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• Registration of Deaths Abroad Amendment Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Mar 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs and Trade 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Registration of Deaths Abroad Act 1984

  to: enable the minister to appoint any state or territory registrar as the Registrar of Deaths Abroad (the registrar); validate the prior appointment of the ACT Registrar-General as the registrar and validate any previous registrations of deaths; enable the registrar to register deaths that could have been registered under the law of a state or territory, where the state or territory concerned has provided notice that it will not register a death; and ensure that only the registrar can register deaths. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Welfare Payment Integrity) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Mar 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  ,

  Paid Parental Leave Act 2010

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Student Assistance Act 1973

  to enable the making of departure prohibition orders to prevent social welfare payment debtors who have outstanding debts and have failed to enter into a satisfactory repayment arrangement from leaving the country; and remove the six-year limit on welfare debt recovery. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services Legislation Amendment (Interest Charge) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Mar 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  ,

  Paid Parental Leave Act 2010

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Student Assistance Act 1973

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to enable an interest charge to be applied to certain debts relating to social security, family assistance (including child care), paid parental leave and student assistance payments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Ethical Cosmetics Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  O'NEIL, Clare, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989

  to introduce four new offences in relation to the testing of cosmetics on live animals in Australia, and the importation and manufacture in Australia of cosmetics tested on live animals overseas; and makes consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Flags Amendment (Protecting Australian Flags) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  CHRISTENSEN, George, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Flags Act 1953

  to make it an offence to wilfully destroy, desecrate, dishonour or defile the Australian flag. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Tougher Penalties for Country-by-Country Reporting) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LEIGH, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to introduce a penalty regime for significant global entities who fail to meet their country-by-country reporting obligations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Procuring Australian Goods and Services) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

  to require the Commonwealth, corporate Commonwealth entities and wholly-owned Commonwealth companies to procure Australian goods and services. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to: remove the exemption from the conflicted remuneration ban on benefits paid in relation to certain life risk insurance products; enable the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to permit benefits in relation to life risk insurance products when certain requirements are met; and ban volume based payments in life risk products. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Transport Security Amendment (Serious or Organised Crime) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure and Regional Development 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  and

  Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

  to: prevent the use of aviation and maritime transport or offshore facilities in connection with serious or organised crime; establish a regulatory framework to implement harmonised eligibility criteria for the aviation security identification card (ASIC) and maritime security identification card (MSIC) schemes; clarify and align the legislative basis for undertaking security checking of ASIC and MSIC applicants and holders; provide for regulations to prescribe penalties for offences; and insert an additional severability provision to provide guidance to a court as to Parliament’s intention. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Single Appeal Path) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Veterans’ Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  to create a single appeal path for the review of original determinations made by the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum