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• Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2018, the bill: amends the

  Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

  to establish the Family Law Appeal Division in the Federal Court of Australia, and provide the Family Law Appeal Division appellate jurisdiction in relation to family law appeals from the Federal Circuit and Family Court (FCFC) as well as some appeals from the Family Court of Western Australia; amends the

  Family Law Act 1975

  to largely remove the appellate function of the Family Court of Australia, and ensure that the Act continues to operate in the context of the FCFC; makes consequential amendments to 123 Acts and 25 court-related regulations and rules; amends various Acts contingent on the commencement of 21 proposed Acts; modifies court rules for Divisions 1 and 2 of the FCFC and amends court rules for the Federal Court of Australia and the standard rules of court for family law proceedings; provides for transitional arrangements to preserve and transition the titles and appointments of the judges and personnel to the FCFC, and in relation to family law appeals which are on foot and appeals which would be impacted by the transfer of appellate jurisdiction to the Family Law Appeal Division of the Federal Court; and repeals the

  Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018, the bill unifies the administrative structure of the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, which will be known as the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia comprised of Division 1 (which will be a continuation of the Family Court) and Division 2 (which will be a continuation of the Federal Circuit Court). 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Community Development Program) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to: provide that community development program (CDP) participants are subject to the targeted compliance framework; insert exemptions for CDP participants undertaking subsidised employment who are still in receipt of the newstart allowance, youth allowance, disability support pension, special benefit or parenting payment; create exceptions to work refusal failures for CDP participants who refuse subsidised employment and exceptions for participants undertaking subsidised employment who refuse other offers of employment; and create exceptions to unemployment failures for participants who voluntarily leave a suitable subsidised job without a valid reason, or are dismissed from a suitable subsidised job for misconduct;

  Farm Household Support Act 2014

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to make consequential amendments; and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to make contingent amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Freedom of Information Legislation Amendment (Improving Access and Transparency) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  PATRICK, Sen Rex 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Archives Act 1983

  to require the reporting of external legal expenses incurred by the National Archives of Australia;

  Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010

  to: ensure that the Information Commissioner holds specified qualifications; and require the separate appointment of the Australian Information Commissioner, the Privacy Commissioner and the Freedom of Information (FOI) Commissioner; and

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  to: enable the transfer of Information Commissioner reviewable decisions to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT); require the consistent application of exemptions by decision makers in the context of a review by the Information Commissioner; prevent the Information Commissioner from making FOI decisions if he or she does not hold specified qualifications; prevent agencies from publishing FOI information until at least 10 days after the applicant has received his or her copy of the information; and require the reporting of external legal expenses for each Information Commission or AAT FOI matter that has concluded. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving the Energy Efficiency of Rental Properties) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  STORER, Sen Tim 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to allow landlords to claim a tax offset of up to $2000 per year during a three-year trial period for energy efficiency upgrades to rental properties leased at $300 per week or less. Also provides for an independent review to be conducted after the three-year trial period. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Amendment (Staffing Ratio Disclosure) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SHARKIE, Rebekha, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to require approved residential care service providers to notify the secretary of the ratios of aged care recipients to staff members, broken down into categories of staff members, on a quarterly basis. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family Law Amendment (Review of Government Support for Single Parents) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Family Law Act 1975

  to require the Australian Institute of Family Studies to conduct a review of government support for single parents. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LEIGH, Andrew, MP
  GOSLING, Luke, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988

  and

  Northern Territory (Self Government) Act 1978

  to remove the prohibition on legalising euthanasia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Commission Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MCGOWAN, Cathy, MP 

  Summary

  Establishes the Social Security Commission to advise the Parliament on the minimum levels for social security payments, such that all recipients can meet an accepted contemporary minimum standard of living, and provides for its functions, powers, membership and staffing. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Plebiscite (Future Migration Level) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON, Sen Pauline 

  Summary

  Establishes a legislative framework for a national plebiscite to be held in conjunction with the next general election that would ask Australians “Do you think the current rate of immigration to Australia is too high?”. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum