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• Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: enable the minister to determine, by legislative instrument, prohibited things (including controlled drugs, prescription drugs not taken by the person to whom they are prescribed, mobile phones, SIM cards and internet-capable devices) in relation to immigration detention facilities and detainees; enable authorised officers and assistants to search Commonwealth immigration detention facilities without a warrant; strengthen the search and seizure and screening powers of authorised officers; and enable the minister to issue binding written directions to authorised officers in relation to the exercise of their seizure powers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work Amendment (COVID-19) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 May 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FARUQI, Sen Mehreen 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to: provide for 14 days paid COVID-19 leave for all workers, including part-time, casual and gig economy workers; and enable the Fair Work Commission to make COVID-19 leave orders to extend provisions in the Act to all workers, such as gig economy workers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Climate Emergency Declaration Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Mar 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BANDT, Adam, MP 

  Summary

  The bill: declares an environment and climate emergency; outlines the obligations of public service agencies to recognise and act in accordance with the declaration; and establishes the Multi-Party Climate Emergency Committee to report to Cabinet in relation to the climate emergency declaration. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Banking Amendment (Deposits) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Banking Act 1959

  to: provide that the conversion and write-off provisions do not extend to the bail-in of deposit accounts; and provide that nothing in the Act or other Commonwealth legislation gives the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority the power to implement, authorise or direct the implementation of bail-in of deposit accounts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• 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

• Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment (ACT Integrity Commission Powers) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LEIGH, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988

  to allow the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Legislative Assembly to make laws relating to the Australian Federal Police's (AFP) provision of police services, where those laws relate to the investigation of integrity and corruption with respect to AFP services provided for the ACT. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment (Strategic Assets) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975

  to: prevent foreign persons or entities from acquiring more than 10 per cent or greater interest in Australian land, water or other assets that are of 'strategic economic importance' or 'strategic defensive importance' to Australia; and establish the Foreign Ownership Assessment Board. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Liability for Climate Change Damage (Make the Polluters Pay) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BANDT, Adam, MP 

  Summary

  Provides that fossil fuel companies are liable for climate change damage in proportion to their greenhouse gas emissions; and enables certain persons, including those impacted by climate change, to bring legal actions against major greenhouse gas emitters for damage caused by climate change. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment (Transparency in Carbon Emissions Accounting) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007

  to: amend the reporting requirements of greenhouse gas emissions to include scope 3 emissions (which are indirect greenhouse gas emissions arising as a consequence of the activities of a facility); and require the minister to table Australia's national greenhouse gas inventory estimates in Parliament every 3 months. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Representation Amendment (6 Regions Per State, 2 Senators Per Region) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  JOYCE, Barnaby, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Representation Act 1983

  to: impose a geographical requirement on the representation requirements for the Senate, comprised of 6 divisions per state represented by two senators; and

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1983

  to make a consequential amendment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum