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• Customs Tariff Amendment (Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Oct 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Amendment (Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2022 to implement Australia's obligations under the Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to: provide a free rate of customs duty for goods that are United Kingdom (UK) originating goods; specify phasing rates of customs duty for certain UK originating goods that will incrementally reduce to free; maintain rates of customs duty on certain alcohol, tobacco and petroleum products; provide a safeguard that would restore the customs duty rate to the rate applied before the commencement of the agreement for certain products; and maintain custom duty rates for certain UK originating goods. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Oct 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Amendment (India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2022 to implement Australia's obligations under the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement, the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to: provide a free rate of customs duty for certain Indian originating goods; specify phasing rates of customs duty for certain Indian originating goods that will incrementally reduce to free; maintain rates of customs duty on certain alcohol, tobacco and petroleum products; and maintain custom duty rates for certain Indian originating goods. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Oct 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Indigenous Australians 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986

  to: amend the title of the Act to the

  Aboriginal Land and Waters (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986

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

  Residential Tenancies Act 1997

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

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Regulator Performance) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry and Science 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987

  to: clarify that only the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are permitted to register Olympic insignia as trade marks in Australia; and provide for the rejection of trade mark applications not made by the AOC or IOC;

  Trade Marks Act 1995

  to: align grace periods for payment of a fee for renewal of a trade mark registration to a consistent 6 month duration, whether registration of a trade mark application is delayed or not; clarify provisions dealing with the revocation of the registration of a trade mark where a component of a notice of opposition to registration of that trade mark has been overlooked; permit restoration of a trade mark to the Register of Trade Marks if an extension of time is obtained to file evidence in support of an opposition to the trade mark removal; and remove references to the Official Journal of Trade Marks; and

  Patents Act 1990

  to remove spent transitional and savings provisions that have had no effect from February 2022. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Science and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

  to implement the outcomes of the Offshore Oil and Gas Safety Review;

  Navigation Act 1912

  and

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

  to clarify the validity of vessel safety certificates when a disconnectable facility transitions between the maritime and offshore petroleum regimes;

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

  to: ensure that an approval of taking actions in accordance with a policy, plan or program remains effective following amendments to environmental regulations; enable the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority to specify the timeframe for a person to comply with a remedial direction; clarify the spatial extent of an eligible greenhouse gas storage formation; and make minor and technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Science and Resources 

  Summary

  Establishes the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation as a corporate Commonwealth entity to invest in projects in priority areas of the Australian economy through the provision of financial accommodation and the acquisition of equity interests. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Atomic Energy Amendment (Mine Rehabilitation and Closure) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Sep 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Science and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Atomic Energy Act 1953

  to enable the minister to: grant a new rehabilitation authority to the mine operator of the Ranger Uranium Mine for the purpose of authorising rehabilitation, remediation and monitoring operations; vary the existing authority, including to extend the period in which it is in force for the purposes of the rehabilitation of the site; and declare that the relevant authority is no longer in force for areas of the site where rehabilitation requirements have been satisfied. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Introduced with the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Bill 2024, the bill amends the

  Clean Energy Regulator Act 2018

  and

  Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018

  to make amendments consequential on the establishment of the new vehicle efficiency standard. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Introduced with the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2024, the bill establishes a vehicle efficiency standard to regulate the carbon dioxide emissions of certain road vehicles. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Community Television) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  to: enable the continuation of terrestrial community television to audiences in Melbourne and Adelaide beyond the current expiry date of 30 June 2024; and provide the Australian Communications and Media Authority with certain instrument-making powers; and

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to harmonise the code of practice arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum