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• Social Security Amendment (Caring for People on Newstart) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Aug 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SIEWERT, Sen Rachel 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: increase the single rate of newstart and single independent rate of youth allowance by $110 a week; and standardise the indexation arrangements for certain pensions and allowances; and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to provide that these payments are made from monies appropriated by the Parliament. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Competition and Consumer Amendment (Truth in Labelling—Palm Oil) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to require the minister to make an information standard for goods containing palm oil and ensure that the information standard is in force at all times. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  RHIANNON, Sen Lee 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Export Control Act 1982

  to prohibit the export of live-stock for slaughter. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Vaporised Nicotine Products Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Jun 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LEYONHJELM, Sen David
  ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm 

  Summary

  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. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Amendment (Modernisation of Members Registration) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Jun 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to require an email address to be included on a register of members of a company or registered scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Productivity Commission Amendment (Addressing Inequality) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Jun 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MCALLISTER, Sen Jenny 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Productivity Commission Act 1998

  to: expand the functions of the Productivity Commission to include the undertaking of research on inequality and its effects on the Australian economy and community; require the commission to have regard in the exercise of its functions to the need to mitigate the negative effects of inequality; and provide for reporting requirements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment and Infrastructure Legislation Amendment (Stop Adani) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Jun 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WATERS, Sen Larissa 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to impose additional obligations on the minister in making decisions on approvals and conditions; and

  Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Act 2016

  to: require the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility to assess whether an entity is a suitable person for the purposes of providing financial assistance for Northern Australia economic infrastructure; and provide that, in undertaking an assessment, the facility consults with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Crime Commission. Also provides for a review of certain existing approvals under the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  in relation to the Adani group. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work Amendment (Pay Protection) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  RHIANNON, Sen Lee 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to require employers to pay a base rate of pay, full rate of pay and any casual loading that is not less than the relevant award or national minimum wage for employees covered by an enterprise agreement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Renew Australia Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Mar 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  DI NATALE, Sen Richard 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes Renew Australia as a statutory authority to oversee the transition of Australia’s electricity system to one based on renewable energy and provides for its functions and powers; establishes the Board of Renew Australia and provides for its functions, members and meetings; provides for the appointment of a Chief Executive Officer and staff, consultants and committees; provides for financial arrangements; and sets out a timetable for the phased closure of coal-fired power stations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Banking and Financial Services Commission of Inquiry Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Mar 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WHISH-WILSON, Sen Peter
  HANSON, Sen Pauline
  HINCH, Sen Derryn
  LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui
  ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm
  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Establishes a parliamentary inquiry into banking and financial services to report to Parliament on particular matters. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum