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• Liability for Climate Change Damage (Make the Polluters Pay) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 May 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BANDT, Adam, MP 

  Summary

  Provides that fossil fuel companies are liable for climate change damage in proportion to their greenhouse gas emissions; and enables certain persons, including those impacted by climate change, to bring legal actions against major greenhouse gas emitters for damage caused by climate change. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Ministerial Suitability Commission of Inquiry Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2021 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WATERS, Sen Larissa 

  Summary

  Establishes an inquiry into whether Christian Porter is a fit and proper person to be a Minister of State. 

  Bill

• Coronavirus Economic Response Package Amendment (Ending Jobkeeper Profiteering) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2021 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MCKIM, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Act 2020

  to: delay businesses with an annual turnover of more than $50 million from claiming GST credits for ten years, or until they pay back the amount of Jobkeeper payment they received equal to the amount of profits made and/or executive bonuses paid during the financial year in which the entity received the payment; and require the Australian Taxation Office to publish a list of all entities with an annual turnover of more than $50 million in receipt of Jobkeeper payments and how much each entity received. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• No Domestic COVID Vaccine Passports Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KELLY, Craig, MP 

  Summary

  Prohibits: Commonwealth, state and territory governments and other non-government entities from issuing domestic COVID-19 vaccine passports; and discrimination on the basis of whether a person has had a COVID 19 vaccination in the provision of goods, services and facilities; and in relation to employment, education, accommodation and sport. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Ransomware Payments Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WATTS, Tim, MP 

  Summary

  Establishes a mandatory requirement for Commonwealth, state or territory entities, corporations and partnerships to report to the Australian Cyber Security Centre ransomware payments paid in response to a ransomware attack. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Repatriation of Defence Data Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Requires the Secretary of the Department of Defence to ensure that sensitive data held in high-risk offshore storage facilities are transferred to sovereign Australian storage facilities by 25 April 2022. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Banning Goods Produced By Forced Labour) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2021 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  PATRICK, Sen Rex 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to prohibit the importation into Australia of goods that are produced in whole or in part by forced labour. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services Legislation Amendment (Consistent Waiting Periods for New Migrants) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: increase the newly arrived resident's waiting period (NARWP) for carer payment and carer allowance to 208 weeks; remove the qualifying residence period for parenting payment; apply the 208-week NARWP for the low income health care card and Commonwealth seniors health card to temporary visa holders; make amendments contingent on the commencement of the

  Social Security Legislation Amendment (Streamlined Participation Requirements and Other Measures) Act 2021

  ; and make minor technical amendments;

  Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999

  to make consequential amendments;

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  to: increase the NARWP for family tax benefit (FTB) Part A to 208 weeks; and introduce a 208-week NARWP for FTB Part B; and

  Paid Parental Leave Act 2010

  to increase the NARWP for parental leave pay and dad and partner pay to 208 weeks. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• International Human Rights and Corruption (Magnitsky Sanctions) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Aug 2021 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KITCHING, Sen Kimberley 

  Summary

  Based on the precedents of the

  Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act 2016

  (US) and the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill 2018 (UK), the bill provides the minister with the discretion to impose certain sanctions for the purposes of compliance with United Nations obligations or other international obligations, or for the purposes of preventing or responding to gross human rights abuse or violations, or acts of significant corruption. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Ensuring Northern Territory Rights Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Aug 2021 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MCMAHON, Sen Sam 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978

  to remove limits on the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly's powers to make laws in relation to the acquisition of property other than on just terms, voluntary assisted dying and the conferring of powers relating to the hearing and determining of employment disputes. Also repeals the

  Euthanasia Laws Act 1997

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum