A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General.
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- Date
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19 Jun 2017
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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LEYONHJELM, Sen David
ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm
- Summary
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Amends the:
Airports Act 1996
to provide that the regulation of smoking at airports does not apply to the use of e-cigarettes (vaping); Therapeutic Goods Act 1989
to exclude e-cigarettes from regulation by the Therapeutic Goods Administration; and Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992
to provide that the ban on the advertising of smoking does not apply to the advertising of vaping.
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- Date
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14 Nov 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Introduced with the Taxation Laws Amendment (Venture Capital) Bill 2002, the bill establishes a registration and reporting process for venture capital limited partnerships, Australian venture capital funds of funds and eligible venture capital investors, administered by the Pooled Development Funds Registration Board.
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- Date
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13 Oct 2016
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education and Training
- Summary
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Part of a package of three bills to replace the VET FEE-HELP loan scheme with a student loans program, the bill imposes an annual charge on approved course providers.
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- Date
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13 Oct 2016
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education and Training
- Summary
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Part of a package of three bills to replace the VET FEE-HELP loan scheme with a student loans program, the bill amends the
Higher Education Support Act 2003
to: close down access to VET FEE-HELP assistance to new VET providers from 5 October 2016; close down access to VET FEE-HELP assistance to new students for units from 1 January 2017; and enable existing and active students enrolled with VET providers to continue to access VET FEE-HELP assistance for units that start before 1 January 2018; and the Higher Education Support Act 2003
, National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011
and Student Identifiers Act 2014
to make consequential amendments.
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- Date
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29 Oct 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
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The bill: authorises certain activities undertaken in relation to tax file numbers (TFNs) for the purpose of administering, or facilitating the administration of, a student’s application for a VET Student Loan or the student’s loan itself; and authorises the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations’ disclosure of TFNs to VSL providers for the same purposes.
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- Date
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18 Sep 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business
- Summary
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Part of a package of three bills to implement a tuition protection model for students participating in the VET Student Loans program and for higher education students accessing FEE-HELP or HECS-HELP assistance at a private education provider or TAFE, the bill imposes the VSL tuition protection levy, specifies the amounts that are payable by various classes of providers, and prescribes the levy components and the manner in which, and by whom, they will be determined each year.
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- Date
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13 Oct 2016
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education and Training
- Summary
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Part of a package of three bills to replace the VET FEE-HELP loan scheme with a student loans program, the bill: provides that student loans are approved only for eligible students for approved courses; limits course eligibility for loans through a courses and loan caps determination; imposes stronger eligibility requirements for qualification as an approved course provider; bans providers from using brokers or agents to interact or engage with students in relation to the loans; and provides for monitoring and investigations powers and enforcement powers such as civil penalties, infringement notices, enforceable undertakings and injunctions.
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- Date
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12 Nov 2020
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education, Skills and Employment
- Summary
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Amends the
Higher Education Support Act 2003
and VET Student Loans Act 2016
to: phase out the Commonwealth's obligation to pay VET FEE-HELP (VFH) to VET providers in respect of old student data, and prevent those providers from pursuing students for the amounts the Commonwealth does not pay; enable the Commonwealth to set off debts owed by providers to the Commonwealth under the VFH scheme against amounts of FEE-HELP assistance or VET student loans payable to the provider; and revoke the approval of remaining VET providers, while providing for the continuing operation of the Higher Education Support Act 2003
and relevant legislative instruments to enable the Commonwealth to deal with and resolve outstanding matters under the VFH scheme.
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- Date
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27 Mar 2014
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Veteransâ Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the:
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to: expand non-liability health care to include certain mental health conditions and alcohol and substance use disorders; expand eligibility for the Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service; provide that the seniors supplement is paid automatically following short periods of overseas travel; and make a technical amendment; Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
to: expand the circumstances in which an eligible young person is taken to be wholly dependent on a Defence Force member; and enable the Chief Executive Officer of Comcare to be nominated for appointment to the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission; and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
and Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
in relation to the dispute resolution processes, case management powers and administrative and business procedures of the Veterans’ Review Board.
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- Date
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11 Dec 1996
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Human Services and Health portfolio
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