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• Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Crimes Act 1914

  to: introduce a presumption against parole for persons charged with or convicted of a terrorism offence (or previously charged with or convicted of certain offences), persons subject to a control order and persons who have made statements or carried out activities supporting, or advocating support for, terrorist acts; and provide that the best interests of the child are a primary consideration, with the protection of the community the paramount consideration, when determining whether exceptional circumstances exist to rebut the presumption against bail where the person is under the age of 18 years, when determining whether exceptional circumstances exist to justify a departure from the minimum non-parole period for a terrorism offence where the offender is under the age of 18 years, and when determining whether exceptional circumstances exist to justify the release of a terrorist offender or terrorism-related offender on parole; and

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: provide that terrorist offenders serving a term of imprisonment for a terrorism offence and another offence are eligible for consideration of a continuing detention order (CDO) at the conclusion of their term; and provide that the requirement to provide a complete copy of a CDO application to a terrorist offender is subject to any court orders made relating to the protection of information in the application or any certificate issued by the Attorney-General under the

  National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Putting Members’ Interests First) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to: prevent trustees from providing insurance on an opt out basis to members who are under 25 years old and begin to hold a new product on or after 1 October 2019, and to members who hold products with balances below $6000; and make amendments contingent on the commencement of the

  Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Measure No. 1) Act 2019

  ; and

  Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Water Amendment (Indigenous Authority Member) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture and Water Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Water Act 2007

  to provide for a standing Indigenous member position on the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Banking Amendment (Rural Finance Reform) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SHARKIE, Rebekha, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Banking Act 1959

  to impose certain obligations and requirements on authorised deposit-taking institutions in relation to loans of up to $5 million to small primary production businesses. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Coal Prohibition (Quit Coal) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BANDT, Adam, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Customs Act 1901

  to limit, and prohibit from 2030, the importation and exportation of thermal coal unless it is being used for research, analysis or display; and

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Control Amendment (Banning Cotton Exports to Ensure Water Security) Bill 2019 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SHARKIE, Rebekha, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Export Control Act 1982

  to prohibit the export of cotton grown in Australia three years from the day the provisions of the bill commence. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Galilee Basin (Coal Prohibition) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BANDT, Adam, MP 

  Summary

  Prohibits the mining of thermal coal in the Galilee Basin in Queensland. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Small Amount Credit Contract and Consumer Lease Reforms) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KING, Madeleine, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

  to: impose a cap on the total payments that can be made under a consumer lease (known as rent-to-buy schemes); require small amount credit contracts (SACCs) (known as payday loans) to have equal repayments and payment intervals; remove the ability for SACC providers to charge monthly fees in respect of the residual term of a loan where a consumer fully repays the loan early; prevent lessors and credit assistance providers from undertaking door-to-door selling of leases at residential homes; introduce anti-avoidance protections; and increase penalties. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Office for Regional Australia Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MCGOWAN, Cathy, MP 

  Summary

  Establishes the Office for Regional Australia as a statutory agency to support regional policy development and provides for the appointment, functions and powers of the office; requires the minister to table a statement at least once every five years in relation to the government's regional policy; and provides for the establishment of a Parliamentary Joint Committee on Regional Development and Decentralisation to provide parliamentary oversight of the office. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Refugee Protection Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Establishes the Asia Pacific Asylum Seeker Solution (APASS) as a regional framework for the Australian Government, in partnership with other countries within the Asia Pacific region, to provide for the protection and processing of asylum seekers and refugees. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum