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  • Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2013

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    Date
    25 Feb 2013 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Marriage Act 1961
    to: define marriage as a union of two people; clarify that ministers of religion are not bound to solemnise marriage by any other law; remove the prohibition of the recognition of same sex marriages solemnised in a foreign country; and include a regulation making power so that consequential amendments can be made to other Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Marriage Equality Plebiscite Bill 2015

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    Date
    19 Aug 2015 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    RICE, Sen Janet
    LAZARUS, Sen Glenn
    LEYONHJELM, Sen David
    LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui
    MUIR, Sen Ricky
    XENOPHON, Sen Nick 
    Summary
    Provides for a national plebiscite to be conducted at the next general election on the question of whether two people should be able to marry, regardless of gender. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Marriage Legislation Amendment Bill 2004

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    Date
    27 May 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Marriage Act 1961
    to: define marriage as a union of a man and a woman; and clarify that same-sex marriages entered into under the law of another country will not be recognised in Australia; and
    Family Law Act 1975
    to prevent intercountry adoptions by same sex couples under multilateral or bilateral agreements or arrangements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Marriage Legislation Amendment Bill 2015

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    Date
    17 Aug 2015 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    ENTSCH, Warren, MP
    GAMBARO, Teresa, MP
    BUTLER, Terri, MP
    FERGUSON, Laurie, MP
    BANDT, Adam, MP
    MCGOWAN, Cathy, MP
    WILKIE, Andrew, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Marriage Act 1961
    to: define marriage as a union of two people; clarify that ministers of religion or chaplains are not bound to solemnise marriage by any other law; and remove the prohibition of the recognition of same sex marriages solemnised in a foreign country; and
    Sex Discrimination Act 1984
    to make a consequential amendment. Also includes a regulation making power so that consequential amendments can be made to other Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Marriage Legislation Amendment Bill 2016

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    Date
    12 Sep 2016 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    SHORTEN, Bill, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Marriage Act 1961
    to: define marriage as a union of two people; clarify that ministers of religion or chaplains are not bound to solemnise marriage; and remove the prohibition of the recognition of same sex marriages solemnised in a foreign country; and
    Sex Discrimination Act 1984
    to make a consequential amendment. Also includes a regulation making power so that consequential amendments can be made to other Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Marriage Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 [No. 2]

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    Date
    12 Sep 2016 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    BANDT, Adam, MP
    MCGOWAN, Cathy, MP
    WILKIE, Andrew, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Marriage Act 1961
    to: define marriage as a union of two people; clarify that ministers of religion or chaplains are not bound to solemnise marriage; and remove the prohibition of the recognition of same sex marriages solemnised in a foreign country; and
    Sex Discrimination Act 1984
    to make a consequential amendment. Also includes a regulation making power so that consequential amendments can be made to other Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Medicare Levy Amendment (Defence—East Timor Levy) Bill 2000

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    Date
    17 Feb 2000 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Treasurer's portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Medicare Levy Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017

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    Date
    17 Aug 2017 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Part of a package of 11 bills to fund the Commonwealth’s contribution to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, the bill amends the
    Medicare Levy Act 1986
    to increase the Medicare levy from 2 per cent to 2.5 per cent of a person’s taxable income. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Medicinal Cannabis Legislation Amendment (Securing Patient Access) Bill 2017

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    Date
    12 Sep 2017 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    DI NATALE, Sen Richard 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Customs Act 1901
    to: provide that prohibited goods intended to be used as medicinal cannabis products are, for the purpose of satisfying import conditions, taken to be drugs required for medical purposes; and provide that goods permitted to be supplied for the purposes stated in the
    Therapeutic Goods Act 1989
    for the Special Access Scheme Category-B, relating to clinical trials and authorised prescribers, will also be permitted to be supplied for the Special Access Scheme Category-A, relating to seriously ill patients with a condition from which death is reasonably likely to occur within a matter of months; and
    Narcotic Drugs Act 1967
    to allow the secretary to grant a licence to manufacture medicinal cannabis if satisfied it is to be supplied to a seriously ill person in accordance with certain regulatory and notification requirements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Migration (Climate Refugees) Amendment Bill 2007

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    Date
    21 Jun 2007 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    NETTLE, Kerry 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Migration Act 1958
    to create a new visa category for persons displaced by environmental disasters due to climate change. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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