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• Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Amendment (Strengthening Land and Governance Provisions) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Oct 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Indigenous Australians 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986

  to: amend the title of the Act to the

  Aboriginal Land and Waters (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986

  ; exempt certain leases granted by the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council from the application of the

  Residential Tenancies Act 1997

  (ACT); increase the payment amount at which the council is required to seek approval from the minister before entering into a contract; amend the council's governance structure and decision making powers to align more closely with other corporate Commonwealth entities; remove the requirement for the council to enter into an agreement to lease with the Director of National Parks before land in the Booderee National Park can be declared as Aboriginal land; clarify that the functions of the council relate only to registered members and eligible children; and update the wording of the term 'physical or mental incapacity'; and eight Acts to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Animal Health Australia and Plant Health Australia Funding Legislation Amendment Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Sep 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Animal Health Council (Live-stock Industries) Funding Act 1996

  to: facilitate the funding of emergency responses under emergency biosecurity response deeds other than the Emergency Animal Disease Response Agreement, including the proposed Emergency Response Deed for Aquatic Animal Diseases; provide for the Governor-General to make regulations prescribing certain matters; and remove redundant provisions that relate to honey, as honey-related levies are no longer paid to Animal Health Australia;

  Plant Health Australia (Plant Industries) Funding Act 2002

  to: broaden the scope of permissible uses for Emergency Plant Pest Response (EPPR) levies to include the promotion or maintenance of the health of an EPPR plant; provide for the secretary to determine by notifiable instrument a body that is a relevant plant industry member; and remove redundant provisions that provide for the redirection of excess levies to research and development purposes; and

  Horticulture Marketing and Research and Development Services Act 2000

  and

  Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment (Making Gambling Businesses Accountable) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Sep 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

  to: require gambling companies to report to the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre if they have reason to suspect a person is paying for gambling services with money obtained illegally; and enable the Federal Court to make compensation orders where gambling companies have provided gambling services to a person who they suspect has paid for the gambling service using money obtained illegally. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special Investigations) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Oct 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  to: amend the drafting process and relevant definitions for determinations made by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) board to authorise special ACIC operations and special ACIC investigations; and

  Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Act 2010

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Education Legislation Amendment (Prohibiting the Indoctrination of Children) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  HANSON, Sen Pauline 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Act 2008

  to require the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority to ensure that school education provides a balanced presentation of opposing views on political, historical and scientific issues; and

  Australian Education Act 2013

  to make financial assistance to a state or territory conditional on the state or territory having certain laws in force. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Audio Description) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  STEELE-JOHN, Sen Jordon 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to: require national broadcasters, commercial television broadcasting licensees and subscription television licensees to provide a minimum number of hours of television audio description per week; and provide for the Australian Communications and Media Authority to enforce and review the new requirement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Community Radio) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Oct 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to: provide for applications for renewals of an existing community broadcasting licence to be considered by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) as a current service and not a proposed new service; enable the ACMA to grant community broadcasting licences and temporary community broadcasting licences with effect from a specified future date; amend the criteria for new temporary community broadcasting licences; enable the ACMA to limit the number of temporary community broadcasting licences that can share a particular frequency; provide for deadlines for late applications for the renewal of a community licence; and provide for expedited timelines for the ACMA to commence a process to allocate new community broadcasting licences. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Loot Boxes) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Banning Dirty Donations) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Nov 2022 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  WATERS, Sen Larissa 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Lowering Voting Age and Increasing Voter Participation) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  STEELE-JOHN, Sen Jordon 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  to: lower the minimum (non-compulsory) voting age in Australian federal elections and referenda from 18 to 16 years; allow 14 and 15 year olds to be added to the electoral roll in preparation for their eligibility to vote at 16 years of age; provide for 16 and 17 year olds to be included in the certified list of voters (but not to be given a penalty notice if they do not vote); and provide that an eligible voter, who is not yet on the electoral roll or enrolled at their correct address, is able to cast a provisional vote on election day. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum