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• Protecting Pensioners from the Cashless Debit Card Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Oct 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HILL, Julian, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to: provide that the cashless debit card regime sunsets on 31 January 2022; require the minister to prepare a local services and jobs plan in conjunction with communities where the cashless debit card regime is in operation; and require the minister to publish the full cost to the Commonwealth of the operation of the cashless debit card regime, all contracts between the Commonwealth and Indue Ltd and all documents relating to the Cashless Debit Card Technology Working Group. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Media (Basic Expectations and Defamation) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Oct 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WEBSTER, Anne, MP 

  Summary

  Enables the minister to set basic expectations of social media service providers regarding the hosting of defamatory material on social media platforms, and ensures that service providers are liable for defamatory material hosted on their platforms which is not removed within a reasonable timeframe. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Unsolicited Political Communications Legislation Amendment Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Oct 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SHARKIE, Rebekha, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to require that voice calls communicating an electoral matter to a person must identify the use of any actors at the beginning of the call; and

  Spam Act 2003

  to require political parties to provide an unsubscribe function for all unsolicited electronic communications containing political content. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Amendment (Improving Outcomes for Litigation Funding Participants) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Oct 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Implements the government's response to the report of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services' inquiry into litigation funding and the regulation of the class action industry by amending the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to: establish a new kind of managed investment scheme called a class action litigation funding scheme; and introduce additional requirements for the constitutions of managed investment schemes that are class action litigation funding schemes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Voter Integrity) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Oct 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Responds to recommendations of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters' reports into the conduct of the 2013, 2016 and 2019 elections by amending the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  to require voters to provide an acceptable form of identification, or alternatively an attestation from another enrolled person who does have an acceptable form of identification, in order to cast an ordinary pre-poll or polling day vote in federal elections and referendums. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Oct 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response No. 3) Bill 2021, Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy Bill 2021 and Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy (Collection) Bill 2021, the bill establishes a financial accountability regime to impose accountability, key personnel, deferred remuneration and notification obligations on directors and senior executives of financial entities in the banking, insurance and superannuation industries. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response No. 3) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Oct 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2021, Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy Bill 2021 and Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy (Collection) Bill 2021, the bill amends: 12 Acts to make amendments consequential on the new financial accountability regime;

  Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998

  and

  Banking Act 1959

  to make amendments consequential on the end of the banking executive accountability regime; and the

  Corporations Act 2001

  ,

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  and

  National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

  to establish the financial services compensation scheme of last resort to provide compensation to eligible consumers where the Australian Financial Complaints Authority has made a determination in their favour that remains unpaid. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy (Collection) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Oct 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2021, Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response No. 3) Bill 2021 and Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy (Collection) Bill 2021, the bill provides for the collection and administration of the levy imposed by the

  Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy Act 2021

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Oct 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2021, Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response No. 3) Bill 2021 and Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy (Collection) Bill 2021, the bill imposes a levy on certain industry entities to recover the cost of the compensation scheme of last resort. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Banning Goods Produced By Forced Labour) Bill 2021 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Nov 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SHARKIE, Rebekha, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to prohibit the importation into Australia of goods that are produced in whole or in part by forced labour. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum