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SENATE DAILY
BILLS UPDATE Stage of Bills Considered by the Senate
AS AT C.O.B. 19 JUNE 2006
This list includes bills before the Senate only. For further details of bills before the Parliament this year refer to the Bills List produced by the Senate Table Office fortnightly.
[S] -- Senate bill
[E] -- Exempted from Senate cut-off motion on date indicated
Committee Abbreviations
CAL -- Community Affairs Legislation Committee
ECITAL -- Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Legislation Committee
ECITAR -- Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts References Committee
ECOL -- Economics Legislation Committee
EWREL -- Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Legislation Committee
FPAL -- Finance and Publication Administration Legislation Committee
LCL -- Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee
LCR -- Legal and Constitutional References Committee
RRATL -- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
GOVERNMENT BILLS
Short Title |
Intro |
Report by Selection of Bills Committee |
|
Report Date |
in Senate |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Amendment Bill 2005 [2006] [S] |
12/10/05 |
9/11/05 |
ECITAL |
Reported 8/2/06 |
2o adjourned |
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 2006 |
- |
14/6/06 |
Deferred |
- |
- |
Age Discrimination Amendment Bill 2006 |
13/6/06 |
30/3/06 |
No |
- |
Passed |
ASIO Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 |
13/6/06 |
11/5/06 |
No |
- |
Passed |
Australia-Japan Foundation (Repeal and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006 |
- |
14/6/06 |
No |
- |
- |
Australian Citizenship Bill 2005 |
- |
30/11/05 |
LCL |
Reported 27/2/06 |
- |
Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Bill 2005 |
- |
30/11/05 |
LCL |
Reported 27/2/06 |
- |
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Amendment Bill 2006 |
- |
30/3/06 |
EWREL |
Reported 10/5/06 |
- |
Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2006 |
15/6/06 |
30/3/06 |
EWREL |
Reported 2/6/06 |
2o adjourned |
Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia's Skills Needs) Amendment Bill 2006 |
- |
11/5/06 |
EWREL |
Reported 6/6/06 |
- |
Australian Trade Commission Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 |
13/6/06 |
30/3/06 |
FADT |
Reported 2/5/06 |
Passed |
Aviation Transport Security Amendment Bill 2006 |
- |
11/5/06 |
No |
- |
- |
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2005 [2006] [S] |
23/6/05 |
10/8/05 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned |
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Subscription Television Drama and Community Broadcasting Licences) Bill 2006 [S] |
1/3/06 |
- |
- |
- |
Passed |
Child Support Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 |
- |
9/2/05 |
No |
- |
- |
Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme--Initial Measures) Bill 2006 |
13/6/06 |
11/5/06 |
No |
- |
Passed |
Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (Mutual Recognition with New Zealand) Bill 2005 [2006] [S] |
23/6/05 |
10/8/05 |
RRATL |
Reported 5/9/05 |
Passed |
Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Bill 2005 |
- |
7/9/05 |
LCL Reporting date varied:
11/10/05 |
Due 14/9/06 |
- |
Customs Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006 |
13/6/06 |
- |
ECOL |
Interim report reported 7/6/06 Final report reported 14/6/06 |
Passed |
Customs Legislation Amendment (Border Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2006 |
- |
30/3/06 |
LCL |
Interim report reported 2/5/06 Final report reported 14/6/06 |
- |
Customs Tariff Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006 |
13/6/06 |
- |
ECOL |
Interim report reported 7/6/06 Final report reported 14/6/06 |
Passed |
Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Amendment Bill 2006 |
- |
14/6/06 |
No |
- |
- |
Do Not Call Register Bill 2006 |
19/6/06 |
- |
ECITAL |
Reported 19/6/06 |
|
Do Not Call Register (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006 |
19/6/06 |
- |
ECITAL |
Reported 19/6/06 |
2o adjourned |
Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment (2006 Measures No. 1) Bill 2006 |
- |
14/6/06 |
Deferred |
- |
- |
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2005 |
13/6/06 |
8/2/06 |
FPAL |
Reported 28/3/063 |
In committee |
Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006 |
13/6/06 |
11/5/06 |
No |
- |
Passed |
Energy Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 |
13/6/06 |
14/6/06 |
No |
- |
Passed |
Excise Laws Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006 |
13/6/06 |
- |
ECOL |
Interim report reported 7/6/06 Final report reported 14/6/06 |
Passed |
Excise Tariff Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006 |
13/6/06 |
- |
ECOL |
Interim report reported 7/6/06 Final report reported 14/6/06 |
Passed |
Export Market Development Grants Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 |
13/6/06 |
30/3/06 |
FADT |
Reported 2/5/06 |
Passed |
Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation (2006 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2006 |
13/6/06 |
14/6/06 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned |
Federal Magistrates Amendment (Disability and Death Benefits) Bill 2006 |
- |
30/3/06 |
LCL |
Reported 2/5/06 |
- |
Fisheries Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fishing Offences) Bill 2006 |
13/6/06 |
14/6/06 |
No |
- |
Passed |
Fuel Tax Bill 2006 |
14/6/06 |
11/5/06 |
ECOL |
Interim report reported 7/6/06 Final report reported 14/6/06 |
|
Fuel Tax (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006 |
14/6/06 |
11/5/06 |
ECOL |
Interim report reported 7/6/06 Final report reported 14/6/06 |
2o adjourned |
Health Insurance Amendment (Medical Specialists) Bill 2005 |
18/8/05 |
10/8/05 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned |
Health Legislation Amendment (Private Health Insurance) Bill 2006 |
15/6/06 |
14/6/06 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned |
Higher Education Support Amendment (Melbourne University Private) Bill 2005 |
- |
15/6/05 |
No |
- |
- |
Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2006 |
- |
14/6/06 |
Deferred |
- |
- |
Law Enforcement (AFP Professional Standards and Related Measures) Bill 2006 |
- |
30/3/06 |
LCL |
Reported 11/5/06 |
- |
Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Bill 2006 |
- |
30/3/06 |
LCL |
Reported 11/5/06 |
- |
Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006 |
- |
30/3/06 |
LCL |
Reported 11/5/06 |
- |
Legislative Instruments (Technical Amendment) Bill 2004 |
- |
1/12/04 |
No |
- |
- |
Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Maritime Security Guards and Other Measures) Bill 2005 [2006] [S] |
23/6/05 |
10/8/05 |
RRATL |
Reported 5/9/05 |
Passed |
Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Security Plans and Other Measures) Bill 2006 |
- |
11/5/06 |
RRATL |
Reported 15/6/06 |
- |
Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006 |
- |
11/5/06 |
LCL |
Reported 13/6/06 |
- |
Migration Amendment (Employer Sanctions) Bill 2006 [S] |
29/3/06 |
30/3/06 |
LCL |
Reported 2/5/06 |
2o adjourned |
New Business Tax System (Untainting Tax) Bill 2006 |
15/6/06 |
14/6/06 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned |
Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Amendment Bill 2005 |
5/9/05 |
10/8/05 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned |
Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Amendment (Promoting Safer Workplaces) Bill 2005 |
8/12/05 |
16/3/05 |
EWREL |
Reported 10/5/05 |
2o adjourned |
OHS and SRC Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 [formerly OHS and SRC Legislation Amendment Bill 2005] |
9/5/06 |
1/3/06 |
EWREL |
Reported 9/5/06 |
2o adjourned |
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Amendment Bill 2006 |
15/6/06 |
14/6/06 |
ECOL |
Due 21/6/06 |
2o adjourned |
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Instalment Transfer Interest Charge Imposition) Bill 2006 |
15/6/06 |
14/6/06 |
ECOL |
Due 21/6/06 |
2o adjourned |
Petroleum Retail Legislation Repeal Bill 2005 |
- |
30/3/06 |
ECOL |
Interim report reported 2/5/06 Final report reported 11/5/06 |
- |
Plant Health Australia (Plant Industries) Funding Amendment Bill 2006 |
13/6/06 |
14/6/06 |
No |
- |
Passed |
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2006 |
- |
30/3/06 |
ECITAL |
Reported 9/5/06 |
- |
Royal Commissions Amendment Bill 2006 |
13/6/06 |
14/6/06 |
No |
- |
Passed |
Sex Discrimination Amendment (Teaching Profession) Bill 2004 |
14/6/05 |
1/12/04 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned |
Social Security and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2006 |
- |
11/5/06 |
No |
- |
- |
Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments to Increase Assistance for Older Australians and Carers and Other Measures) Bill 2006 |
11/5/06 |
11/5/06 |
No |
- |
Passed |
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Superannuation Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2005 |
18/8/05 |
17/8/05 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned |
Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 2) Bill 2006 |
13/6/06 |
11/5/06 |
No |
- |
Passed |
Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 3) Bill 2006 |
15/6/06 |
14/6/06 |
ECOL |
Due 21/6/06 |
2o adjourned |
Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2006 |
14/6/06 |
14/6/06 |
No |
- |
Passed |
Tax Laws Amendment (Personal Tax Reduction and Improved Depreciation Arrangements) Bill 2006 |
13/6/06 |
14/6/06 |
No |
- |
Passed |
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Regular Reviews and Other Measures) Bill 2005 |
11/5/05 |
16/3/05 |
ECITAL |
Reported 11/5/05 |
Passed |
Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2006 |
- |
14/6/06 |
No |
- |
- |
Trade Practices Amendment (National Access Regime) Bill 2006 [formerly Trade Practices Amendment (National Access Regime) Bill 2005] |
28/2/06 |
15/6/05 |
ECOL |
Reported 8/9/05 |
2o adjourned |
Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2005 |
10/3/05 |
9/3/05 |
ECOL |
Reported 16/3/05 |
Passed |
Workplace Relations Amendment (Fair Dismissal Reform) Bill 2004 |
- |
8/12/04 |
No EWRER |
- Reported 21/6/05 |
- |
PRIVATE SENATORS' BILLS
Short Title |
Intro |
Report by Selection of Bills Committee |
|
Report Date |
in Senate | |
Anti-Genocide Bill 1999 [2004] |
13/10/99 |
- |
LCR |
Reported 29/6/009 |
2o adjourned | |
Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment (Disallowance Power of the Commonwealth) Bill 2006 |
19/6/06 |
- |
- |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Charter of Political Honesty Bill 2000 [2004] |
10/10/00 |
- |
FPAL |
Reported 29/8/02 |
2o adjourned | |
Constitution Alteration (Appropriations for the Ordinary Annual Services of the Government) 2001 [2004] |
26/6/01 |
26/9/01 |
Deferred |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Constitution Alteration (Electors' Initiative, Fixed Term Parliaments and Qualification of Members) 2000 [2004] |
12/4/00 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned | ||
Constitution Alteration (Right to Stand for Parliament--Qualification of Members and Candidates) 1998 (No. 2) [2004] |
24/11/98 Restored and recommitted |
26/11/98 |
No |
- |
Laid aside In committee 1/12/04 | |
Criminal Code Amendment (Workplace Death and Serious Injury) Bill 2004 |
4/8/04 |
11/8/04 |
Deferred |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Defence Amendment (Parliamentary approval for Australian involvement in overseas conflicts) Bill 2003 [2004] |
27/3/03 |
18/6/03 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Electoral Amendment (Political Honesty) Bill 2003 [2004] |
27/3/03 |
14/5/03 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Invasive Species) Bill 2002 [2004] |
19/11/02 |
26/3/03 |
ECITAL Order varied: |
|
2o adjourned | |
Euthanasia Laws (Repeal) Bill 2004 |
3/3/04 |
10/3/04 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Financial Management and Accountability (Anti-Restrictive Software Practices) Amendment Bill 2003 [2004] |
15/10/03 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned | ||
Flags Amendment (Eureka Flag) Bill 2004 |
23/3/04 |
11/8/04 |
Deferred |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Freedom of Information Amendment (Open Government) Bill 2003 [2004] |
25/6/03 |
13/8/03 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Genetic Privacy and Non-discrimination Bill 1998 [2004] |
11/3/98 (Restored 17/11/04) |
25/3/98 |
LCL LCL |
Reported 10/8/9812 Reported 31/3/99 |
2o adjourned | |
Migration Amendment (Act of Compassion) Bill 2005 |
16/6/05 |
22/6/05 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Migration Amendment (Mandatory Detention) Bill 2005 |
16/6/05 |
22/6/05 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Migration Legislation Amendment (Appropriate Access to Detention Centres) Bill 2006 |
19/6/06 |
- |
- |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Zone Excision Repeal) Bill 2006 |
15/6/06 |
- |
- |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Zone Excision Repeal) (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2006 |
15/6/06 |
- |
- |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Ministers of State (Post-Retirement Employment Restrictions) Bill 2002 [2004] |
13/3/02 |
20/3/02 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned | |
National Animal Welfare Bill 2003 [2004] |
11/8/03 |
3/12/03 |
No RRATL |
- Interim report reported 8/9/04 |
2o adjourned | |
National Animal Welfare Bill 2005 |
20/6/05 |
22/6/05 |
RRATL Reporting date varied: |
Due last sitting day in June 2006 |
2o adjourned | |
Parliamentary Approval of Treaties Bill 1995 [2004] |
31/5/95 |
- |
- |
- |
2o adjourned 31/5/95 | |
Parliamentary Charter of Rights and Freedoms Bill 2001 [2005] |
27/9/01 |
- |
- |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Patents Amendment Bill 1996 [2004] |
27/6/96 (Restored 17/11/04) |
12/9/96 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned 27/6/96 | |
Protecting Children from Junk Food Advertising Bill 2006 |
30/3/06 |
14/6/06 |
Deferred |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Public Interest Disclosure (Protection of Whistleblowers) Bill 2002 [2004] |
11/12/02 |
5/2/03 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Reconciliation Bill 2001 [2004] |
5/4/01 |
23/5/01 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Republic (Consultation of the People) Bill 2001 [2004] |
26/9/01 |
- |
- |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Same-Sex Marriages Bill 2006 |
15/6/06 |
- |
- |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Senate Voters' Choice (Preference Allocation) Bill 2004 |
9/12/04 |
9/2/05 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Sexuality and Gender Identity Discrimination Bill 2003 [2004] |
25/11/03 |
3/12/03 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Sexuality Anti-Vilification Bill 2003 [2004] |
27/3/03 |
18/6/03 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Spyware Bill 2005 |
12/5/05 |
15/6/05 |
No |
- |
2o
adjourned | |
State Elections (One Vote, One Value) Bill 2001 [2004] |
7/8/01 |
26/9/01 |
Deferred LCR |
- Reported |
2o adjourned | |
Taxation Laws Amendment (Scholarships) Bill 2005 |
21/6/05 |
10/8/05 |
No |
- |
2o
adjourned | |
Textbook Subsidy Bill 2003 [2004] |
18/6/03 |
25/6/03 |
No |
- |
2o
adjourned | |
Transparent Advertising and Notification of Pregnancy Counselling Services Bill 2005 |
23/6/05 |
10/8/05 11/5/06 |
No CAL |
- Due 17/8/06 |
2o
adjourned | |
Truth in Food Labelling Bill 2003 [2005] |
13/10/03 |
29/10/03 |
CAL |
Reported 24/3/04 |
2o adjourned | |
Uranium Mining in or near Australian World Heritage Properties (Prohibition) Bill 1998 [2004] |
28/5/98 (Restored 17/11/04) |
24/6/98 |
No |
- |
2o adjourned | |
Workplace Relations Amendment (Paid Maternity Leave) Bill 2002 [2004] |
16/5/02 |
19/6/02 |
EWREL |
Reported 18/9/02 |
2o
adjourned |
4 Consideration of item pending 19/6/06.
5 14 Government amendments agreed to 19/6/06.
7 14 Opposition amendments agreed to 24/6/05 a.m. HR reported message 9/8/05.
8 50 Government amendments agreed to and 1 Schedule, 1 section and 16 items negatived 11/10/05. HR reported message 12/10/05.
10 Reference from 39th Parliament re-adopted.
11 2 Australian Green amendments agreed to 15/5/03.
12 Interim report reported 10/8/98.
13 Interim report reported 1/3/04.
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