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• Food Standards Amendment (Fish Labelling) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 2015 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick
  LAZARUS, Sen Glenn
  LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui
  WHISH-WILSON, Sen Peter
  WANG, Sen Zhenya
  MADIGAN, Sen John 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

  to require Food Standards Australia New Zealand to develop and approve within 12 months, a labelling standard to prescribe how the food services sector must identify the country of origin of fish offered for immediate consumption in Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Charter of Budget Honesty Amendment (Intergenerational Report) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2015 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MILNE, Sen Christine 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Parliamentary Service Act 1999

  to: require the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) to prepare an intergenerational report for the Treasurer every five years; and enable the PBO to request a Commonwealth body to provide information that is relevant to the preparation of that report; and

  Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• International Aid (Promoting Gender Equality) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Mar 2015 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  RHIANNON, Sen Lee 

  Summary

  Requires any use of official development or humanitarian assistance to have regard to reducing gender inequality, and the minister to present an annual report setting out how the Commonwealth used international aid to promote general equality in recipient countries. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Legislation Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Mar 2015 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LUDLAM, Sen Scott 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Defence Act 1903

  to provide for parliamentary approval of overseas service by members of the Australian Defence Force; and

  Air Force Act 1923

  and

  Naval Defence Act 1910

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Country of Origin Food Labelling) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2015 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MILNE, Sen Christine
  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to: create specific requirements for country of origin labelling for food; extend country of origin labelling to all packaged and unpackaged food for retail sale; restrict the range of labelling to three kinds of claim; and create penalties and defences; and

  Imported Food Control Act 1992

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Criminal Code Amendment (Animal Protection) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Feb 2015 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BACK, Sen Chris 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: insert new offences in relation to failure to report a visual recording of malicious cruelty to domestic animals, and interference with the conduct of lawful animal enterprises; and make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Centre for Social Cohesion Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Feb 2015 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MILNE, Sen Christine 

  Summary

  Establishes the Australian Centre for Social Cohesion and provides for: the director to develop and implement programs to improve social cohesion and prevent violent extremism; the director’s powers, appointment and terms and conditions of employment; and deputy directors, staff, consultants and delegations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Donations Reform) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  RHIANNON, Sen Lee 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to prohibit political donations from certain industries and from industry representative organisations whose majority members are prohibited donors. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (Improved Oversight and Resourcing) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WRIGHT, Sen Penny 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Act 2010

  to: enable the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor to review proposed counter-terrorism and national security legislation; require the monitor to consider whether counter-terrorism and national security legislation is a proportionate response to the national security threat faced; enable Legal and Constitutional Affairs Senate committees and the Human Rights Commission to refer matters to the monitor for inquiry; require for all reports of the monitor to be tabled and the government to respond to any recommendations within six months; ensure that the position of monitor is a full time position; establish the Office of the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor as a statutory agency and a listed entity; and provide for staff; and

  Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986

  to enable the Human Rights Commission to refer matters to the monitor for inquiry. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Amendment (Fair Pay for Members of the ADF) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Defence Act 1903

  to link annual wage increases for members of the Australian Defence Force to whichever is the higher of increases in parliamentary allowance or the consumer price index. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum