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• High Speed Rail Planning Authority Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Oct 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ALBANESE, Anthony, MP 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes the High Speed Rail Planning Authority and provides for its functions, appointment and terms and conditions of appointment of members, staff and consultants, conduct of meetings, and reporting and information requirements; and enables the minister to make rules prescribing matters. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Mandatory Reporting) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Oct 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MARLES, Richard, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to require the reporting of child abuse in onshore and offshore immigration detention facilities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration and Maritime Powers Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Sep 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Border Protection 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: provide that if an unlawful non-citizen is in the process of being removed to another country, and before they enter that country the person is returned to Australia, then that person has a lawful basis to return to Australia without a visa; ensure that when that person is returned to Australia, bars on the person making a valid visa application for certain visas will continue to apply as if they had never left Australia; make technical and consequential amendments arising out of the enactment of the

  Migration Amendment (Character and General Visa Cancellation) Act 2014

  ; clarify that a person who has previously been refused a protection visa application that was made on their behalf cannot make a further protection visa application; ensure that fast track applicants can apply to the Administrative Review Tribunal for review of certain decisions; correct a referencing error in relation to maritime crew visas; and ensure that visa ceasing provisions operate as intended; and the

  Maritime Powers Act 2013

  to clarify that powers are able to be exercised in the course of passage through or above waters of another country in a manner consistent with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services Legislation Amendment (Youth Employment) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Sep 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: extend and simplify the ordinary waiting period for all working age payments; extend youth allowance (other) to 22 to 24 year olds in lieu of newstart allowance and sickness allowance; and provide for a four-week waiting period for certain persons aged under 25 years applying for youth allowance (other) or special benefit and require these job seekers to complete certain pre-benefit activities; and the

  Farm Household Support Act 2014

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Governance) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Sep 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to require trustees of registrable superannuation entity licensees to have a minimum of one-third independent directors and an independent chair on their boards; and make consequential amendments; and the

  Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011

  to restructure the board of the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation by reducing the number of directors from eleven to nine and providing for the majority of the directors to be independent. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Marks Amendment (Iconic Symbols of National Identity) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Marks Act 1995

  to prohibit the registration of trade marks which consist of a sign which is of national significance or iconic value to the people of Australia; and provide that any trade marks that currently purport to restrict the use of a sign of national significance must be removed from the register of trade marks. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Further Strengthening Job Seeker Compliance) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Sep 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  in relation to the job seeker compliance framework by: strengthening and aligning financial penalties for failure to enter into an Employment Pathway Plan; suspending participation payments and applying financial penalties for failure to behave in an appropriate manner at an appointment; enabling more immediate application of financial penalties for failure to participate in activities or job interviews; suspending participation payments for inadequate job search; removing waivers for serious financial penalties incurred for refusing or failing to accept a suitable job; renaming all failures resulting in short-term financial penalties as ‘no show no pay’ failures; and removing redundant provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Standing) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Aug 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Environment 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  (EPBC Act) to provide that only aggrieved persons (as defined by section 5 of the

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  ) may make an application for judicial review of decisions made under the EPBC Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Marriage Legislation Amendment Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Aug 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ENTSCH, Warren, MP
  GAMBARO, Teresa, MP
  BUTLER, Terri, MP
  FERGUSON, Laurie, MP
  BANDT, Adam, MP
  MCGOWAN, Cathy, MP
  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Marriage Act 1961

  to: define marriage as a union of two people; clarify that ministers of religion or chaplains are not bound to solemnise marriage by any other law; and remove the prohibition of the recognition of same sex marriages solemnised in a foreign country; and

  Sex Discrimination Act 1984

  to make a consequential amendment. Also includes a regulation making power so that consequential amendments can be made to other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Paid Parental Leave Act 2010

  to provide that parents entitled to receive employer-provided primary carer leave payments (or other like payments) in excess of the total amount of parental leave pay will not receive parental leave pay under the Paid Parental Leave scheme; and remove the requirement for employers to provide paid parental leave to eligible employees, unless an employer chooses to manage the payment to employees and the employees agree for the employer to pay them. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum