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• Defence Amendment (Sovereign Naval Shipbuilding) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 May 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  PATRICK, Sen Rex 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Defence Act 1903

  to provide that the Commonwealth may only enter into an agreement with an entity for the building of certain vessels for use by the Royal Australian Navy if the vessel is to be constructed in Australia by an Australian shipbuilder. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Axe the Tampon Tax) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 May 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  RICE, Sen Janet 

  Summary

  Amends the

  A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

  to remove the goods and services tax from sanitary products. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Air Services Amendment Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  RICE, Sen Janet 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Air Services Act 1995

  to: provide that the functions of Airservices Australia (AA) include undertaking activities to protect the human and natural environment, community amenity and residential areas from the effects of the operation and use of aircraft, and associated effects; introduce new consultation arrangements for AA and persons affected by aircraft noise; require AA to consider the need to minimise the impact of aircraft operations on the human and natural environment, community amenity and residential areas when preparing corporate plans; expand the AA board by up to two members and require that it include an expert in environmental management and a representative of a community group affected by aircraft noise; and provide for the creation and operations of the Aircraft Noise Ombudsman and related reporting arrangements; and

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to require the minister to appoint an independent Community Aviation Advocate to represent communities affected by aircraft noise. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Human Rights Commission Repeal (Duplication Removal) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BERNARDI, Sen Cory 

  Summary

  Repeals the

  Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986

  to abolish the Australian Human Rights Commission. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Commitments for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Feb 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON, Sen Pauline 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Citizenship Act 2007

  in relation to: strengthened citizenship requirements, including in relation to permanent residency and English language proficiency; the definition of ‘spouse’ and ‘de facto partner’; citizenship by adoption; automatic acquisition of citizenship; citizenship by conferral; residence requirements for citizenship; good character requirements; the bar on approval of citizenship where there are related criminal offences; offence provisions; mandatory and discretionary cancellation of approval of citizenship; ministerial discretion to delay the making of the pledge of allegiance; the maximum period of deferral for making the pledge of allegiance; revocation of citizenship by descent, conferral or under intercountry adoption arrangements; ministerial power to make legislative instruments; use and disclosure of personal information; and consequential amendments; and

  Migration Act 1958

  to enable the use and disclosure of personal citizenship information. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment (Debt Ceiling) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Feb 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BERNARDI, Sen Cory 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911

  to limit the face value of stock and securities that can be on issue under the Treasurer’s standing borrowing authority to $600 billion. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Control Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture and Water Resources 

  Summary

  Streamlines and consolidates existing legislation to create a framework for regulating the export of goods, including agricultural products and food, from Australian territory. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crime) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Dec 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice 

  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 which will 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

• Family Law Amendment (Parenting Management Hearings) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Dec 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Family Law Act 1975

  to: establish the Parenting Management Hearings Panel as an independent statutory authority to provide self-represented litigants with an alternative to the court process for resolving parenting disputes; 11 Acts to make consequential amendments; and various Acts contingent on the commencement of the proposed

  Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2017

  , proposed

  Family Assistance and Child Support Legislation Amendment (Protecting Children) Act 2017

  and proposed

  Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Act 2017

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Broadcasters Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Transparency) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Dec 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  and

  Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991

  to require the ABC and SBS to report details of annual salaries and allowances of their employees and amounts paid to ‘on-air talent’, in excess of $200 000. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum