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• Higher Education Support (Charges) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Sep 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Education and Training 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Higher Education Support Amendment (Cost Recovery) Bill 2018, the bill imposes an annual charge on all higher education providers whose students are entitled to HECS-HELP assistance or FEE-HELP assistance. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Support Amendment (Cost Recovery) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Sep 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Education and Training 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Higher Education Support (Charges) Bill 2018, the bill amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to: implement an application fee for applications for approval as higher education providers whose students are entitled to FEE-HELP assistance; and provide for the collection and administration of the annual charge on higher education providers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Police Powers at Airports) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Crimes Act 1914

  to: broaden existing identity check provisions and create offences and powers in relation to identity check, move-on and ancillary directions by constables and protective services officers at Australia’s major airports; and

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  to provide that the offence of contravening an identity check or move-on direction is a protective service offence for the purposes of the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2018, the bill: amends the

  Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

  to establish the Family Law Appeal Division in the Federal Court of Australia, and provide the Family Law Appeal Division appellate jurisdiction in relation to family law appeals from the Federal Circuit and Family Court (FCFC) as well as some appeals from the Family Court of Western Australia; amends the

  Family Law Act 1975

  to largely remove the appellate function of the Family Court of Australia, and ensure that the Act continues to operate in the context of the FCFC; makes consequential amendments to 123 Acts and 25 court-related regulations and rules; amends various Acts contingent on the commencement of 21 proposed Acts; modifies court rules for Divisions 1 and 2 of the FCFC and amends court rules for the Federal Court of Australia and the standard rules of court for family law proceedings; provides for transitional arrangements to preserve and transition the titles and appointments of the judges and personnel to the FCFC, and in relation to family law appeals which are on foot and appeals which would be impacted by the transfer of appellate jurisdiction to the Family Law Appeal Division of the Federal Court; and repeals the

  Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018, the bill unifies the administrative structure of the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, which will be known as the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia comprised of Division 1 (which will be a continuation of the Family Court) and Division 2 (which will be a continuation of the Federal Circuit Court). 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Amendment (Staffing Ratio Disclosure) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SHARKIE, Rebekha, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to require approved residential care service providers to notify the secretary of the ratios of aged care recipients to staff members, broken down into categories of staff members, on a quarterly basis. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family Law Amendment (Review of Government Support for Single Parents) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Family Law Act 1975

  to require the Australian Institute of Family Studies to conduct a review of government support for single parents. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LEIGH, Andrew, MP
  GOSLING, Luke, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988

  and

  Northern Territory (Self Government) Act 1978

  to remove the prohibition on legalising euthanasia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Commission Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MCGOWAN, Cathy, MP 

  Summary

  Establishes the Social Security Commission to advise the Parliament on the minimum levels for social security payments, such that all recipients can meet an accepted contemporary minimum standard of living, and provides for its functions, powers, membership and staffing. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Banking System Reform (Separation of Banks) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Enforces the separation of retail commercial banking activities involving the holding of deposits from wholesale and investment banking activities, such as financial advice, wealth management, stock broking and insurance. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum