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• Australian Capital Territory Water Management Legislation Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Nov 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988

  to provide that the abstraction of water on National Land and by Commonwealth agencies throughout the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) will be managed by the ACT Government;

  Water Act 2007

  to enable the water resources of the Googong Dam Area to be included in a water resource plan area for which the ACT has responsibility; and

  Canberra Water Supply (Googong Dam) Act 1974

  to ensure that the ACT Executive has the appropriate powers to manage the surface waters of the Googong Dam. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Nov 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000

  to: enable the minister to enter into agreements with service providers authorising the making of payments from 1 January 2014; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963

  to: provide for regulations to confer privileges and immunities on the International Committee for the Red Cross and the International Criminal Court; and make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Not-for-profit Sector Freedom to Advocate Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Invalidates clauses in Commonwealth agreements with the not-for-profit (NFP) sector that restrict or prevent NFP entities from advocating on Commonwealth law, policy or actions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Feb 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Sport 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006

  to: provide the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) Chief Executive Officer or their delegate with the power to issue a disclosure notice to compel persons to attend an interview with an investigator and to produce information and documents or things relevant to the administration of the National Anti-Doping Scheme; impose penalties for failing to comply with a disclosure notice; clarify the role of the Anti-Doping Rule Violation Panel; provide that conflict of interest provisions apply to matters relating to activities of the panel or the Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee; and clarify that the eight-year statute of limitations specified in the World Anti-Doping Code applies in Australia’s anti-doping arrangements; and

  Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006

  and

  Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989

  to enable Australia Post to share information with ASADA. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Service Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Sponsor

  HOGG, Sen John 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Parliamentary Service Act 1999

  to: clarify the roles and responsibilities of secretaries of parliamentary service departments; amend the role and responsibilities of the Senior Executive Service; clarify when reviews of action may be undertaken by the Parliamentary Service Merit Protection Commissioner (MPC); provide for the Parliamentary Service Commissioner (the commissioner) to undertake investigations into whistleblower reports after notifying the Presiding Officers; enable the commissioner and the MPC to delegate their powers and functions; revise the Parliamentary Service Values and Parliamentary Service Code of Conduct and provide for Parliamentary Service Employment Principles; add a statement about the role of the parliamentary service; and make technical amendments in relation to: code of conduct; whistleblower reports; review of actions; non-ongoing parliamentary service employees; confidentiality of information; immunity from suit; legislative instruments; and acting appointments for statutory office-holder positions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Water Commission Amendment Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Mar 2012 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Water Commission Act 2004

  to: continue the National Water Commission (NWC) beyond its current sunset date of 30 June 2012; revise the functions and operations of the NWC; close the Australian Water Fund (AWF) Account and remove the NWC’s ability to administer any AWF funds; reduce the number of NWC commissioners to five; provide for a review of the NWC’s performance by the end of 2017, with further reviews every five years; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Low Aromatic Fuel Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Mar 2012 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Sponsor

  SIEWERT, Sen Rachel 

  Summary

  Mitigates the negative impacts of petrol sniffing in areas designated as low aromatic fuel areas and fuel control areas by: prohibiting the supply of regular unleaded petrol; promoting and monitoring the supply of low aromatic fuel; and controlling the supply and storage of other fuels. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Regional Commercial Radio) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to: exempt remote area, racing service licensees and licensees outside the Broadcasting Services Band from the minimum local content requirement; and amend provisions relating to certain changes in ownership and control of a licence known as a ‘trigger event’. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fair Work Act 2009

  in relation to the textile, clothing and footwear industry to: extend the operation of most of the provisions of the Act to contract outworkers; enable outworkers to recover unpaid amounts up the supply chain; enable an outwork code of practice to be issued; and extend specific right of entry rules to sweatshop premises. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum