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• Fair Work Amendment (One in, All in) Bill 2020 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to enable the Fair Work Commission to deal with disputes between employers and employees regarding the eligibility of an employee to receive the JobKeeper payment during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work Amendment (One in, All in) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Jun 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BANDT, Adam, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to enable the Fair Work Commission to deal with disputes between employers and employees regarding the eligibility of an employee to receive the JobKeeper payment during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family Law Amendment (A Step Towards a Safer Family Law System) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Jun 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  PERRETT, Graham, MP 

  Summary

  Implements certain recommendations of the 2009 Family Law Council's report

  Improving responses to family violence in the family law system: An advice on the intersection of family violence and family law issues

  , the 2017 House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs' report

  A better family law system to support and protect those affected by family violence

  , and the 2019 Australian Law Reform Commission's report

  Family Law for the Future - An Inquiry into the Family Law System

  by amending the

  Family Law Act 1975

  to remove provisions relating to the: presumption of equal shared parental responsibility when making parenting orders; and requirement that the courts consider, in certain circumstances, the child spending equal time, or substantial and significant time with each parent. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Sustainable Procurement Principles) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Jun 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

  to: include a definition of 'sustainable procurement principles'; create a duty for Commonwealth entities to ensure procurement of recycled goods and consideration of sustainable procurement principles when making procurement and purchasing decisions; and require the minister to consider sustainable procurement principles when drafting new procurement instruments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Financial Transparency) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Jun 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  GRIFF, Sen Stirling 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to require residential aged care providers to disclose their income, costs of food and medication, staff and staff training, accommodation, administration and monies paid to parent bodies in annual financial transparency reports to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner; and

  Corporations Act 2001

  to ensure residential aged care providers include detailed financial information in annual financial statements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Ensuring Fair Representation of the Northern Territory) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Jun 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MCCARTHY, Sen Malarndirri
  FARRELL, Sen Don 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to provide for a minimum of two divisions in the Northern Territory in the House of Representatives. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Coronavirus Economic Support and Recovery (No-one Left Behind) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Jun 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WATERS, Sen Larissa 

  Summary

  The bill: creates the Coronavirus Economic Support and Recovery Fund to invest in the arts and entertainment, manufacturing, and the renewable energy and electricity transmission sectors; and amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  to expand eligibility for the COVID-19 supplement to recipients of the disability support payment and carer payment;

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to expand eligibility of the jobseeker payment to Australian resident temporary visa holders; and

  Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Act 2020

  to establish rules for the jobkeeper scheme to: extend potential eligibility for the scheme to all casual employees, regardless of their period of employment, temporary visa holders, and intermittent workers with a demonstrated income history; include certain entities owned by overseas governments as eligible employers, and higher education providers as eligible employers; and enable prompt back payment of newly eligible employees and employers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Green New Deal (Quit Coal and Renew Australia) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Jun 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BANDT, Adam, MP 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes Renew Australia as a statutory authority to oversee the transition of Australia's electricity system to one based on renewable energy by 2030 and provides for its functions and powers; establishes the Board of Renew Australia and provides for its functions, members and meetings; provides for the appointment of a Chief Executive Officer and staff, consultants and committees; provides for financial arrangements; and sets out a timetable for the phased closure of coal-fired power stations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Interactive Gambling Amendment (Banning Social Casinos and Other Measures) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Jun 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Interactive Gambling Act 2001

  to: restrict the provision of prohibited interactive gambling and social casino services to Australian customers; create a criminal offence and civil liability for any persons who provides these services; and enable the Australian Communications and Media Authority to apply to the Federal Court of Australia for injunctions against carriage service providers to block domain names, URLs and IP addresses of online locations which provide prohibited interactive gambling and social casino services to Australian customers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Sports Commission Amendment (Ensuring a Level Playing Field) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  RICE, Sen Janet 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Sports Commission Act 1989

  to provide for the Australian Sports Commission to fund applications that were submitted to the Community Sports Infrastructure Grants program and recommended to the Minister for Sports for funding, but subsequently not funded under the program. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum