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• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Streamlining Environmental Approvals) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Aug 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Environment 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to: provide that, where an approval bilateral agreement declares that an action in a class of actions does not require approval, the action may not be referred to the minister for assessment and approval under Part 7 of the Act; enable the minister to complete an assessment and approval of an action where a bilateral agreement with a state or territory is suspended or cancelled, or an approval bilateral agreement otherwise ceases to apply to a particular action; remove the current prohibition on approval bilateral agreements applying to an action that has, will have or is likely to have a significant impact on water resources (the water trigger); allow the minister to accredit a broader range of state and territory approval processes for the purposes of approval bilateral agreements; enable the states and territories to make minor changes to environmental assessment processes without the need for the amendment of a bilateral agreement or the re-accreditation of a management arrangement or authorisation process; and make technical amendments in relation to the making and operation of bilateral agreements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Aug 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Introduced with the National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention Bill 2020, the bill amends the:

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  to exclude the National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide, and the Attorney-General's Department to the extent they hold documents related to the performance and exercise of functions or powers of the commissioner, from the application of the Act; and

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

  to allow the commissioner to be prescribed under the regulations to enable the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security to voluntarily disclose information to the commissioner. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Aug 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Introduced with the National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020, the bill establishes the National Commissioner for Defence and Veterans Suicide Prevention, as an independent statutory office holder, to examine defence and veteran deaths by suicide through a broad range of functions and powers, in order to support the prevention of future deaths by suicide. 

  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

• 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

• Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: enable the minister to determine, by legislative instrument, prohibited things (including controlled drugs, prescription drugs not taken by the person to whom they are prescribed, mobile phones, SIM cards and internet-capable devices) in relation to immigration detention facilities and detainees; enable authorised officers and assistants to search Commonwealth immigration detention facilities without a warrant; strengthen the search and seizure and screening powers of authorised officers; and enable the minister to issue binding written directions to authorised officers in relation to the exercise of their seizure powers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Climate Emergency Declaration Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Mar 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BANDT, Adam, MP 

  Summary

  The bill: declares an environment and climate emergency; outlines the obligations of public service agencies to recognise and act in accordance with the declaration; and establishes the Multi-Party Climate Emergency Committee to report to Cabinet in relation to the climate emergency declaration. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum