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• Racial and Religious Hatred Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Bill

• Racial and Religious Hatred Bill 2003 [No. 2]

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  Date

  01 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LUDWIG, Sen Joe 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Crimes Act 1914

  to create new offences for acts of racial and religious hatred. 

  Bill

• Racial Discrimination Amendment Bill 2014

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  Date

  25 Sep 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  DAY, Sen Bob
  BERNARDI, Sen Cory
  LEYONHJELM, Sen David
  SMITH, Sen Dean 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Racial Discrimination Act 1975

  to amend section 18C (which makes unlawful certain offensive acts that are done because of race, colour or national or ethnic origin) to remove the words ‘offend’ and ‘insult’. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Racial Discrimination Amendment Bill 2016

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  Date

  31 Aug 2016 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BERNARDI, Sen Cory
  ABETZ, Sen Eric
  BACK, Sen Chris
  BURSTON, Sen Brian
  BUSHBY, Sen David
  CULLETON, Sen Rodney
  DAY, Sen Bob
  DUNIAM, Sen Jonathon
  FAWCETT, Sen David
  HANSON, Sen Pauline
  HINCH, Sen Derryn
  LEYONHJELM, Sen David
  MACDONALD, Sen Ian
  MCKENZIE, Sen Bridget
  O'SULLIVAN, Sen Barry
  PATERSON, Sen James
  REYNOLDS, Sen Linda
  ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm
  SMITH, Sen Dean
  WILLIAMS, Sen John 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Racial Discrimination Act 1975

  to amend section 18C (which makes unlawful certain offensive acts that are done because of race, colour or national or ethnic origin) to remove the words ‘offend’ and ‘insult’. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Racial Discrimination Law Amendment (Free Speech) Bill 2016

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  Date

  15 Sep 2016 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LEYONHJELM, Sen David
  BURSTON, Sen Brian
  CULLETON, Sen Rodney
  DAY, Sen Bob
  HANSON, Sen Pauline
  HINCH, Sen Derryn
  ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Racial Discrimination Act 1975

  to repeal Part IIA which prohibits offensive behaviour based on racial hatred; and

  Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986

  and

  Racial Discrimination Act 1975

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Radio Licence Fees Amendment Bill 2005

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  Date

  02 Dec 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 10 bills in relation to the establishment of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the bill amends the

  Radio Licence Fees Act 1964

  to replace existing references to the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) with references to the ACMA. Also contains transitional provisions providing for the continuing effect of certain directions made by the ABA. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Radio Licence Fees Amendment Bill 2007

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  Date

  28 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Radio Licence Fees Act 1964

  to ensure that all revenue earned from analogue and digital radio broadcasting services by a broadcaster is used to calculate the broadcaster’s radio broadcasting licence fee. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Amendment Bill 2000

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  Date

  18 Feb 1999 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Amendment Bill 2005

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  Date

  02 Dec 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 10 bills in relation to the establishment of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the bill amends the

  Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Act 1983

  to replace existing references to the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) with references to the ACMA. Also contains transitional provisions providing for the continuing effect of certain notices given to, and determinations made by, the ACA. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Amendment Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Aug 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Radiocommunications Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Bill 2020 and Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Bill 2020, the bill amends the

  Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Act 1983

  to enable the Australian Communications and Media Authority to determine whether, for a specified class of licences with longer than 12 months duration, the receiver licence tax is imposed on the issue of the licence for the full period the licence is in force, or whether it should be paid in annual instalments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum