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  • Capital Works (Build to Rent Misuse Tax) Bill 2024

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    Date
    05 Jun 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures) Bill 2024, the bill imposes a tax rate of 1.5 per cent on build to rent developments that do not meet certain eligibility conditions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Childhood Gender Transition Prohibition Bill 2023

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    Date
    18 Oct 2023 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    ANTIC, Sen Alex
    BABET, Sen Ralph
    ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm
    CANAVAN, Sen Matthew 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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

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    Date
    03 Aug 2023 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    POCOCK, Sen David 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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

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    Date
    25 Jun 2024 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    HENDERSON, Sen Sarah 
    Summary
    Establishes a commission of inquiry into antisemitism at Australian universities. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Banning Dirty Donations) Bill 2022

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    Date
    24 Nov 2022 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    WATERS, Sen Larissa 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Communications Legislation Amendment (Regional Broadcasting Continuity) Bill 2024

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    Date
    26 Jun 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Broadcasting Services Act 1992
    to enable viewers to access the Viewer Access Satellite Television safety net service when a commercial television broadcaster ceases to provide services terrestrially in a given area; and
    Broadcasting Services Act 1992
    and
    Radiocommunications Act 1992
    to enable the consolidation of transmission arrangements for certain broadcasting services. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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

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    Date
    12 Sep 2023 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    SMITH, Sen Dean
    MCKENZIE, Sen Bridget 
    Summary
    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
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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

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    Date
    03 Aug 2023 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    POCOCK, Sen David 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Declared Areas) Bill 2024

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    Date
    27 Mar 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    to: extend for a further 3 years the declared areas offence that is scheduled to sunset on 7 September 2024; and provide that the provisions under which the Minister for Foreign Affairs can declare an area for the purpose of the declared areas offence also cease to have effect on 7 September 2024; and
    Intelligence Services Act 2001
    to remove an obsolete provision which provides for the Parliamentary Joint committee on Intelligence and Security to review the declared areas provisions before 7 January 2024. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • COVID-19 Response Commission of Inquiry Bill 2024

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    Date
    25 Jun 2024 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
    ANTIC, Sen Alex
    BABET, Sen Ralph
    O'SULLIVAN, Sen Matt
    RENNICK, Sen Gerard
    ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm 
    Summary
    Establishes a commission of inquiry into Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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