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• Biosecurity Amendment (Enhanced Risk Management) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Sep 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Water and the Environment 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Biosecurity Act 2015

  to: expand pre-arrival reporting requirements for aircraft and vessels; strengthen penalties for non-compliance with negative pratique requirements; create a mechanism to make a human biosecurity group direction; increase civil and criminal penalties for contraventions of certain requirements in relation to goods; amend the process for making certain determinations specifying prohibited, conditionally non-prohibited and suspended goods or granting permits based on risk assessments; and provide legislative authority for expenditure for biosecurity-related programs and activities, such as surveillance programs for pests and diseases. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• No Requirement for Medical Treatment (Including Experimental Injections) Without Consent (Implementing Article 6 of the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Aug 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KELLY, Craig, MP 

  Summary

  Ensures that Australia complies with Article 6 of the

  Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Amendment Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Aug 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Indigenous Australians 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

  in relation to: review of the operation of the Act every 7 years; powers and functions of the Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations; membership information, including applications, member contact details and electronic communication; subsidiaries and joint ventures; size classification criteria for corporations; meeting and reporting requirements; constitutions for, and officers of, corporations; related party transactions; power to exempt corporations from employee-director requirement; the appointment of independent directors; publication requirements; storage of information requirements; alignment of the Act with the Corporations Act; finalising processes; dealing with unclaimed property; external administration and deregistration; minor technical amendments; and review of financial reports; and

  Native Title Act 1993

  to make minor technical amendments in relation to the Native Title Register. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Investment Funds Legislation Amendment Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Aug 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Future Fund Act 2006

  to establish a new employment framework for the Future Fund Management Agency; five Acts to make consequential amendments; the

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  to provide a partial exemption for documents handled by the Future Fund Board of Guardians and the agency in relation to the board's investment activities; the

  Medical Research Future Fund Act 2015

  to: provide for a new disbursements framework for the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF); and make minor amendments in relation to the administration of MRFF grants programs; and the

  Emergency Response Fund Act 2019

  to: transfer responsibility for expenditure from the Emergency Response Fund to the National Recovery and Resilience Agency; and amend administrative arrangements for transfers from the Emergency Response Fund Special Account. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 7) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Aug 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to require electronic platform operators to provide information on transactions made through the platform to the Australian Taxation Office;

  Treasury Laws Amendment (Putting Consumers First—Establishment of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority) Act 2018

  to facilitate the closure and any transitional arrangements associated with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority replacing the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal; and

  Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to remove the $250 non-deductible threshold for work-related self-education expenses. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Human Rights (Children Born Alive Protection) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Aug 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  CHRISTENSEN, George, MP 

  Summary

  Creates duties for health practitioners to provide medical care or treatment to children born alive as a result of terminations and to report births of children born alive as a result of terminations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services Legislation Amendment (Consistent Waiting Periods for New Migrants) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: increase the newly arrived resident's waiting period (NARWP) for carer payment and carer allowance to 208 weeks; remove the qualifying residence period for parenting payment; apply the 208-week NARWP for the low income health care card and Commonwealth seniors health card to temporary visa holders; make amendments contingent on the commencement of the

  Social Security Legislation Amendment (Streamlined Participation Requirements and Other Measures) Act 2021

  ; and make minor technical amendments;

  Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999

  to make consequential amendments;

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  to: increase the NARWP for family tax benefit (FTB) Part A to 208 weeks; and introduce a 208-week NARWP for FTB Part B; and

  Paid Parental Leave Act 2010

  to increase the NARWP for parental leave pay and dad and partner pay to 208 weeks. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• No Domestic COVID Vaccine Passports Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KELLY, Craig, MP 

  Summary

  Prohibits: Commonwealth, state and territory governments and other non-government entities from issuing domestic COVID-19 vaccine passports; and discrimination on the basis of whether a person has had a COVID 19 vaccination in the provision of goods, services and facilities; and in relation to employment, education, accommodation and sport. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Ransomware Payments Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WATTS, Tim, MP 

  Summary

  Establishes a mandatory requirement for Commonwealth, state or territory entities, corporations and partnerships to report to the Australian Cyber Security Centre ransomware payments paid in response to a ransomware attack. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Repatriation of Defence Data Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Requires the Secretary of the Department of Defence to ensure that sensitive data held in high-risk offshore storage facilities are transferred to sovereign Australian storage facilities by 25 April 2022. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum