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• Intelligence and Security Legislation Amendment (Implementing Independent Intelligence Review) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MCALLISTER, Sen Jenny 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

  and

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  to expand the oversight role of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS) and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) to the Australian Federal Police, Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and the Office of National Intelligence (ONI);

  Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Act 2010

  and

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  to enable the PJCIS to request briefings and reports from the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor; and

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

  and

  Office of National Intelligence Act 2018

  to require regular briefings to be given to the PJCIS by the IGIS and ONI. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to introduce penalties for an individual or body corporate undertaking actions which involve mining operations, drilling exploration, land clearing or is specified in the regulations (emissions-intensive actions) if the action has, will have or is likely to have a significant impact on the environment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Donation Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to: extend the definition of reporting entities to include political entities, campaigners, associated entities and third parties; lower the political donation disclosure threshold from $14 000 to $2500; require disclosure by reporting entities and donors when the sum of the gifts and donations provided by the same donor to the same reporting entity is greater than the disclosure threshold; require disclosure by reporting entities within 7 days of a reportable gift being made, and require disclosure within 7 days of any subsequent gifts until the end of the reporting period; require reporting entities to lodge half-yearly returns with details of the nature and source of all reportable donations and other receipts; require reporting entities to hold an electoral expenditure account with an authorised deposit-taking institution, from which all electoral expenditure must be paid; increase the monitoring and investigatory powers of the Australian Electoral Commission; and provide for infringement notices and civil penalty provisions for reporting entities that fail to meet their disclosure obligations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Amendment (Improving Safety) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  STERLE, Sen Glenn 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012

  to require masters of certain vessels to conduct two headcounts of passengers, one at the start of a voyage and one at the end. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Amendment (Repairing Assistance and Access) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KENEALLY, Sen Kristina 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: clarify actions that designated communications providers must not be requested or required to do in technical assistance requests, technical assistance notices or technical capability notices; require the Australian Federal Police Commissioner not to approve technical assistance notices issued by the chief officer of state or territory interception agencies unless satisfied that the requirements of the notice are reasonable and proportionate, and compliance with the notice is practicable and technically feasible; remove the ability of the minister to edit and delete information in relevant reports prepared by the Commonwealth Ombudsman; and insert a judicial authorisation requirement in the approval or varying of technical assistance requests, technical assistance notices or technical capability notices. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crime) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: amend the offence of bribery of a foreign public official to extend the definition of foreign public official to include a candidate for office, remove the requirement that the foreign official must be influenced in the exercise of the official's duties, replace the requirement that a benefit and business advantage must be 'not legitimately due' with the concept of 'improperly influencing' a foreign public official, and extend the offence to cover bribery to obtain a personal advantage; and create a new offence of failure of a body corporate to prevent foreign bribery by an associate; the

  Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983

  to implement a Commonwealth Deferred Prosecution Agreement scheme to enable the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions to invite a person that has engaged in serious corporate crime to negotiate an agreement to comply with a range of specified conditions; and five Acts to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Small Amount Credit Contract and Consumer Lease Reforms) Bill 2019 (No. 2)

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  GRIFF, Sen Stirling
  MCALLISTER, Sen Jenny 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

  to: impose a cap on the total payments that can be made under a consumer lease (known as rent-to-buy schemes); require small amount credit contracts (SACCs) (known as payday loans) to have equal repayment and payment intervals; remove the ability for SACC providers to charge monthly fees in respect of the residual term of a loan where a consumer fully repays the loan early; prevent lessors and credit assistance providers from undertaking door-to-door selling of leases at residential homes; introduce anti-avoidance protections; and increase penalties. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Waiver of Debt and Act of Grace Payments) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  GALLAGHER, Sen Katy 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

  to require the Department of Finance to state in its annual report the number of waivers of debt granted and act of grace payments made, and the total dollar amount of debt waived and act of grace payments made. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Saving Australian Dairy Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON, Sen Pauline 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to: require the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to determine a base minimum price for milk for each dairy season; require the minister to refer to the Productivity Commission for inquiry the effectiveness of determining a base price for milk and the potential effectiveness of a divestiture regime for the dairy industry; and establish a mandatory industry code for the food and grocery industry, including the dairy industry. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Transparency Measures—Lowering the Disclosure Threshold) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FARRELL, Sen Don 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to: lower the political donation disclosure threshold from $13 800 to $1000; and remove the indexation of the disclosure threshold. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum