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• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Operational Efficiency) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Oct 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture and Water Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994

  and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  to simplify reporting requirements for annual returns;

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  to: enable the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) to manage errors in an application at the preliminary assessment stage, grant part of a variation application, and vary a label approval where that approval is suspended; enable the APVMA and Food Standards Australia New Zealand to agree on appropriate timeframes for notifications about variations to the Maximum Residue Limits Standard; and clarify that the ‘expiry date’ is the date after which a chemical product must not be used; and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  to: establish civil pecuniary penalties for providing false or misleading information; and make minor and technical amendments, including the removal of redundant provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Coal-Fired Power Funding Prohibition Bill 2017 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Oct 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BANDT, Adam, MP 

  Summary

  Prohibits the Commonwealth government or its agencies from funding the refurbishment, building or purchase, or assisting in the transfer of ownership, of a coal-fired power station. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Integrity Commission Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Oct 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BANDT, Adam, MP 

  Summary

  Establishes a National Integrity Commission as an independent statutory agency which will consist of the National Integrity Commissioner, the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner and the Independent Parliamentary Advisor and provide for: the investigation and prevention of misconduct and corruption in all Commonwealth departments and agencies, and federal parliamentarians and their staff; the investigation and prevention of corruption in the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Crime Commission; and independent advice to ministers and parliamentarians on conduct, ethics and matters of propriety. Also provides for the establishment of a Parliamentary Joint Committee on the National Integrity Commission; and makes consequential amendments to the

  Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006

  and

  Ombudsman Act 1976

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work Laws Amendment (Proper Use of Worker Benefits) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Oct 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to: prohibit terms of a modern award or an enterprise agreement requiring or permitting contributions for the benefit of an employee to be made to any fund other than a superannuation fund, a registered worker entitlement fund or a registered charity; require any term of a modern award or enterprise agreement that names a worker entitlement fund or insurance product to provide for an employee to choose another fund or insurance product; prohibit any term of a modern award, enterprise agreement or contract of employment permitting or requiring employee contributions to an election fund for an industrial association; and prohibit any action with the intent to coerce an employer to pay amounts to a particular worker entitlement fund, superannuation fund, training fund, welfare fund or employee insurance scheme;

  Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009

  to: require registered organisations to adopt, and periodically review, financial management policies; require registered organisations to keep credit card records and report certain loans, grants and donations; require specific disclosure by registered organisations and employers of the financial benefits obtained by them and persons linked to them in connection with employee insurance products, welfare fund arrangements and training fund arrangements; and introduce a range of new penalties relating to compliance with financial management, disclosure and reporting requirements; and

  Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Renewable Energy Legislation Amendment (Supporting Renewable Communities) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Oct 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MCGOWAN, Cathy, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Renewable Energy Agency Act 2011

  to: enable the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to fund the planning, development or implementation of community energy projects, and development of innovative business and financing models by the community energy sector; provide that ARENA’s role in collecting, analysing, interpreting and disseminating information and knowledge extends to community energy models and advising the minister on such matters; and introduce an explicit reference to ARENA’s capacity to jointly support projects with state and territory governments and other authorities; and

  Clean Energy Finance Corporation Act 2012

  to: insert a definition of ‘community energy project’; and require the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to consider investments in community joint partnerships or other community energy models. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services Legislation Amendment (Housing Affordability) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  to provide that lessors of social housing may request the secretary to deduct payments of rent and certain other costs from the social security or family tax benefit payments of tenants and certain other adult household members;

  Social Security Act 1991

  to make consequential amendments; and

  National Rental Affordability Scheme Act 2008

  to: clarify that the rent charged for a National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) dwelling must be at least 20 per cent lower than the market value rent on each occasion rent is charged; provide greater flexibility in how maximum vacancy periods are prescribed; provide for the variation of a condition of an NRAS allocation; and allow the regulations to provide for the transfer of an NRAS allocation to another rental dwelling in certain circumstances. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No. 2) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992

  to: provide that employees under workplace determinations or enterprise agreements made on or after 1 July 2018 have the right to choose their superannuation fund; and provide that amounts sacrificed under an employee salary sacrifice arrangement will not reduce an employer’s mandated superannuation guarantee contributions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Amendment Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure and Regional Development 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012

  to: remove the five-voyage minimum requirement to apply for a temporary licence; allow the minister to determine that consultation must be undertaken on the movement of certain kinds of cargoes and passengers when applied for under a temporary licence or a variation to a temporary licence; create a single variation process for temporary licences; provide that notifications are only required when voyage details have changed from that approved on a licence; amend the tolerance provisions for temporary licence voyages; allow for temporary licences to be issued in emergency situations; amend the definition of ‘coastal trading’ to include voyages commencing and concluding at the same port, ships engaged in dry-docking, and voyages between ports and other defined places in Australian waters; allow vessels to be covered by a coastal trading licence while dry-docking; clarify that applications for a variation to a temporary licence must be made by the temporary licence holder and that agents may apply for a temporary licence on behalf of vessel owners or masters; and require temporary licence holders to provide a vessel’s International Maritime Organization number in voyage reports; and

  Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993

  and

  Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Crimes Act 1914

  to: insert community safety as a factor that can be taken into account to revoke the parole of a federal offender without notice; remove the requirement to seek leave before a recorded interview of a vulnerable witness can be admitted as evidence in chief; remove the requirement for vulnerable witnesses to be available to give evidence at committal proceedings; introduce mandatory minimum penalties for certain Commonwealth child sex offences and offenders; require a court to state and record the reasons for granting bail; insert a presumption against bail for certain Commonwealth child sex offenders; insert additional factors which must be taken into account when sentencing federal offenders; require the court to have regard to certain rehabilitation considerations when sentencing Commonwealth child sex offenders; insert presumptions in favour of cumulative sentences and actual terms of imprisonment for Commonwealth child sex offenders; impose certain requirements on Commonwealth child sex offenders under a recognizance release order; add ‘residential treatment orders’ as a sentencing alternative for intellectually disabled offenders; allow certain information to be withheld from an offender in national security circumstances; reduce the amount of ‘clean street time’ that can be credited against the outstanding sentence following commission of an offence by a person on parole and licence; and require a period of time to be served in custody if a federal offender’s parole order is revoked;

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: clarify the scope of the definition of ‘engage in sexual activity’; insert a range of new aggravated offences for child sexual abuse; insert new offences relating to ‘grooming’ and the provision of electronic services to facilitate dealings with child abuse material online; increase the maximum penalties for certain Commonwealth child sex offences and breaches of reporting requirements; and insert new additional factors for mandatory consideration at sentencing; and

  Crimes Act 1914

  ,

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  ,

  Customs Act 1901

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to replace references to ‘child pornography material’ in Commonwealth legislation with ‘child abuse material’. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Border Protection 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: enable the minister to determine, by legislative instrument, prohibited things in relation to immigration detention facilities; allow authorised officers and assistants to search Commonwealth immigration detention facilities without a warrant; strengthen the screening and seizure powers of authorised officers; and allow the use of dogs for screening detainees and persons about to enter a Commonwealth immigration detention facility, and for searching these facilities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum