends 14 Acts in relation to Commonwealth civilian and military (defined benefit) superannuation schemes, parliamentary, judicial and statutory legal officer pension schemes and the Governor-General’s pension scheme to ensure that same-sex partners and their children are able to access reversionary superannuation benefits upon the death of a scheme member and in related taxation treatment of superannuation benefits.
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19 Mar 2008
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Senate
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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The bill: amends 40 Acts to correct clerical and drafting errors; repeals 27 obsolete Acts; and amends 88 Acts to replace gender-specific language with gender-neutral language.
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06 Dec 2006
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Senate
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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The bill: amends 45 Acts to correct clerical and drafting errors; repeals 17 obsolete Acts and amends six Acts as a consequence of those repeals.
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- Date
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17 Nov 2004
- 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
- Summary
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Amends the
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
to permit the provision of teaching scholarships to persons of one sex, in order to address the imbalance in the number of male and female teachers in schools.
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17 Nov 2004
- Chamber
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Senate
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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The bill: establishes procedures for federal, State and Territory law enforcement agencies to obtain warrants, emergency authorisations and authorisations for the installation and use of surveillance devices in Australia and overseas in relation to criminal investigations and child recovery orders; and regulates the use, communication, publication, storage, destruction and making of records in connection with surveillance device operations. Also makes consequential amendments to the
Australian Federal Police Act 1979
, Criminal Code Act 1995
, Customs Act 1901
and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
; and contains transitional and savings provisions and a regulation-making power.
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- Date
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11 Aug 2004
- 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
- Summary
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Amends the
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
to permit the provision of teaching scholarships to males, in order to address the imbalance in the number of male and female teachers in schools.
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- Date
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24 Jun 2004
- 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
- Summary
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The bill: establishes procedures for federal, State and Territory law enforcement agencies to obtain warrants, emergency authorisations and authorisations for the installation and use of surveillance devices in Australia and overseas in relation to criminal investigations and child recovery orders; and regulates the use, communication, publication, storage, destruction and making of records in connection with surveillance device operations. Also makes consequential amendments to the
Australian Federal Police Act 1979
, Criminal Code Act 1995
, Customs Act 1901
and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
; and contains transitional and savings provisions and a regulation-making power.
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- Date
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24 Mar 2004
- 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
- Summary
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The bill: establishes procedures for obtaining warrants, emergency authorisations and authorisations for the installation and use of surveillance devices in Australia and overseas in relation to criminal investigations and child recovery orders; and regulates the use, communication, publication, storage, destruction and making of records in connection with surveillance device operations. Also makes consequential amendments to the
Australian Federal Police Act 1979
, Criminal Code Act 1995
, Customs Act 1901
and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
; and contains transitional and savings provisions and a regulation-making power.
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10 Mar 2004
- 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
- Summary
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Amends the
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
to permit the provision of teaching scholarships to persons of one sex, in order to address the imbalance in the number of male and female teachers in schools.
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27 Jun 2002
- 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
- Summary
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Amends the
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
to enable States and Territories to legislate to limit access to assisted reproductive technology services to married couples and couples in a de facto marriage.
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16 May 2002
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Amends 42 Acts to correct minor clerical and drafting errors.
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13 Mar 2002
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends the:
Criminal Code Act 1995
to: insert new offences in relation to treason and terrorism related activities, all of which carry a penalty of life imprisonment; provide for ministerial declaration of proscribed organisations and insert offences in relation to membership or links with such an organisation; Crimes Act 1914
to repeal the existing treason offence; Migration Act 1958
to update treason offence cross-references; and Australian Protective Service Act 1987
and Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991
to ensure that the Australian Protective Service has power to deal with terrorist related offences and to perform the aircraft security officer function on intra-state flights. Also contains savings and application provisions.
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12 Mar 2002
- 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
- Summary
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Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends the:
Criminal Code Act 1995
to: insert new offences in relation to treason and terrorism related activities, all of which carry a penalty of life imprisonment; provide for ministerial declaration of proscribed organisations and insert offences in relation to membership or links with such an organisation; Crimes Act 1914
to repeal the existing treason offence; Migration Act 1958
to update treason offence cross-references; and Australian Protective Service Act 1987
and Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991
to ensure that the Australian Protective Service has power to deal with terrorist related offences and to perform the aircraft security officer function on intra-state flights. Also contains savings and application provisions.
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12 Mar 2002
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House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Part of a package of four bills, the bill implements Australia’s obligations under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373 and the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism by amending the:
Criminal Code Act 1995
to insert an offence directed at those who provide or collect funds to facilitate terrorist activities; Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988
and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
to: require cash dealers to report suspected terrorist-related transactions; and streamline procedures for the disclosure of financial transaction reports information to foreign countries; and Charter of the United Nations Act 1945
to introduce higher penalty offences for providing assets to, or dealing in assets of, persons and entities engaged in terrorist activities. Also provides for an independent review of the amendments made to the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988
and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
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28 May 2009
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House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Education
- Summary
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Amends the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
, Social Security Act 1991
and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to exempt the values of payments made under the Skills for Sustainability for Australian Apprentices and Tools For Your Trade programs from treatment as assessable income for taxation, social security and veterans’ affairs purposes.
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09 Feb 2012
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House of Representatives
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the:
Social Security Act 1991
in relation to: age requirements for social security payments; income tests for newstart and youth allowances; claims for newstart allowance; working credit balances; a parenting payment transitional arrangement; and a technical amendment; Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
in relation to the determination of penalty amounts for no show no pay failures or reconnection failures; and Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000
to provide additional funding for the Student Education Trusts measure for the 1 January 2012 to 30 June 2013 appropriation period.
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