Australian Parliament Kanban

This is a list of all bills that have come before the current federal parliament. Data updates daily.

Pending (90)

s1455

Crimes Amendment (Repeal Mandatory Minimum Sentences) Bill 2025

Amends the Crimes Act 1914 to remove mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences.

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Sponsor: Senator for NSW, Mehreen Faruqi (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 26/03/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1454

We All Come Together For Country Bill 2025

Amends the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 to establish a class of controlled action relating to emissions which damage the surfaces of national and world heritage monuments.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for WA, Dorinda Cox (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 26/03/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1453

Fair Work Amendment (Paid Reproductive Health Leave and Flexible Work Arrangements) Bill 2025

Amends the: Fair Work Act 2009 to enable employees to access 12 days of paid reproduction health leave in a 12 month period and to request flexible working arrangements when experiencing symptoms of perimenopause and menopause; and Workplace Gender Equality (Matters in relation to Gender Equality Indicators) Instrument 2023 to enable the collection of certain data.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Larissa Waters (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 26/03/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1452

Liability for Climate Change Damage (Make the Polluters Pay) Bill 2025

The bill: provides that fossil fuel companies are liable for climate change damage in proportion to their greenhouse gas emissions; and enables certain persons, including those impacted by climate change, to bring legal actions against major greenhouse gas emitters for damage caused by climate change.

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Sponsor: Senator for NSW, Mehreen Faruqi (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 26/03/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1451

Higher Education Support Amendment (End Dirty University Partnerships) Bill 2025

Amends the Higher Education Support Act 2003 to: require higher education providers who receive Commonwealth funding to disclose existing partnerships with, or investments in, defined prohibited entities and divest from these partnerships and investments within a 6-month period; and prohibit higher education providers from appointing to their governing bodies any individual that has investments in a prohibited entity or is a member of the board of a prohibited entity.

Info:

Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 13/02/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1449

Right to Protest Bill 2025

Recognises the right to engage in peaceful protest in a public place.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for NSW, David Shoebridge (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 13/02/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1448

Migration Amendment (Restoring Medevac) Bill 2025

Amends the Migration Act 1958 to enable the transfer to Australia of transitory persons, and their families, currently held in Papua New Guinea and Nauru, if they are assessed by two or more treating doctors as requiring medical treatment.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for NSW, David Shoebridge (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 12/02/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1447

Constitution Alteration (Right to Free Speech) 2025

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Sponsor: Senator for Victoria, Ralph Babet (United Australia Party)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 12/02/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1446

Lobbying (Improving Government Honesty and Trust) Bill 2025

Establishes a scheme in relation to dealings between lobbyists and Government representatives.

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Sponsor: Senator for ACT, David Pocock (Independent)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 12/02/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1431

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsideration of Decisions) Bill 2024

Amends the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 to introduce limitations on timeframes permissible for reconsideration of certain decisions, and on those who may seek reconsideration after a period of 3 years.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Tasmania, Richard Colbeck (Liberal)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 12/02/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1445

Great Australian Bight (World Heritage Protection) Bill 2025

The bill: prohibits mining operations in the Great Australian Bight area; and requires the minister to submit the Great Australian Bight for consideration as a World Heritage Site.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for SA, Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 11/02/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1436

Whistleblower Protection Authority Bill 2025 (No. 2)

The bill: establishes the Whistleblower Protection Authority to receive and facilitate the investigation of whistleblower disclosures, provide advice, assistance, guidance and support to persons and agencies relating to the making of whistleblower disclosures and investigate any mistreatment of whistleblowers and undertake enforcement activities; establishes the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Council to provide advice to the Whistleblower Protection Commissioner; and establishes the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Whistleblower Protection Authority to consider proposed recommendations for the appointment of the commissioner and deputy commissioners and to monitor and review the performance of the commissioner.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for ACT, David Pocock (Independent)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 11/02/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7298

Commonwealth Workplace Protection Orders Bill 2024

Establishes a scheme for courts to make Commonwealth workplace protection orders to prevent personal violence against Commonwealth workers or in Commonwealth workplaces.

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Portfolio: Attorney-General
Minister: Mark Dreyfus MP (Labor), member for Isaacs
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 10/02/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7292

Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025

Amends the: Dental Benefits Act 2008 and Health Insurance Act 1973 to change the timeframe for making claims relating to bulk-billed Medicare and dental services from 2 years to 1 year; Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973 to update investigative powers in relation to Medicare fraud offences; National Health Act 1953 to streamline pharmacy approval processes; Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 to: enable the department to manage and alleviate the consequences of therapeutic goods shortages; and support compliance and enforcement activities undertaken in relation to unlawful therapeutic and vaping goods; and Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023 to clarify the intended operation of certain provisions.

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Portfolio: Health and Aged Care
Minister: Ged Kearney MP (Labor), member for Cooper
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 10/02/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7277

Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Energy Regulator Separation) Bill 2024

Amends the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to separate the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and establish the AER as a non-corporate Commonwealth entity.

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Portfolio: Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Minister: Josh Wilson MP (Labor), member for Fremantle
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 10/02/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1417

Commission of Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities Bill 2024 (No. 2)

Establishes a commission of inquiry into antisemitism at Australian universities.

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Sponsor: Senator for Victoria, Sarah Henderson (Liberal)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 06/02/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1444

Remuneration Tribunal Amendment (There For Public Service, Not Profit) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Tertiary Education Legislation Amendment (There For Education, Not Profit) Bill 2025, the bill amends the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 to set a statutory limit on the remuneration of departmental secretaries and other public office holders.

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Sponsor: Senator for Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie (Jacqui Lambie Network)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 05/02/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1443

Tertiary Education Legislation Amendment (There For Education, Not Profit) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Remuneration Tribunal Amendment (There For Public Service, Not Profit) Bill 2025, the bill amends the Australian National University Act 1991 and Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 to set a statutory limit on the remuneration of vice-chancellors of Australian universities.

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Sponsor: Senator for Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie (Jacqui Lambie Network)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 05/02/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1442

Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment (Frontline Emergency Service Workers) Bill 2025

Amends the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 to increase the superannuation guarantee rate for firefighters and paramedics by 4.4 per cent to match the base rate of superannuation contributions provided to Australian Defence Force personnel.

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Sponsor: Senator for Tasmania, Nick Mckim (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 05/02/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1432

Interactive Gambling Amendment (Ban Gambling Ads) Bill 2024

Amends the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 to provide for a staged implementation of a prohibition on the advertising of licensed interactive wagering services.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for SA, Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 05/02/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7281

Health Insurance (Pathology) (Fees) (Repeal) Bill 2024

Removes fees imposed on the pathology sector for the approval of certain categories of pathology accreditation applications by repealing the Health Insurance (Pathology (Fees) Act 1991 and Health Insurance (Pathology) (Fees) Amendment (Norfolk Island) Act 2015. Also makes consequential amendments to the Health Insurance Act 1973.

Info:

Portfolio: Health and Aged Care
Minister: Ged Kearney MP (Labor), member for Cooper
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 04/02/2025

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1440

Treasury Laws Amendment (Divesting from Illegal Israeli Settlements) Bill 2024

Amends the Future Fund Act 2006, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 and Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Regulations 2022 to end investments in companies associated with disputed Israeli settlements by the Future Fund Board or registered Australian charities.

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Sponsor: Senator for Victoria, Lidia Thorpe (Independent)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 28/11/2024

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1439

Genocide Risk Reporting Bill 2024

The bill: requires certain entities to report annually on the risks of genocide in their operations and supply chains and take action to address those risks; and establishes the Australian Anti-Genocide Commissioner to address genocide and support victims of genocide.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Victoria, Lidia Thorpe (Independent)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 28/11/2024

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1438

Defence Trade Controls Amendment (Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity) Bill 2024

Amends the Customs Act 1901 and Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 to ensure that Australia aligns with international obligations in relation to genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, specifically relating to the use of Australian made defence technology.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Victoria, Lidia Thorpe (Independent)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 28/11/2024

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7215

Aged Care Legislation Amendment Bill 2024

Amends the: Aged Care Act 1997 to: enable the secretary to conduct residential care data assurance reviews; and clarify the maximum accommodation payment that may apply for voluntary moves within a residential aged care service; and Aged Care Act 1997 and Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 to: enable refundable deposit balance information held by approved providers to be used to verify care recipients’ income and asset details; enable an income and assets determination to be varied; and align income and assets determination processes.

Info:

Portfolio: Health and Aged Care
Minister: Anika Wells MP (Labor), member for Lilley
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 21/11/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1435

Electoral Legislation Amendment (Fair Territory Representation) Bill 2024

Amends the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to: increase the number of senators from the Australia Capital Territory and the Northern Territory to half the number of senators for a state; and provide for 3 senators from each of the territories to be elected at each federal election giving territory senators a 6 year term.

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Sponsor: Senator for ACT, David Pocock (Independent)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 20/11/2024

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1434

National Organic Standard Bill 2024

Creates a framework for regulating the sale or importation of organic goods in Australia.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Victoria, Bridget Mckenzie (Nationals)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 19/11/2024

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7224

Migration Amendment (Strengthening Sponsorship and Nomination Processes) Bill 2024

Amends the Migration Act 1958 to: establish a framework for a new temporary skilled worker visa, the Skills in Demand visa; and establish a public register of approved sponsors who have nominated skilled workers for entry to Australia.

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Portfolio: Home Affairs
Minister: Andrew Giles MP (Labor), member for Scullin
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 18/11/2024

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7191

Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024

Amends the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 in relation to: new requirements for the ‘fit and proper’ provider test; giving certain information to registered providers; management of provider applications; registration requirements; automatic cancellation of a provider’s registration in certain circumstances; ministerial powers to determine enrolment limits on overseas students; and automatic suspension and cancellation of specified courses.

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Portfolio: Education
Minister: Jason Clare MP (Labor), member for Blaxland
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 18/11/2024

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1425

Building and Construction Industry (Restoring Integrity and Reducing Building Costs) Bill 2024 (No. 2)

Re-establishes the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for WA, Michaelia Cash (Liberal)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 10/10/2024

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7302

Treasury Laws Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2024

This bill is the result of the Senate dividing the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023 (original bill) into two bills. This page shows the procedural history of the original bill up to the time it was divided, and the title and description of the bill as divided by the Senate (see sheet 3191 of amendments to the original bill). For copies of the explanatory memorandum and amendments circulated to the original bill, see the homepage of the original bill. The bill amends: the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 to enable the disclosure of information about a recognised assessment activity in relation to a registered entity in certain circumstances; the Financial Regulator Assessment Authority Act 2021 to reduce the frequency of certain periodic reviews; 6 Acts to make miscellaneous and technical amendments in the Treasury portfolio; the Corporations Act 2001 to provide four licensing exemptions for foreign financial services providers; and the Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998 and 4 other Acts in relation to the payments regulatory framework.

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Portfolio: Treasury
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 10/10/2024

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7133

Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023

Introduced with the Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023, the bill amends: 9 Acts to make consequential amendments; the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 to enable the disclosure of information about a recognised assessment activity in relation to a registered entity in certain circumstances; the Financial Regulator Assessment Authority Act 2021 to reduce the frequency of certain periodic reviews; 6 Acts to make miscellaneous and technical amendments in the Treasury portfolio; the Corporations Act 2001 to provide four licensing exemptions for foreign financial services providers; and the Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998 and 4 other Acts in relation to the payments regulatory framework.

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Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Stephen Jones MP (Labor), member for Whitlam
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 10/10/2024

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7120

Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023

Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023, the bill imposes a tax rate of 15 per cent for superannuation earnings corresponding to the percentage of an individual’s superannuation balance that exceeds $3 million for an income year.

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Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Stephen Jones MP (Labor), member for Whitlam
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 10/10/2024

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1426

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Removing Criminals from Worksites) Bill 2024 (No. 2)

Amends the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 to: expand the circumstances in which a person may be automatically disqualified from office and make it a criminal offence for a person who is disqualified from holding office in a registered organisation to continue to hold office or act in a manner that would significantly influence the organisation; provide for a disqualification scheme that allows the Federal Court to disqualify an official from holding office in certain circumstances; expand the grounds for the cancellation of registration of organisations by the Federal Court; and enable the Federal Court to make orders instead of cancellation of registration.

Info:

Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 18/09/2024

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1427

Housing Investment Probity Bill 2024

Amends the Housing Australia Future Fund Act 2023 to prohibit the Housing Australia Future Fund from investing in housing-related assets or entities financed by the Construction and Building Unions Superannuation Fund.

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Sponsor: Senator for NSW, Andrew Bragg (Liberal)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 21/08/2024

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1414

Electoral Legislation Amendment (Fair and Transparent Elections) Bill 2024 (No. 2)

Amends the: Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 in relation to: lowering the disclosure threshold to $1,000; real-time disclosure of donations; prohibiting misleading or deceptive electoral or referendum matter; broadening the definition of gift; funding disclosure requirements; introduction of a major-donor donation cap; prohibiting certain political donations; limiting pre-election government advertising; postal vote processes; and increasing Senate representation for the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory; and Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and Do Not Call Register Act 2006 to provide that registered independent candidates are treated the same as political parties.

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Sponsor: Senator for ACT, David Pocock (Independent)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 04/07/2024

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1421

Tax Laws Amendment (Incentivising Food Donations to Charitable Organisations) Bill 2024

Amends the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 and Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 to provide a tax offset for companies for certain expenditure incurred in undertaking food donations activities for registered food charities.

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Sponsor: Senator for WA, Dean Smith (Liberal)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 02/07/2024

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1420

Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024

Establishes a commission of inquiry into historic and ongoing injustices against First Peoples in Australia.

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Sponsor: Senator for WA, Dorinda Cox (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 02/07/2024

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1419

Digital ID Repeal Bill 2024

Repeals the Digital ID Act 2024 and Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2024. Also makes consequential amendments to 6 Acts.

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Sponsor: Senator for SA, Alex Antic (Liberal)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 26/06/2024

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1416

National Housing and Homelessness Plan Bill 2024 (No. 2)

The bill: provides for a National Housing and Homelessness Plan; establishes the National Housing Consumer Council to provide advice on the plan from the perspective of consumers; and establishes a National Housing and Homelessness Advocate to independently monitor the progress of the plan and to undertake reviews into systemic housing issues.

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Sponsor: Senator for ACT, David Pocock (Independent)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 25/06/2024

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1415

Treasury Laws Amendment (Extending the FBT Exemption for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles) Bill 2024

Amends the Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Act 2022 to extend the fringe benefits tax exemption for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles until 1 April 2030.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Victoria, David Van (Independent)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 15/05/2024

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1410

Airline Passenger Protections (Pay on Delay) Bill 2024

Requires the Transport Minister to make carriers’ obligations rules and an aviation industry code of conduct to provide for the protection of passengers in certain circumstances.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Victoria, Bridget Mckenzie (Nationals)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 15/05/2024

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1411

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2024

Amends the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 to enable the Manufacturing Division to de-merge from the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie (Jacqui Lambie Network)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 29/02/2024

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1412

Legislate the Date to End Live Sheep Export Bill 2024

Amends the Export Control Act 2020 to prohibit livestock sheep export by sea from Australian territory on and after 1 May 2026.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for NSW, Mehreen Faruqi (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 28/02/2024

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2022 [No. 2]

Amends the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 to: require actions that would emit between 25,000 to 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent scope 1 emissions in any one year to be assessed for approval under Part 9 of the Act; require the minister, when approving any such action or when considering whether to enter into a conservation agreement, to consider Australia’s national carbon budget and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets; require the minister to reject the approval of actions that would emit over 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent scope 1 emissions; require the Climate Change Authority to develop a national carbon budget to 2050 and to annually assess the budget; prohibit the minister, subject to certain exceptions, from using alternative approval processes for certain emissions intensive actions; and introduce penalties for undertaking certain emissions intensive actions without approval if the action has, will have or is likely to have a significant impact on the environment.

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Sponsor: Senator for SA, Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 28/02/2024

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1409

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Protecting Environmental Heritage) Bill 2024

Amends the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 to prohibit actions involving large-scale wind and solar energy projects that have, will have, or are likely to have a significant impact on the natural environment, unless done in accordance with an approval by the Minister under Part 9 of the Act.

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Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Matthew Canavan (Liberal National Party)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 27/02/2024

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1393

Australian Education Amendment (Save Our Public Schools) Bill 2023

Amends the Australian Education Act 2013 to: redefine the Commonwealth share of funding for a government school to 25%; and introduce an obligation on the minister to be satisfied when determining the Commonwealth share that it is consistent with the objective that every school-aged child in Australia has access to a fully-funded government school.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Penny Allman-Payne (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 08/02/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1403

Customs Amendment (Preventing Child Labour) Bill 2023

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.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Malcolm Roberts (One Nation)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 29/11/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1396

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Expanding the Water Trigger) Bill 2023 [No. 2]

Amends the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 to expand the circumstances in which certain petroleum mining developments must be assessed and approved by the minister.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for SA, Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 16/11/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1376

Digital Assets (Market Regulation) Bill 2023

Implements certain recommendations of the final report of the Senate Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre by: providing for a framework for digital asset exchanges, digital asset custody services and the issuing of stablecoins; requiring authorised deposit-taking institutions to comply with certain reporting requirements in relation to designated central bank digital currency; and providing for additional duties of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services in relation to the regulation of activities relating to digital assets and designated central bank digital currency.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for NSW, Andrew Bragg (Liberal)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 15/11/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1392

Competition and Consumer Amendment (Continuing ACCC Monitoring of Domestic Airline Competition) Bill 2023

The bill: amends the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to require the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to continue its price monitoring of domestic air passenger transport services and related goods and services for 3 years; and repeals the Competition and Consumer (Price Monitoring—Domestic Air Passenger Transport) Direction 2020.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for WA, Dean Smith (Liberal)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 08/11/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1397

Childhood Gender Transition Prohibition Bill 2023

The bill: prohibits health practitioners from performing gender clinical interventions intended to transition a minor’s biological sex, subject to limited exemptions; and prohibits the Commonwealth from entering into arrangements involving the expenditure or payment of money that provides or facilitates the provision of such a procedure or treatment.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for SA, Alex Antic (Liberal)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 18/10/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1379

Freeze on Rent and Rate Increases Bill 2023

Amends the: Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 to: provide for additional designated housing agreements to include model tenancy standards; and create an instrument-making power allowing the minister to make additional payments to the states on the basis that the states agree to adopt the model tenancy standards, which would include implementing controls on rents and a ban on no-grounds eviction; and Reserve Bank Act 1959 to: insert an object stating that, in relation to differences of opinion between the Reserve Bank and the Government on questions of policy, the Government is ultimately responsible for monetary and banking policy; and provide that orders made to determine monetary policy can include freezing interest rates for a specified period of time.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for NSW, Mehreen Faruqi (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 18/10/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1390

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Domestic Reserve) Bill 2023

Amends the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 to require petroleum production licensees to enter into a domestic reserve agreement with the Commonwealth.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Pauline Hanson (One Nation)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 14/09/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1374

Ending Poverty in Australia (Antipoverty Commission) Bill 2023

The bill: establishes the Antipoverty Commission as a statutory authority to provide independent advice on poverty in Australia, the causes of poverty in Australia, approaches to reducing poverty in Australia and minimum levels for social security payments; and establishes a Parliamentary Joint Committee on combatting poverty in Australia.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Victoria, Janet Rice (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 07/09/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1389

Electoral Legislation Amendment (Fairer Contracts and Grants) Bill 2023

Amends the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to prohibit political donations being made by corporations or close associates of the corporation in certain circumstances.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Larissa Waters (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 04/09/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1387

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Vaccine Indemnity) Bill 2023

Amends the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 to provide that indemnities cannot be granted to manufacturers of vaccines in relation to the use of a vaccine.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Victoria, Ralph Babet (United Australia Party)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 10/08/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1386

Copyright Legislation Amendment (Fair Pay for Radio Play) Bill 2023

Amends the Copyright Act 1968 to remove restrictions limiting the Copyright Tribunal from: determining the amount payable to copyright owners, in respect of published sound recordings, to one per cent of the commercial broadcaster’s gross earnings; and determining the amount payable by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from to copyright owners, in respect of published sound recordings, to an amount not exceeding 0.5 cents per head of the Australian population.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for ACT, David Pocock (Independent)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 09/08/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1388

Protecting the Spirit of Sea Country Bill 2023

Amends the: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 in relation to prescribing consultation requirements with traditional owners, knowledge holders and other relevant persons when preparing environment plans; Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009 in relation to: meaning of relevant person; and protection of cultural heritage; and Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2011 to make a consequential amendment.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for WA, Dorinda Cox (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 08/08/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1385

Climate Change Amendment (Duty of Care and Intergenerational Climate Equity) Bill 2023

Amends the Climate Change Act 2022 to: require decision-makers to consider the health and wellbeing of children in Australia when making significant decisions; and require decision-makers not to make significant decisions in relation to the exploration or extraction of coal, oil or natural gas if the decision poses a material risk of harm to the health and wellbeing of children in Australia.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for ACT, David Pocock (Independent)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 03/08/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1381

Broadcasting Services Amendment (Ban on Gambling Advertisements During Live Sport) Bill 2023

Amends the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 to ban gambling advertisements during the broadcast of live sporting events on television, radio and live streaming and for one hour before and after the event.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Victoria, Sarah Henderson (Liberal)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 22/06/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1375

Murdoch Media Inquiry Bill 2023

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for SA, Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 13/06/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1371

Fair Work Amendment (Right to Disconnect) Bill 2023 [No. 2]

Amends the Fair Work Act 2009 to: prevent employers from contacting employees outside of work hours; and provide that employees are not required to monitor, read or respond to work communications from their employer outside of work hours.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for SA, Barbara Pocock (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 27/03/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1373

Criminal Code Amendment (Prohibition of Nazi Symbols) Bill 2023

Amends the Criminal Code Act 1995 to prohibit a person from knowingly, and without reasonable excuse, displaying a Nazi symbol.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for WA, Michaelia Cash (Liberal)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/03/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1364

Northern Territory Safe Measures Bill 2023

Reinstates measures that previously applied under the Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Act 2012 which were aimed at reducing alcohol-related harm to vulnerable communities in the Northern Territory.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for NT, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (Country Liberal Party)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/03/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1368

Improving Access to Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2023

Amends the Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—February 2023) Instrument 2023 to amend the regulatory framework for medicinal cannabis by: re-scheduling medicinal cannabis, thereby allowing prescription by any medical practitioner; adopting a definition for cannabis as a regulated product that allows a higher level of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC); and allowing whole plant cannabis products with certain limits of THC and cannabidiol to be sold over the counter at a chemist or veterinary clinic to persons over 18 years of age.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Pauline Hanson (One Nation)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 22/03/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1369

Governor-General Amendment (Cessation of Allowances in the Public Interest) Bill 2023

Amends the Governor-General Act 1974 to cease the payment of allowances to a former Governor-General, or a spouse of a former Governor-General, where they have engaged in serious misconduct.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for NSW, David Shoebridge (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 06/03/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1346

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Fight for Australia’s Coastline) Bill 2022

Amends the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 to: cancel Petroleum Exploration Permit 11, and Petroleum Exploration Permit/T/49P (King Island, Tasmania); prevent any petroleum exploration leases for the Otway Basin/12 Apostles being granted; and prohibit any further petroleum exploration in the three areas.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Tasmania, Peter Whish-Wilson (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 09/02/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1367

Fair Work Amendment (Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Discrimination) Bill 2023

Amends the Fair Work Act 2009 to add COVID-19 vaccination status as an attribute protected from discrimination.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Matthew Canavan (Liberal National Party)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 08/02/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1366

Criminal Code Amendment (Inciting Illegal Disruptive Activities) Bill 2023

Amends the Criminal Code Act 1995 to introduce three new offences relating to the incitement of trespass, property damage or theft and unlawful obstruction of traffic in central business districts and other centres of significant business or cultural activity in Australia.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for SA, Alex Antic (Liberal)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 08/02/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1361

Electoral Legislation Amendment (Lowering the Voting Age) Bill 2023 [No. 2]

Amends the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 to: lower the minimum voting age in Australian federal elections and referenda from 18 to 16 years; 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.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for WA, Jordon Steele-John (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 08/02/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1357

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Banning Dirty Donations) Bill 2022

Amends the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to: prohibit political donations from the fossil fuel industry, property developers, the tobacco industry, the banking industry, liquor and gambling businesses, pharmaceutical companies and representative organisations for these industries; impose a cumulative limit on political donations from any source of $3,000 per election term; and extend the definition of 'gift' to include subscription and membership fees, as well as attendance at fundraising events.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Larissa Waters (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 01/12/2022

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1359

Human Rights (Children Born Alive Protection) Bill 2022

The bill: clarifies that children born alive are persons; requires health practitioners to provide medical care, treatment and statistics on children born alive as a result of terminations; and provides that the mother of a child born alive is not liable to prosecution for an offence in respect of that child.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Matthew Canavan (Liberal National Party)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 30/11/2022

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1355

Education and Other Legislation Amendment (Abolishing Indexation and Raising the Minimum Repayment Income for Education and Training Loans) Bill 2022

Amends the: Higher Education Support Act 2003, Social Security Act 1991, Student Assistance Act 1973, Trade Support Loans Act 2014 and VET Student Loans Act 2016 to remove indexation on certain education and training loans; and Higher Education Support Act 2003, Social Security Act 1991 and Student Assistance Act 1973 to: define 'median wage'; and raise the minimum repayment income and amend the percentage of income a person is liable to repay the Commonwealth for certain education and training loans.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for NSW, Mehreen Faruqi (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 30/11/2022

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1337

Fair Work Amendment (Equal Pay for Equal Work) Bill 2022

Amends the Fair Work Act 2009 to require that labour hire workers covered by certain modern awards receive at least the same rate of pay as other employees performing the same work.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Malcolm Roberts (One Nation)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 30/11/2022

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1254

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

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.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Pauline Hanson (One Nation)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/11/2022

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1356

Customs Amendment (Banning Goods Produced By Forced Labour) Bill 2022

Amends the Customs Act 1901 to prohibit the importation into Australia of goods that are produced in whole or in part by forced labour.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for WA, Jordon Steele-John (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 22/11/2022

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1288

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Save the Koala) Bill 2021

Amends the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 to: prevent the minister from approving an action which involves the clearing of koala habitat; and remove the exemption of regional forest agreements from requirements of the Act where there is, may, or is likely to have significant impacts on koalas.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for SA, Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 26/10/2022

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1354

Environment and Other Legislation Amendment (Removing Nuclear Energy Prohibitions) Bill 2022

Amends the: Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 to remove the prohibition on the construction or operation of certain nuclear installations; and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 to remove the prohibition on the Minister for Environment and Water declaring, approving or considering actions relating to the construction or operation of certain nuclear installations.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Matthew Canavan (Liberal National Party)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 28/09/2022

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1352

National Energy Transition Authority Bill 2022

Establishes the National Energy Transition Authority as a statutory authority to plan, coordinate and provide advice on the transition to renewable energy, focusing on the facilitation of new economic opportunities for workers and communities who are currently involved in fossil fuel production and associated industries.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Penny Allman-Payne (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 27/09/2022

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1348

Parliamentary Privileges Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Bill 2022

Amends the Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987 to implement a recommendation of the interim report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide to allow a royal commission, whose terms of reference require an examination of government, to analyse and draw inferences or conclusions from evidence that is subject to parliamentary privilege.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie (Jacqui Lambie Network)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 26/09/2022

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1347

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Pensioner and Veteran Workforce Participation) Bill 2022

Amends the: Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 and Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 to enable age pensioners and certain veterans' entitlement recipients to have their payment suspended for up to two years, instead of cancelled, if their income, which includes some income from the recipient's own employment, precludes payment; and provide for the same suspension period for partners of the age pension, disability support pension and certain veterans' entitlements recipients, where the partner is receiving a social security pension or certain veterans' entitlements; Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to make minor amendments to the existing suspension provisions for disability support pensioners; and Social Security Act 1991 and Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 to: provide that working age pensioners, disability support pensioners and certain veterans' entitlements recipients, and their pensioner partners, can retain their pensioner concession card for up to two years after their payment ceases; and increase to $600 the amount of income age pensioners and certain veterans' entitlement recipients can earn each fortnight while still receiving maximum pension payments and provide for a review, and sunsetting, of these amendments.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for WA, Dean Smith (Liberal)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 05/09/2022

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1286

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Regional Forest Agreements) Bill 2020

Amends the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002 to provide that forestry operations covered by a regional forest agreement are exempted from Part 3 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Victoria, Bridget Mckenzie (Nationals)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 01/08/2022

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s996

Landholders’ Right to Refuse (Gas and Coal) Bill 2015

The bill: provides that Australian landholders have the right to refuse the undertaking of gas and coal mining activities by corporations on their land without prior written authorisation; sets out the requirements of a prior written authorisation; provides for relief which a court may grant a land owner when prior written authorisation is not provided; prohibits hydraulic fracturing for coal seam gas, shale gas and tight gas by corporations; and provides for civil penalties.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Larissa Waters (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 27/07/2022

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1320

Customs Legislation Amendment (Commercial Greyhound Export and Import Prohibition) Bill 2021

Amends the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958 and Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 to prohibit the export and import of greyhounds for racing, breeding and commercial purposes.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for NSW, Mehreen Faruqi (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 27/07/2022

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1317

Federal Environment Watchdog Bill 2021

Amends the: Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 to: establish the Commonwealth Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to exercise the routine administrative regulatory functions currently undertaken by the Commonwealth in relation to the Act and other Commonwealth legislation relating to the environment and undertake certain functions relating to communities; establish an Office of Monitoring, Compliance, Enforcement and Assurance within the EPA; and establish the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Environment and Energy; and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and Water Act 2007 to make consequential amendments.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for SA, Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 27/07/2022

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1314

Live Performance Federal Insurance Guarantee Fund Bill 2021

Requires the Treasurer to establish a Live Performance Federal Insurance Guarantee Fund to underwrite insurance for the live performance industry to enable future live performance events.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for SA, Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 27/07/2022

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

Links:

s1302

Electric Vehicles Accountability Bill 2021

The bill: requires the Minister for Energy and Emission Reduction to table in each House of Parliament an annual statement outlining Australia's strategy on electric vehicles; and provides for the reference of matters to the Productivity Commission, including Australia’s support for the manufacture, purchase and use of electric vehicles.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Victoria, Janet Rice (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 27/07/2022

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1298

Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Amendment (No New Fossil Fuels) Bill 2021 [No. 2]

Amends the ]Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Act 1997 to prohibit the Snowy Hydro Company and Snowy hydro-group companies from being involved in creating or investing in new fossil fuel-based electricity generation capacity.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Larissa Waters (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 27/07/2022

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1174

Broadcasting Services Amendment (Audio Description) Bill 2019

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.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for WA, Jordon Steele-John (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 27/07/2022

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7331

Treasury Laws Amendment (More Cost of Living Relief) Bill 2025

Amends the: Income Tax Rates Act 1986 to reduce the first income tax marginal rate to 15 per cent for the 2026-27 financial year and to 14 per cent for the 2027-28 and later financial years; and A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999 and Medicare Levy Act 1986 to: increase the Medicare levy and Medicare levy surcharge low-income threshold amounts for individuals, families and individual taxpayers and families eligible for the seniors and pensioners tax offset; and increase the phase-in limits as a result of the increased threshold amounts.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Jim Chalmers MP (Labor), member for Rankin
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 27/03/2025

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

Links:

r7300

Transport Security Amendment (Security of Australia’s Transport Sector) Bill 2025

Implements certain recommendations of the Independent Review into Australia’s Aviation and Maritime Transport Security Settings by amending the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 and Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003 to update legislative and policy frameworks to enable iterative, risk-based and scalable regulation for the security of aviation, maritime and offshore facility sectors.

Info:

Portfolio: Home Affairs
Minister: Matt Thistlethwaite MP (Labor), member for Kingsford Smith
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 27/03/2025

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

Links:

r7299

Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Incentives and Integrity) Bill 2025

Amends the: A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999 to: reduce the maximum fuel consumption for a car to be considered fuel-efficient to 3.5 litres per 100 kilometres; and align the indexation rates for luxury car tax thresholds; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to remove income tax deductions for amounts of general interest charge and shortfall interest charge; and Taxation Administration Act 1953 to extend the period within which the Commissioner of Taxation must notify a taxpayer of their decision to retain a business activity statement refund.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Stephen Jones MP (Labor), member for Whitlam
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 27/03/2025

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7283

Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Setting Gender Equality Targets) Bill 2024

Amends the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 to require certain employers with 500 or more employees to select and meet, or improve against, certain gender equality targets over a 3 year period.

Info:

Portfolio: Women
Minister: Kate Thwaites MP (Labor), member for Jagajaga
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 27/03/2025

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7217

Veterans' Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Bill 2024

Amends the: Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to: consolidate compensation and rehabilitation entitlements; amend various allowance and support schemes; and standardise the merits review pathway for veterans’ entitlements decisions; Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to consolidate the Repatriation Commission and the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission; Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to transfer provisions relating to the Repatriation Medical Authority and the Specialist Medical Review Council; Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to change the disability compensation cessation date; and Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 and Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004 to include application and transitional provisions. Also makes consequential amendments to 30 Acts.

Info:

Portfolio: Veterans' Affairs
Minister: Matt Keogh MP (Labor), member for Burt
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 20/02/2025

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7296

Treasury Laws Amendment (Fairer for Families and Farmers and Other Measures) Bill 2024

Amends the: Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 and Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle Framework and Other Measures Act 2002 to facilitate the return of responsibility and resources for administering Commonwealth business registers from the Australian Taxation Office to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, in winding up the Modernising Business Registers Program; Competition and Consumer Act 2010 in relation to the regulation of safety and information standards and the penalty regime for industry codes; Housing Australia Act 2018 to increase the cap on the Housing Australia Special Account to $4 billion; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to update the list of deductible gift recipients. Also amends 6 Acts in the Treasury portfolio to make miscellaneous and technical amendments and 2 other Acts to make contingent amendments.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Andrew Leigh MP (Labor), member for Fenner
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 10/12/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

Links:

r7257

Treasury Laws Amendment (Mergers and Acquisitions Reform) Bill 2024

Amends the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to replace the existing framework for mergers review with a mandatory and suspensory administrative system for acquisitions, with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission as the first instance administrative decision-maker. Also makes consequential amendments to 5 Acts.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Jim Chalmers MP (Labor), member for Rankin
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 10/12/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7247

Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) Bill 2024

Establishes the Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers Special Account to make grants of financial assistance to support remuneration increases for workers in the early childhood education and care sector.

Info:

Portfolio: Education
Minister: Jason Clare MP (Labor), member for Blaxland
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 10/12/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7244

Universities Accord (National Student Ombudsman) Bill 2024

Amends the: Ombudsman Act 1976 to establish the National Student Ombudsman as a new statutory function of the Commonwealth Ombudsman to deal with complaints about, and conduct investigations into, actions of higher education providers. Also makes consequential amendments to the Ombudsman Act 1976 and 3 other Acts.

Info:

Portfolio: Education
Minister: Jason Clare MP (Labor), member for Blaxland
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 10/12/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7241

Treasury Laws Amendment (2024 Tax and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2024

Amends the: Taxation Administration Act 1953 to: modify the foreign resident capital gains withholding payments regime to increase the withholding rate from 12.5 per cent to 15 per cent and remove the threshold before which withholding applies; allow employers to make single touch payroll declarations for extended periods; and provide the Commissioner of Taxation with a power to retain tax refunds for a 90-day period to enable the commissioner to obtain financial institution details for the refund to be paid into; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 and Taxation Administration Act 1953 to extend the time in which small or medium business taxpayers may apply to have a tax assessment amended.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Stephen Jones MP (Labor), member for Whitlam
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 10/12/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7222

Treasury Laws Amendment (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) (Consequential) Bill 2024

Introduced with the Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Bill 2024 and Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Imposition Bill 2024, the bill amends 5 Acts to make amendments consequential on the introduction of global and domestic minimum taxes in Australia, including amendments to ensure that the taxes interact appropriately with existing Australian taxation laws.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Andrew Leigh MP (Labor), member for Fenner
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 10/12/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

Links:

r7221

Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Imposition Bill 2024

Introduced with the Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Bill 2024 and Treasury Laws Amendment (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) (Consequential) Bill 2024, the bill imposes global and domestic minimum taxes in respect of profits of multinational enterprises that have been undertaxed.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Andrew Leigh MP (Labor), member for Fenner
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 10/12/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7199

Treasury Laws Amendment (Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures) Bill 2024

Introduced with the Capital Works (Build to Rent Misuse Tax) Bill 2024, the bill amends the: Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 and Taxation Administration Act 1953 to provide incentives for investors to support the construction of new build to rent developments by increasing the capital works deduction rate to 4 per cent per year and reducing the final withholding tax rate on eligible fund payments from eligible managed investment trust investments to 15 per cent; National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 to extend the application of the Credit Code to buy now, pay later contracts and establish low cost credit contracts as a new category of regulated credit; Medicare Levy Act 1986 to exempt eligible lump sum payments in arrears from the Medicare Levy; Taxation Administration Act 1953 to impose a new reporting obligation on certain large multinational enterprises; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to update the list of deductible gift recipients; Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 to update funding arrangements to support payments from the Commonwealth to the States in relation to skills and workforce development; and Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 to extend the $20,000 instant asset write-off by 12 months until 30 June 2025.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Stephen Jones MP (Labor), member for Whitlam
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 10/12/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7231

Universities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Bill 2024

Amends the: Higher Education Support Act 2003 and 4 other Acts providing students with income contingent loans to provide that the calculation of a person’s loan or debt will take into account changes in the consumer price index or the wage price index; and Higher Education Support Act 2003 to require higher education providers to allocate a minimum of 40 per cent of their student services and amenities fees revenue to student-led organisations; rename enabling courses ‘FEE-FREE Uni Ready Courses’ for students in Commonwealth supported places and establish a Commonwealth Grant Scheme funding cluster for these courses; facilitate the establishment of a grant for eligible domestic students undertaking mandatory placements in identified priority areas (the Commonwealth Prac Payment); add Adelaide University to the list of Table A providers to reflect the merger of the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia; and provide a power for the minister to make transitional rules.

Info:

Portfolio: Education
Minister: Jason Clare MP (Labor), member for Blaxland
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 05/12/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7126

Treasury Laws Amendment (Reserve Bank Reforms) Bill 2023

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.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Jim Chalmers MP (Labor), member for Rankin
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 29/11/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7176

Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024

Amends the: Corporations Act 2001 and 8 other Acts to implement recommendations by the Council of Financial Regulators in relation to Australia’s financial market infrastructure by: introducing a crisis management and resolution regime for domestic clearing and settlement (CS) facilities; expanding the licensing, supervisory and enforcement powers of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA); and transferring certain powers relating to the licensing and supervision of CS facilities and financial markets to ASIC and the RBA; Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 and Corporations Act 2001 to phase-in new climate-related financial reporting requirements for entities; and Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001, Corporations Act 2001 and Insurance Act 1973 to make minor and technical amendments.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Jim Chalmers MP (Labor), member for Rankin
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 17/09/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7211

Telecommunications Amendment (SMS Sender ID Register) Bill 2024

Amends the Telecommunications Act 1997 to require the Australian Communications and Media Authority to establish and maintain an SMS Sender ID Register.

Info:

Portfolio: Communications
Minister: Michelle Rowland MP (Labor), member for Greenway
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 05/09/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r6950

Treasury Laws Amendment (Consumer Data Right) Bill 2022

Amends the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to establish action initiation reforms, enabling consumer data right (CDR) consumers to direct accredited persons to instruct on actions on their behalf, such as making a payment, opening and closing an account, switching providers and updating personal details, using the CDR framework.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Stephen Jones MP (Labor), member for Whitlam
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 26/08/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7180

Treasury Laws Amendment (Delivering Better Financial Outcomes and Other Measures) Bill 2024

Amends: the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to provide a legal basis for payment of advice fees from a member’s superannuation account and clarify the associated tax consequences; the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to: ongoing fee renewal and consent requirements; financial services guide requirements; rules banning conflicted remuneration; and standardised consumer consent requirements for certain insurance commissions; the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 to: align the petroleum resource rent tax general anti-avoidance provisions with the general anti-avoidance provisions in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936; and clarify the meaning of ‘exploration for petroleum’; the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to: clarify mining, quarrying or prospecting rights (MQPRs) cannot be depreciated for income tax purposes until they are used; clarify when income tax balancing adjustments occur to MQPRs; and amend the location offset and producer offset for films; 15 Acts to amend the process by which amendments to agreements with multilateral development banks are incorporated into domestic legislation; and 8 Acts to make miscellaneous and technical amendments to Treasury portfolio legislation.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Andrew Leigh MP (Labor), member for Fenner
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 09/07/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7081

Treasury Laws Amendment (Support for Small Business and Charities and Other Measures) Bill 2023

Amends the: Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 to: increase the instant asset write-off threshold from $1,000 to $20,000 for the 2023-24 financial year; and provide small and medium businesses with access to a bonus tax deduction for the 2023-24 financial year relating to electrification and more efficient energy use; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, Taxation Administration Act 1953 and A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999 to facilitate certain community charities achieving deductible gift recipient status; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to: include two new entities on the list of deductible gift recipients and extend the listing for two other entities; extend the Global Infrastructure Hub’s income tax exemption for an additional year; broadly align existing tax requirements with a new accounting standard for insurance contracts; and amend the rules for non-arm’s length expenses for superannuation entities; Corporations Act 2001 to reinstate the Australian Financial Complaint Authority’s jurisdiction to hear certain complaints relating to superannuation; and Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Law Improvement Package No. 1) Act 2023 to make contingent amendments.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Stephen Jones MP (Labor), member for Whitlam
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 28/06/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7169

Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Vaping Reforms) Bill 2024

Amends the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 to provide a national framework to regulate the importation, domestic manufacture, supply, commercial possession and advertisement of all vapes, irrespective of nicotine content or therapeutic claims. Also makes consequential amendments to the Customs Act 1901, Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 and Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023.

Info:

Portfolio: Health and Aged Care
Minister: Mark Butler MP (Labor), member for Hindmarsh
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 27/06/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7116

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards and Other Measures) Bill 2023

Amends the: Competition and Consumer Act 2010, Telecommunications Act 1997 and Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards Act 1999 to amend the operation of the statutory infrastructure provider regime; Telecommunications Act 1997 to enable the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to issue remedial notices to developers who do not install functional fibre-ready facilities in proximity to a development; Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 to enable the disclosure by the ACMA of certain information; Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 to enable the minister to determine service areas that relate to a primary universal service provider; and Telecommunications Act 1997 and Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 to make technical amendments.

Info:

Portfolio: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Minister: Michelle Rowland MP (Labor), member for Greenway
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 31/05/2024

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7107

Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Accountability and Fairness) Bill 2023

Amends the: Tax Agent Services Act 2009 and Taxation Administration Act 1953: to expand the operation of the promoter penalty provisions; and enable the sharing of certain protected information; Taxation Administration Act 1953 to extend whistleblower protections to eligible whistleblowers who make disclosures to the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB); and reverse the burden of proof for certain claims of protection; Tax Agent Services Act 2009 in relation to the TPB Register and the TPB’s delegation powers; and Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 to limit the proportion of petroleum resource rent tax assessable income that can be offset by deductions to 90 per cent.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Stephen Jones MP (Labor), member for Whitlam
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 31/05/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7142

Treasury Laws Amendment (Foreign Investment) Bill 2024

Introduced with the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment Bill 2024, the bill amends the International Tax Agreements Act 1953 to clarify any uncertainty associated with the interaction between certain taxes, such as foreign investment fees and similar state and territory property taxes, and double tax agreements implemented domestically.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Julie Collins MP (Labor), member for Franklin
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 08/04/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7057

Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share—Integrity and Transparency) Bill 2023

Amends the: Corporations Act 2001 to require Australian public companies to disclose information about their subsidiaries in their annual financial reports by way of a ‘consolidated entity disclosure statement’; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 and Taxation Administration Act 1953 to amend the thin capitalisation rules to limit the amount of debt deductions that multinational entities can claim in an income year.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Andrew Leigh MP (Labor), member for Fenner
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 08/04/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7141

Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living—Medicare Levy) Bill 2024

Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts) Bill 2024, the bill amends the A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999 and Medicare Levy Act 1986 to: increase the Medicare levy and Medicare levy surcharge low-income threshold amounts for individuals, families and individual taxpayers and families eligible for the seniors and pensioners tax offset; and increase the phase-in limits as a result of the increased threshold amounts.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Jim Chalmers MP (Labor), member for Rankin
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 05/03/2024

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7140

Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts) Bill 2024

Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living—Medicare Levy) Bill 2024, the bill amends the Income Tax Rates Act 1986 to modify income tax rate thresholds and tax rates for individuals for the 2024-25 and later financial years.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Jim Chalmers MP (Labor), member for Rankin
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 05/03/2024

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7076

Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023

Amends the Water Act 2007 and Basin Plan 2012 to: expand the type of projects that can deliver the Basin Plan target of 450 gigalitres (GL) of additional environmental water; repeal the statutory 1,500 GL cap on Commonwealth water purchases; enable funds from the Water for the Environment Special Account to be used to enhance environmental outcomes in the Basin; provide additional time for Basin States to deliver Sustainable Diversion Limit (SDL) Adjustment Mechanism projects; enable the Inspector-General of Water Compliance to determine SDL compliance and require action plans; provide for a roadmap for the delivery of constraints relaxation projects across the Southern Basin; delay the review of the Act from 2024 until 2027; and implement recommendations of the Water market reform: final roadmap report in relation to water markets and water management in the Basin. Also amends the Water Act 2007 to make technical amendments in relation to First Ministers’ Council; and makes consequential amendments to the Water Act 2007 and Competition and Consumer Act 2010.

Info:

Portfolio: Environment and Water
Minister: Tanya Plibersek MP (Labor), member for Sydney
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 07/12/2023

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r6979

Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 1) Bill 2023

Amends the: Corporations Act 2001 to: allow the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to approve applications from one or more licensees to register on the Financial Advisers Register the same relevant provider; and allow assisted decision-making to be used for any purpose for which ASIC may make decisions in the performance or exercise of its functions or powers to register a relevant provider; Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 to: provide the Australian Accounting Standards Board with functions to develop and formulate sustainability standards; expand the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board's functions to include formulating auditing and assurance standards for sustainability purposes; and expand the Financial Reporting Council's oversight and governance powers to account for the development of sustainability standards; Tax Agent Services Act 2009 to implement certain recommendations of the Review of the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) by: amending the objects clause of the Act; creating a special account for the TPB; requiring tax practitioners not to employ or use a disqualified entity without the TPB's approval, or enter an arrangement with a disqualified entity; converting the registration period from at least every three years to at least every year; and enabling the minister to supplement the existing Code of Professional Conduct; Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to align the income tax treatment of off-market share buy-backs undertaken by listed public companies with on-market share buy-backs; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to: ensure the alignment of tax treatment across capital management activities for listed public companies; and prevent certain distributions that are funded by capital raisings from being frankable.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Stephen Jones MP (Labor), member for Whitlam
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 27/11/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r6972

Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Measures No. 1) Bill 2023

Introduced with the Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 and National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023, the bill amends: the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Act 2018 to rename the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation to Housing Australia; the renamed Housing Australia Act 2018 to: streamline the functions of Housing Australia; establish an annual review mechanism for the National Housing Infrastructure Facility; and extend the Commonwealth guarantee of the liabilities of Housing Australia to apply to contracts entered into until 30 June 2028; and 10 Acts to make consequential amendments.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Julie Collins MP (Labor), member for Franklin
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 28/09/2023

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7046

Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Law Improvement Package No. 1) Bill 2023

Amends the: Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001, Corporations Act 2001 and 42 other Acts to implement certain recommendations of the Australian Law Reform Commission’s Financial Services Interim Reports A and B to: ‘unfreeze’ the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 so that the current version applies to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 and Corporations Act 2001; create a single glossary of defined terms in the Corporations Act 2001; repeal redundant definitions; address unclear or incorrect provisions; simplify unnecessarily complex provisions; and make consequential and contingent amendments; Insurance Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1991, Insurance Act 1973, Insurance Contracts Act 1984, Life Insurance Act 1995 and Terrorism and Cyclone Insurance Act 2003 to implement findings of the thematic review of insurance instruments due to sunset on 1 October 2023; Corporations Act 2001 and National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 to move certain matters currently in legislative instruments into primary law. Also makes minor and technical amendments to 10 Acts in the Treasury portfolio and repeals the ASIC Corporations (Superannuation and Schemes: Underlying Investments) Instrument 2016/378.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Stephen Jones MP (Labor), member for Whitlam
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 20/09/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7045

Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 3) Bill 2023

Amends the: Corporations Act 2001 to: prohibit schemes designed to avoid the application of a product intervention order relating to a credit facility; remove tertiary education requirements for financial advisers with 10 or more years’ experience and a clean disciplinary record; address certain limitations in the education requirements for new entrants into the financial advice profession and financial advisers who are registered tax agents; make amendments contingent on the commencement of the Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Law Improvement Package No. 1) Act 2023 and Treasury Laws Amendment (Modernising Business Communications and Other Measures) Act 2023; Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 and Corporations Act 2001 to enable the Australian Securities and Investment Commission to implement and enforce requirements on a monopoly provider of clearing and settlement (CS) services to achieve competitive outcomes; Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to provide the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission with the power to conduct binding arbitration to resolve disputes regarding access to certain CS services; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 and Taxation Administration Act 1953 to: increase the discretion of the Commissioner of Taxation to amend and revoke First Home Super Saver (FHSS) Scheme applications; enable individuals to withdraw or amend their FHSS Scheme applications before receiving a FHSS Scheme amount, and enabling those who withdraw to re-apply for FHSS Scheme releases in the future; enable the Commissioner of Taxation to return any FHSS Scheme amounts to superannuation funds, provided the amount has not yet been released to the individual; and clarify that FHSS Scheme amounts returned to superannuation funds do not count towards individuals’ contribution caps.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Stephen Jones MP (Labor), member for Whitlam
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 20/09/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r6945

Treasury Laws Amendment (Modernising Business Communications and Other Measures) Bill 2023

Amends the: Corporations Act 2001 to: enable all documents under the Act to be signed electronically and for certain documents to be sent in either hard copy or electronic form; and provide that companies are not required to send documents to a member where contact details are known to be incorrect; Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998, Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001, Competition and Consumer Act 2010, National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 and Tax Agent Services Act 2009 to enable certain regulatory bodies to hold virtual hearings and examinations; Corporations Act 2001, Excise Act 1901 and Small Superannuation Accounts Act 1995 to allow electronic payments to be used; 11 Acts to require notices in newspapers to be published in an accessible and reasonably prominent manner; Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001, Corporations Act 2001, ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy Act 2017 and Taxation Administration Act 1953 to: remove erroneous references and redundant definitions; apply consistent headings to definitions sections; and make minor technical amendments; Corporations Act 2001, National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 and National Consumer Credit Protection (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2009 to move five legislative instruments into primary law; and 15 Acts to make minor technical amendments.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Stephen Jones MP (Labor), member for Whitlam
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 14/09/2023

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7036

Trade Support Loans Amendment Bill 2023

Introduced with the Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Amendment Bill 2023, the bill amends the Trade Support Loans Act 2014 to: cause the Trade Support Loans Priority List to lapse; enable the minister to determine a new Australian Apprenticeships Priority List; provide that a qualifying apprenticeship is, among other things, an apprenticeship through which a person is undertaking a qualification that leads to an occupation or qualification specified on the Australian Apprenticeships Priority List; amend the title of the Act to the Australian Apprenticeship Support Loans Act 2014; and enable the secretary to extend the day by which an application for a particular payment instalment period may be made. Also makes consequential amendments to 5 Acts.

Info:

Portfolio: Employment and Workplace Relations
Minister: Brendan O'Connor MP (Labor), member for Gorton
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 21/08/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7070

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2023

Amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 in relation to the communication of foreign intelligence information.

Info:

Portfolio: Attorney-General
Minister: Clare O'Neil MP (Labor), member for Hotham
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 10/08/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r6985

Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort) Bill 2023

Introduced with the Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2023, Financial Accountability Regime (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023, Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy Bill 2023 and Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy (Collection) Bill 2023, the bill amends the Corporations Act 2001, Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 and National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 to establish the financial services compensation scheme of last resort to provide compensation to eligible consumers in circumstances where an Australian Financial Complaints Authority determination awarding monetary compensation has been made in their favour, but which the relevant entity has not paid.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Stephen Jones MP (Labor), member for Whitlam
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 03/07/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7037

Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures No. 2) Bill 2023

Amends the: Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 to reduce the qualifying period of employment of Australian Defence Force firefighters in relation to primary site oesophageal cancer from 25 years to 15 years and change the requirement for firefighting to have been a ‘substantial’ proportion of their duties to be a ‘not insubstantial’ proportion; Social Security Act 1991 and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to allow payments and benefits from Commonwealth and State or Territory employment programs to not be considered as income for income support means testing purposes; Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to include a discretionary power to provide Commonwealth rent assistance beyond 26 weeks for eligible recipients who are temporarily absent from Australia and unable to return due to a prescribed event occurring; and Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to extend eligibility to the Defence, Veterans’ and Families’ Acute Support Package to grandparents who are full time carers of the children of a deceased veteran.

Info:

Portfolio: Veterans' Affairs
Minister: Matt Keogh MP (Labor), member for Burt
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 28/06/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7002

Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2023

Amends the: Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to: provide annual reporting requirements for the Repatriation Medical Authority; and amend certain incorrect references; Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 and Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 to: replace references to ‘refuse to deal with the claim’ with ‘defer further investigation of the claim’ to better reflect actual practice; and provide for the alignment of rates of compensation for journey costs relating to treatment with the Comcare Scheme; and Defence Service Homes Act 1918 in relation to the operation of, and conditions to vary, revoke and replace, the Statement of Conditions for the Defence Service Homes Insurance Scheme.

Info:

Portfolio: Veterans' Affairs
Minister: Matt Keogh MP (Labor), member for Burt
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 28/06/2023

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r6996

Treasury Laws Amendment (Refining and Improving Our Tax System) Bill 2023

Amends the: International Tax Agreements Act 1953 to: give legislative authority to the Convention between Australia and Iceland for the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance; and make minor amendments to update various notes; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to: exempt certain subsidiaries of the Future Fund Board from income tax and include them as entities eligible for a refund of a tax offset relating to a franked distribution; and transfer administration of three register deductible gift recipient categories and the Overseas Aid Gift Deduction Scheme to the Commissioner of Taxation; Customs Act 1901 and Excise Act 1901 to enable an eligible business entity liable for excise duty for excisable goods or customs duty for excise-equivalent goods, being fuel and alcohol, to align their excise returns and customs returns with the return period for other indirect taxes which are separately lodged through a business activity statement; Excise Act 1901 to provide that the repackaging of beer that would otherwise be excise manufacture is not taken to be the manufacture of beer if it meets certain requirements; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 and Taxation Administration Act 1953 to make consequential amendments.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Andrew Leigh MP (Labor), member for Fenner
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 28/06/2023

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7023

Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 2) Bill 2023

Amends the: A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999 and Medicare Levy Act 1986 to: increase the Medicare levy and Medicare levy surcharge low-income threshold amounts for individuals, families and individual taxpayers and families eligible for the seniors and pensioners tax offset; and increase the phase-in limits as a result of the increased threshold amounts; Commonwealth Banks Act 1959 to provide that the existing Commonwealth guarantee for pre-privatisation members of the Commonwealth Bank superannuation fund will continue to apply if the fund merges with another superannuation fund; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to enable eligible primary producers to treat certain carbon abatement income as primary production income for the purposes of the Farm Management Deposit Scheme and accessing income tax averaging arrangements for primary producers; Taxation Administration Act 1953 to reduce the gross domestic product adjustment factor for the 2023-24 financial year to 6 per cent; and National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Act 2018 to expand the objects of the Act to include assisting earlier access to the housing market for eligible individuals who have not held an ownership interest in real property in Australia in the preceding 10 years and single legal guardians of children.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Stephen Jones MP (Labor), member for Whitlam
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 23/06/2023

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r6946

Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 4) Bill 2022

Amends the: Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to: provide for a 30% refundable tax offset in relation to the development of digital games in Australia; and update the list of deductible gift recipients; A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999, A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Regulations 2019 and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to clarify that certain digital currencies continue to be excluded from the income tax treatment of foreign currency; Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986 to enable the commissioner to determine alternative records which may be kept and retained by employers for fringe benefit tax record keeping purposes; Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 to provide for temporary measures allowing certain small businesses to access 20% bonus deductions for eligible expenditure incurred on external training for employees, and expenses and depreciating assets for the purpose of digitising operations; Corporations Act 2001, Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 and Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 to extend existing reporting and auditing requirements to registerable superannuation entities; Clean Energy Finance Corporation Act 2012 to: amend the definition of 'responsible ministers' and specify that the minister administering the Act is also the nominated minister unless determined otherwise in writing; credit the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) Special Account with $11.5 billion after commencement of the amendments; and enable additional amounts to be credited to the CEFC Special Account through additional appropriations of the Parliament; and Income Tax Assessment (1997 Act) Regulations 2021, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 and Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 to: amend the definition of 'superannuation income stream'; provide a non-refundable tax offset for certain members of the Military Superannuation Benefits Scheme and Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Scheme; and specify eligibility criteria and a framework for a veterans’ superannuation (invalidity pension) tax offset.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Stephen Jones MP (Labor), member for Whitlam
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 23/06/2023

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023

Amends the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 to: require the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) to publish gender pay gap information of relevant employers for each reporting period; rename the current 'minimum standards' as 'gender equality standards'; require relevant employers to provide executive summary and industry benchmark reports to all members of their governing body; include 'sexual harassment', 'harassment on the ground of sex' or 'discrimination' as gender equality indicators; change the title of the 'Director' of the WGEA to 'Chief Executive Officer'; and make a technical amendment to the definition of 'reporting period'.

Info:

Portfolio: Women
Minister: Senator for ACT, Katy Gallagher (Labor)
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 11/04/2023

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✅ Presented in Senate
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r6943

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Information Disclosure, National Interest and Other Measures) Bill 2022

Amends the: Telecommunications Act 1997 to: enable carriers and carriage service providers to use and disclose information for purposes connected to the prevention of a serious threat to the life or health of a person; authorise the use and disclosure of unlisted numbers and associated addresses for the purposes of dealing with matters raised by a call to an emergency service number; confer civil immunities on telecommunications companies for the provision of reasonably necessary assistance to the Commonwealth, states or territories where a national emergency declaration is in force; and require more detailed records of information to be recorded for authorised disclosures; and Telstra Corporation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021 and Telecommunications Act 1997 to make minor technical amendments.

Info:

Portfolio: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Minister: Michelle Rowland MP (Labor), member for Greenway
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 11/04/2023

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r6954

Work Health and Safety Amendment Bill 2022

Amends the: Work Health and Safety Act 2011 to: include negligence as a fault element in relation to a category one offence; clarify that a work group is negotiated with workers who are proposed to form the work group; amend the obligation to train health and safety representatives to provide that representatives are entitled to choose a course of training; amend the process for the issuing and services of notices under the Act; enable an inspector, within 30 days of entering a workplace, to issue certain written notices relating to the reason for entry; specify that Comcare is able to share information with certain other persons for the purpose of performing functions under relevant laws; extend from 12 to 18 months the deadline for a person to make a request to the regulator to bring a prosecution for a category one or two offence; prohibit a person from entering into a contract of insurance to provide coverage over liability for monetary penalties imposed under the Act, and create a related offence; and Safe Work Australia Act 2008 to specify that Safe Work Australia may be provided with information necessary to its data and evidence functions.

Info:

Portfolio: Employment and Workplace Relations
Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 21/03/2023

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r6953

Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Bill 2022

Amends the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 to: require mandatory reporting of adverse events involving medical devices; provide a marketing approval pathway for biologicals that are for export only; remove merits review rights for a decision by the secretary to require a person to provide information or documents under the Act; enable the secretary to extend the period for a person to pay the amount stated in an infringement notice, and require a person to provide information or documents that are relevant to a contravention of the Act; extend the period for which seized goods can be held; provide that therapeutic goods advertising is excluded from advertising restrictions for certain health professionals or to persons purchasing goods on behalf of governments, registered charities or health facilities; enable the secretary to withdraw approval for the use of a restricted representation in an advertisement about therapeutic goods; enable the secretary to approve the importation or supply of substitute overseas prescription medicine that has been previously approved within Australia; provide that the secretary is not required to observe any requirements of the natural justice hearing rule when releasing therapeutic goods information; provide that sponsors of reportable medicines that are in shortage must provide updated information to the secretary; and make technical amendments.

Info:

Portfolio: Health and Aged Care
Minister: Ged Kearney MP (Labor), member for Cooper
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 21/03/2023

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r6968

Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 5) Bill 2022

Amends the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to update the list of deductible gift recipients.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Andrew Leigh MP (Labor), member for Fenner
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 16/02/2023

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r6969

Treasury Laws Amendment (Energy Price Relief Plan) Bill 2022

Amends the: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to: establish regulation-making powers in relation to dealings between persons who supply or acquire a gas commodity, dealing with and resolving disputes or complaints between persons who supply or acquire a gas commodity, and gas market emergency price orders; enable the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to order the production of certain information and documents, investigate suspected non-compliance and utilise a range of sanctions for non-compliance; provide for civil penalty provisions of gas market instruments; and prohibit schemes designed to avoid the application of a civil penalty provision of a gas market instrument; and Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 to introduce a payment to states and territories to support temporary energy bill relief for households and small businesses.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Milton Dick MP (Labor), member for Oxley
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 16/12/2022

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r6890

Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 2) Bill 2022

Amends the: Taxation Administration Act 1953 to: require electronic platform operators to provide information on transactions to the Australian Taxation Office; enable small business entities to apply to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) for an order staying, or otherwise affecting, the operation or implementation of decisions of the Commissioner of Taxation being reviewed by the AAT; and enable the commissioner to direct an entity to complete an approved recordkeeping course as an alternative to financial penalties where they reasonably believe the entity has failed to comply with its tax-related recordkeeping obligations; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 and Taxation Administration Act 1953 to make consequential amendments; Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986, Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to remove the $250 non-deductible threshold for work-related self-education expenses; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to enable individuals aged 55 and above to make downsizer contributions to their superannuation plan from the proceeds of selling their main residence.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Stephen Jones MP (Labor), member for Whitlam
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 12/12/2022

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r6876

Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Bill 2022

Amends the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986 to exempt from fringe benefits tax the use, or availability for use, of cars made available by employers to current employees that are zero or low emissions vehicles with a value at first retail sale below the luxury car tax threshold for fuel efficient vehicles.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Jim Chalmers MP (Labor), member for Rankin
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 12/12/2022

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r6906

Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 3) Bill 2022

Introduced with the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment Bill 2022 and Income Tax Amendment (Labour Mobility Program) Bill 2022, the bill amends the: Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 to double the maximum financial penalties for contraventions of provisions that relate only to residential land; National Emergency Declaration Act 2020 and Taxation Administration Act 1953 to enable the disclosure of protected information to Australian government agencies for the purpose of administering major disaster support programs approved by the minister; Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus (Measures No. 2) Act 2020 to extend the temporary mechanism which enables ministers to make alternative arrangements for meeting information and documentary requirements; Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 and three other taxation Acts to reduce the tax on certain income earned by foreign resident workers participating in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme from 32.5 per cent to 15 per cent; and Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 to provide for a supplementary annual performance test for faith-based products.

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Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Stephen Jones MP (Labor), member for Whitlam
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 05/12/2022

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r6929

Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Bill 2022

Amends the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 to provide a one-off increase to the pension payable to totally and permanently incapacitated veterans (known as the TPI payment).

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Portfolio: Veterans' Affairs
Minister: Matt Keogh MP (Labor), member for Burt
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 30/11/2022

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r6915

Treasury Laws Amendment (Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2022

Amends the International Tax Agreements Act 1953 to give legislative authority to the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement to exclude from tax within Australia payments and credits made to Indian residents by Australian customers for technical services provided remotely that are covered by the Agreement.

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Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Stephen Jones MP (Labor), member for Whitlam
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 23/11/2022

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r6923

Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Bill 2022

Amends the: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to increase the maximum penalty applicable for anti-competitive behaviour and certain breaches of competition consumer law; and Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 to: establish a civil penalty regime prohibiting the use of, and reliance on, unfair contract terms in standard form contracts; and expand the class of contracts that are covered by the unfair contract terms.

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Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Andrew Leigh MP (Labor), member for Fenner
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 09/11/2022

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r6879

Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Bill 2022

Amends the: Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to provide an income tax exemption for certain recovery grants made to small businesses and primary producers impacted by Cyclone Seroja in April 2021; Treasury Laws Amendment (Putting Consumers First—Establishment of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority) Act 2018 to facilitate the closure and transitional arrangements associated with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) replacing the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (SCT); Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to provide income tax and withholding tax exemptions for the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and its wholly owned subsidiary established for the purpose of delivering the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Also makes minor and technical amendments to 12 Acts.

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Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Stephen Jones MP (Labor), member for Whitlam
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 09/08/2022

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7315

Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill 2025

The bill: requires public bodies to act in pursuit of the economic, social, environmental and cultural wellbeing of current and future generations of Australians; and establishes an independent statutory Commissioner for Future Generations.

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Sponsor: Sophie Scamps MP (Independent), member for Mackellar
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 28/03/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
❌ Bill failed

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r7312

Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2025, the bill provides for a National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence which may impose certain requirements and standards on higher education providers in relation to gender-based violence.

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Portfolio: Education
Minister: Jason Clare MP (Labor), member for Blaxland
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 28/03/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
❌ Bill failed

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r7311

Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) Bill 2025, the bill amends the Higher Education Support Act 2003 to make compliance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence a quality and accountability requirement for higher education providers approved under the Act.

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Portfolio: Education
Minister: Jason Clare MP (Labor), member for Blaxland
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 28/03/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
❌ Bill failed

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r7303

Pacific Banking Guarantee Bill 2025

Appropriates money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purpose of meeting any liabilities that the Commonwealth may incur under a Pacific banking guarantee entered into with an Australian-headquartered authorised deposit-taking institution operating in the Pacific region.

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Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Jim Chalmers MP (Labor), member for Rankin
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 28/03/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
❌ Bill failed

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r7301

Whistleblower Protection Authority Bill 2025

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Sponsor: Andrew Wilkie MP (Independent), member for Clark
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 28/03/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
❌ Bill failed

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r7265

Requiring Energy Infrastructure Providers to Obtain Rehabilitation Bonds Bill 2024

Imposes obligations on providers of energy infrastructure projects to rehabilitate the environment affected by these projects in accordance with approved rehabilitation plans.

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Sponsor: Sam Birrell MP (Nationals), member for Nicholls
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 28/03/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
❌ Bill failed

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r7062

Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Measures No. 1) Bill 2023 [No. 2]

Introduced with the Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 [No. 2] and National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023 [No. 2], the bill amends: the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Act 2018 to rename the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation to Housing Australia; the renamed Housing Australia Act 2018 to: streamline the functions of Housing Australia; establish an annual review mechanism for the National Housing Infrastructure Facility; and extend the Commonwealth guarantee of the liabilities of Housing Australia to apply to contracts entered into until 30 June 2028; and 10 Acts to make consequential amendments.

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Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Julie Collins MP (Labor), member for Franklin
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 28/03/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
❌ Bill failed

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r7317

Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2025

Amends the Telecommunications Act 1997 to: establish a carriage service provider registration scheme; make industry codes directly enforceable by the Australian Communications and Media Authority; and amend existing arrangements relating to the application of penalty amounts for infringement notices and civil penalties.

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Portfolio: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Minister: Michelle Rowland MP (Labor), member for Greenway
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 27/03/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
❌ Bill failed

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r7225

Treasury Laws Amendment (Build to Rent) Bill 2024

This bill is the result of the Senate dividing the Treasury Laws Amendment (Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (original bill) into two bills. This page shows the procedural history of the original bill up to the time it was divided, and the title and description of the bill as divided by the Senate (see sheet 2683 of amendments to the original bill). For copies of the explanatory memorandum and amendments circulated to the original bill, see the homepage of the original bill. This bill amends the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 and Taxation Administration Act 1953 to provide incentives for investors to support the construction of new build to rent developments by increasing the capital works deduction rate to 4 per cent per year and reducing the final withholding tax rate on eligible fund payments from eligible managed investment trust investments to 15 per cent.

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Portfolio: Treasury
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 28/11/2024

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
❌ Bill failed

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r7167

Reducing Supermarket Dominance Bill 2024

The bill: provides for a limit on market share for supermarket businesses, including enforced progressive divesture to 20 per cent over a 5-year period where necessary; and establishes a Commissioner for Food Retailing to administer limits on market share and promote competition and fairness principles.

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Sponsor: Bob Katter MP (Katter's Australian Party), member for Kennedy
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 19/11/2024

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
❌ Bill failed

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s1429

Sex Discrimination Amendment (Acknowledging Biological Reality) Bill 2024

Amends the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 to remove references to ‘gender identity’.

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Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Pauline Hanson (One Nation)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 12/09/2024

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✅ Presented in Senate
❌ Bill failed

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r7147

Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Foreign Entities Bill 2024

Prohibits the purchase of residential property by foreign entities for a 2-year period.

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Sponsor: Andrew Gee MP (Independent), member for Calare
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 20/08/2024

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
❌ Bill failed

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s1138

Plebiscite (Future Migration Level) Bill 2018

Establishes a legislative framework for a national plebiscite to be held in conjunction with the next general election that would ask Australians “Do you think the current rate of immigration to Australia is too high?”.

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Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Pauline Hanson (One Nation)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 21/03/2024

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✅ Presented in Senate
❌ Bill failed

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s1341

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Bill 2022

The bill: establishes a framework for the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the Commonwealth Government; and makes a consequential amendment to the Productivity Commission Act 1998.

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Sponsor: Senator for Victoria, Lidia Thorpe (Independent)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 06/12/2023

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✅ Presented in Senate
❌ Bill failed

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r7005

Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Cheaper Home Batteries) Bill 2023

Amends the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 to: include home batteries as an eligible technology to create small-scale technology certificates under the Small-Scale Renewable Energy Scheme; and provide for an independent review of the operation of the scheme.

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Sponsor: Helen Haines MP (Independent), member for Indi
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 14/11/2023

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
❌ Bill failed

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r6981

Transparent and Quality Public Appointments Bill 2023

The bill: establishes a framework for making transparent and quality public appointments, including the establishment of Independent Selection Panels and the Office of the Public Appointments Commissioner to issue guidelines on the making of public appointments and report annually on public appointment selection processes; and establishes the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Appointments.

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Sponsor: Sophie Scamps MP (Independent), member for Mackellar
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 12/09/2023

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
❌ Bill failed

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s1372

Productivity Commission Amendment (Electricity Reporting) Bill 2023

Amends the Productivity Commission Act 1998 to: require the Productivity Commission to prepare quarterly reports on retail electricity prices and energy sources for electricity generation; and require the minister to table these reports within 30 days after the end of the quarterly period.

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Sponsor: Senator for Tasmania, Jonathon Duniam (Liberal)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 03/08/2023

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✅ Presented in Senate
❌ Bill failed