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  • Australian Passports (Transitionals and Consequentials) Bill 2004

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    Date
    24 Jun 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Foreign Affairs 
    Summary
    Part of a package of three bills to establish a new framework for the operation of Australia’s passport system, the bill: repeals all provisions relating to Australian passports or travel-related documents from the
    Passports Act 1938
    and renames it the
    Foreign Passports (Law Enforcement and Security) Act 2004
    . Also makes consequential amendments to 6 Acts, including the
    Passports Act 1938
    , and contains transitional provisions, including a regulation-making power, to ensure the continuing validity of travel documents, continued application of the
    Passports Act 1938
    to pending proceedings and reviews, and application of the proposed
    Australian Passports Act 2004
    to pending applications. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Australian Passports (Application Fees) Bill 2004

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    24 Jun 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Foreign Affairs 
    Summary
    Part of a package of three bills to establish a new framework for the operation of Australia’s passport system, the bill imposes, as taxes, application fees in relation to passports and other travel-related documents. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Australian Ownership Bill 2013

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    Date
    03 Jun 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 
    Summary
    Limits foreign investment in Australian agribusiness and agricultural land by: requiring the Foreign Investment Review Board to review certain foreign investment proposals and make recommendations to the Treasurer if the proposal is contrary to the national interest; enabling the Treasurer to prohibit a proposed investment and providing for penalties for contravention of the prohibition; and preventing a foreign person or bodies from holding ownership interests of more than 49 per cent in an agribusiness or a parcel of land of more than four hectares. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Australian National Training Authority Amendment Bill 1998

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    Date
    24 Jun 1998 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs portfolio 

    Bill

  • Australian National Preventive Health Agency Bill 2009

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    Date
    10 Sep 2009 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Establishes the Australian National Preventive Health Agency as a statutory body and provides for: the terms and conditions of employment, functions and powers of the Chief Executive Officer; staff and consultants; committees; strategic and annual operational plans; finance and reporting requirements; and grants by the agency. Also establishes the Australian National Preventive Health Agency Advisory Council and provides for: the terms and conditions of appointment of members to the Council; and meeting procedures. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Australian National Preventive Health Agency (Abolition) Bill 2014

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    Date
    15 May 2014 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Health 
    Summary
    The bill: repeals the
    Australian National Preventive Health Agency Act 2010
    to abolish the Australian National Preventive Health Agency; and provides for transitional arrangements, including the transfer of certain matters to the Department of Health. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Australian Multicultural Bill 2018

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    Date
    23 Aug 2018 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    DI NATALE, Sen Richard 
    Summary
    The bill: enshrines the principles of diversity and multiculturalism; establishes the Australian Multicultural Commission and provides for its functions, powers, constitution, operation and inquiries; and provides for annual reporting requirements for Commonwealth entities. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Amendment) (Tagging Live-stock) Bill 2016

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    Date
    28 Nov 2016 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    WILKIE, Andrew, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997
    to provide that all live-stock exported from Australia are fitted with an electronic tag and that data from the tag is captured at all stages of the export supply chain. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Australian Local Power Agency Bill 2021

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    Date
    22 Feb 2021 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    HAINES, Helen, MP 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Australian Local Power Agency (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021, the bill: establishes the Australian Local Power Agency (ALPA) to support the development of community energy projects in Australia, increase the competitiveness of renewable energy supplied by community energy projects and ensure that regional communities share in the benefits of renewable energy; provides for ALPA's functions and powers; establishes the Board of ALPA and provides for its functions, members, meetings and committees; and provides for the appointment of a Chief Executive Officer, staff and consultants. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Australian Local Power Agency (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021

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    Date
    22 Feb 2021 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    HAINES, Helen, MP 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Australian Local Power Agency Bill 2021, the bill amends the
    Australian Renewable Energy Agency Act 2011
    ,
    Clean Energy Finance Corporation Act 2012
    and
    Clean Energy Regulator Act 2011
    to make amendments consequential on the establishment of the Australian Local Power Agency. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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