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• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Crimes Act 1914

  to: insert community safety as a factor that can be taken into account to revoke the parole of a federal offender without notice; remove the requirement to seek leave before a recorded interview of a vulnerable witness can be admitted as evidence in chief; remove the requirement for vulnerable witnesses to be available to give evidence at committal proceedings; introduce mandatory minimum penalties for certain Commonwealth child sex offences and offenders; require a court to state and record the reasons for granting bail; insert a presumption against bail for certain Commonwealth child sex offenders; insert additional factors which must be taken into account when sentencing federal offenders; require the court to have regard to certain rehabilitation considerations when sentencing Commonwealth child sex offenders; insert presumptions in favour of cumulative sentences and actual terms of imprisonment for Commonwealth child sex offenders; impose certain requirements on Commonwealth child sex offenders under a recognizance release order; add ‘residential treatment orders’ as a sentencing alternative for intellectually disabled offenders; allow certain information to be withheld from an offender in national security circumstances; reduce the amount of ‘clean street time’ that can be credited against the outstanding sentence following commission of an offence by a person on parole and licence; and require a period of time to be served in custody if a federal offender’s parole order is revoked;

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: clarify the scope of the definition of ‘engage in sexual activity’; insert a range of new aggravated offences for child sexual abuse; insert new offences relating to ‘grooming’ and the provision of electronic services to facilitate dealings with child abuse material online; increase the maximum penalties for certain Commonwealth child sex offences and breaches of reporting requirements; and insert new additional factors for mandatory consideration at sentencing; and

  Crimes Act 1914

  ,

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  ,

  Customs Act 1901

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to replace references to ‘child pornography material’ in Commonwealth legislation with ‘child abuse material’. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Border Protection 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: enable the minister to determine, by legislative instrument, prohibited things in relation to immigration detention facilities; allow authorised officers and assistants to search Commonwealth immigration detention facilities without a warrant; strengthen the screening and seizure powers of authorised officers; and allow the use of dogs for screening detainees and persons about to enter a Commonwealth immigration detention facility, and for searching these facilities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Competition and Consumer Amendment (Exploitation of Indigenous Culture) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to: prohibit the supply in trade or commerce of anything that includes an Indigenous cultural expression, unless it is done in accordance with an arrangement with the relevant Indigenous community and artist and the thing is made in Australia; and create an offence for the supply of anything that includes an Indigenous cultural expression without an arrangement with the relevant Indigenous community and artist. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work Amendment (Recovering Unpaid Superannuation) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SHARKIE, Rebekha, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to: allow for minimum standards under the National Employment Standards to relate to superannuation contributions; and require employers to provide information to employees in relation to employer superannuation contributions for each pay period;

  Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992

  to: clarify that amounts contributed to a superannuation fund by an employee or Retirement Savings Account under a salary sacrifice arrangement are not employer contributions; remove the current exemption for employers not to make superannuation contributions to employees who are paid less than $450 in a calendar month; remove certain restrictions on choice of superannuation fund; and provide for a review of employers’ compliance with superannuation payment obligations by the Commissioner of Taxation;

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to create a duty for trustees of superannuation entities to take reasonable steps to notify their members when it could reasonably have expected them to have received a contribution from an employer, but did not; and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to require additional information to be provided to the commissioner in annual member information statements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work Amendment (Terminating Enterprise Agreements) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to: provide that the Fair Work Commission must not consider it appropriate to terminate an enterprise agreement if the terms and conditions of employment of any employee covered by the agreement would, immediately after the termination, be less favourable than the employee’s terms and conditions of employment immediately before the termination; and invalidate any decision of the commission to terminate an agreement since 22 April 2015, if the decision would not have met the new requirements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Renewable Fuel Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000

  to: provide for the regulation of renewable fuel content in fuel supplied for use in motor vehicles; provide that the ethanol volume percentage be mandated at a minimum of 5 per cent from 1 July 2019 and a minimum of 10 per cent from 1 July 2022; establish an office of Renewable Fuel Program Administrator and provide for the appointment and functions of the administrator; and include record keeping and reporting requirements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commission of Inquiry (Coal Seam Gas) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Establishes a Commission of Inquiry to inquire into the coal seam gas industry. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Continuing the Energy Transition) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BANDT, Adam, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000

  to increase the large scale renewable energy target in each year from 2021 to 2030 to arrive at a target of 55 500 GWh in 2030. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Amendment (Guaranteeing Mobile Phone Service in Bushfire Zones) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SHARKIE, Rebekha, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to enable the Australian Communications and Media Authority to determine an industry standard which requires that mobile base stations (mobile telephone towers) in high bushfire risk communities have at least 24 hours of standby power capability at all times. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family Trust Distribution Tax (Primary Liability) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Aug 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 11 bills to fund the Commonwealth’s contribution to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, the bill amends the

  Family Trust Distribution Tax (Primary Liability) Act 1998

  to increase from 47 per cent to 47.5 per cent the rate of family trust distribution tax. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum