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Today's Events

Senate: Community Affairs Legislation Committee inquiry into the Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Vaping Reforms) Bill 2024 [Provisions].
ABS: International Investment Position, Australia - Supplementary Statistics.
ABS: Selected Living Cost Indexes, Australia.
National Press Club: National Chair of the Women in Economics Network, Dr Angela Jackson, Chief Economist of Westpac’s Business Bank, Besa Deda, & CEO of the Grattan Institute, Aruna Sathanapally, to hold an address for the Women In Economics Network.
Joint: Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade inquiry into Australia’s tourism and international education sectors.

See our Diary and Calendar pages for more detailed information.

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Top Headlines

Combatting tax fraud

The Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman (IGTO) commenced an own-motion investigation into Tax identification (TaxID) fraud on 15 December 2023. This was in response to an increase in complaints and dispute investigations concerning TaxID fraud received by the IGTO. The IGTO makes thirteen (13) recommendations for ATO improvement in this interim (Phase 1) report -tThe importance of bank account integrity. Karen Payne, IGT and Tax Ombudsman said: 'The IGTO urges the ATO to consult and advocate for legislative authority to implement these critical IGTO recommendations where it believes it currently does not have the relevant authority.'
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New legislation to improve Qld workers compensation scheme

'The Queensland Government has introduced the Workers' Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 into parliament, following an Independent Review carried out by former QIRC Commissioner Glenys Fisher and Emeritus Professor of Employment Relations at Griffith University Professor David Peetz. The bill aims to improve Queensland's workers compensation scheme by delivering better care and support for injured workers while ensuring the sustainability of the scheme. In 2015, the Queensland government changed the legislation to create a list of 12 specified cancers that became presumed to be work-related for firefighters that met the qualifying period of active service,' said the National Safety Council of Australia (NSCA).
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Crypto currency investment fraud charges - Gold Coast

'Detectives from the Financial and Cyber Crime Group Money Laundering Unit have charged four people in relation to an alleged 'boiler room' investment fraud operating on the Gold Coast. Operation Uniform Tapenade commenced in July 2022 to investigate cold call investment fraud, which included alleged crypto currency investments and subsequent money laundering on the Gold Coast. Investigations focused on the fraudulent activity of companies including Crypto Advisers Australia', 'Strategic Capital', 'Active Marketing Solutions' and 'Alternative Capital' in relation to crypto currency investment frauds,' said Queensland Police Service.
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APRA-regulated super fund client experience survey open

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is pleased to announce the launch of our APRA-regulated super fund client experience surveyExternal Link. Our survey is designed to gather feedback on how effective our working relationship is with the APRA-regulated super fund industry as we work together to administer the super system. This is your opportunity to tell us about your experience and preferences when interacting with us. Your feedback will help us understand how we can improve our services and engagement with you. By participating in the survey, you'll have the opportunity to provide feedback on topics such as:
- ATO consultation
- Super products and services
- Support and engagement activities
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2024 National Defence Strategy - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles

The Government has released the inaugural National Defence Strategy, which sets out a fundamentally new approach to the defence of Australia and our interests. Developed in response to last year's Defence Strategic Review, the 2024 National Defence Strategy outlines the Government's strategic framework to guide the significant and urgent changes required to address Australia's challenging strategic circumstances. Together with the rebuilt Integrated Investment Program, the National Defence Strategy is a blueprint to deliver an ambitious transformation of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to an integrated, focused force capable of safeguarding Australia's security for decades to come.
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Recent Acts

Federal
Act Name Date of Assent Act No.
Migration Amendment (Strengthening Employer Compliance) Act 2024

20/02/24

1

Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024

26/02/24

2

Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts) Act 2024

05/03/24

3

Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living - Medicare Levy) Act 2024

05/03/24

4

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Act 2024

08/03/24

5

Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Act 2024

08/03/24

6

Paid Parental Leave Amendment (More Support for Working Families) Act 2024

20/03/24

7

Australian Research Council Amendment (Review Response) Act 2024

28/03/24

8

National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment Act 2024

28/03/24

9

National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment (Strengthening Quality and Integrity in Vocational Education and Training No. 1) Act 2024

28/03/24

10

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Child Support and Family Assistance Technical Amendments) Act 2024

28/03/24

11

Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2023-2024

08/04/24

12

Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2023-2024

08/04/24

13

Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 2) 2023-2024

08/04/24

14

Broadcasting Services Amendment (Community Television) Act 2024

08/04/24

15

Competition and Consumer Amendment (Fair Go for Consumers and Small Business) Act 2024

08/04/24

16

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment Act 2024

08/04/24

17

Treasury Laws Amendment (Foreign Investment) Act 2024

08/04/24

18

Autonomous Sanctions Amendment Act 2024

08/04/24

19

Defence Amendment (Safeguarding Australia's Military Secrets) Act 2024

08/04/24

20

Defence Trade Controls Amendment Act 2024

08/04/24

21

Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Act (No. 1) 2024

08/04/24

22

Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share - Integrity and Transparency) Act 2024

08/04/24

23

See Capital Monitor's Federal Bills Monitor and Acts Assented pages for detailed coverage.

Australian Capital Territory

Act Name Date of Notification Act No.
Gaming Machine Amendment Act 2024

19/02/24

1

Government Procurement Amendment Act 2024

19/02/24

2

Children and Young People Amendment Act 2024

19/02/24

3

Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2024

28/03/24

4

Appropriation Act 2023-2024 (No 2)

28/03/24

5

Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Act 2023-2024 (No 2)

28/03/24

6

Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2024

28/03/24

7

Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Membership) Amendment Act 2024

28/03/24

8

Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Act 2024

28/03/24

9

See Capital Monitor's Australian Capital Territory Bills Monitor and Acts Assented pages for detailed coverage.

New South Wales

Act Name Date of Assent Act No.
Constitution Amendment (Executive Council) Act 2024 19/02/24 1
Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust Amendment (Public Transport) Act 2024 19/02/24 2
Crime and Criminal Procedure Legislation Amendment Act 2024 19/02/24 3
Customer Service Legislation Amendment Act 2024 19/02/24 4
Detention Legislation Amendment (Prohibition on Spit Hoods) Act 2024 19/02/24 5
High Risk Offenders Legislation Amendment Act 2024 19/02/24 6
Institutions Legislation Amendment Act 2024 19/02/24 7
Sheriff and Court Security Amendment Act 2024 19/02/24 8
Animal Research Amendment (Prohibition of Forced Swim Tests and Forced Smoke Inhalation Experiments) Act 2024 25/03/24 9
Environmental Legislation Amendment (Hazardous Chemicals) Act 2024 25/03/24 10
Electoral Funding Amendment (Local Government Electoral Expenditure Caps) Act 2024 25/03/24 11
Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Sea Bed Mining and Exploration) Act 2024 25/03/24 12
Human Tissue Amendment (Ante-Mortem Interventions) Act 2024 25/03/24 13
Ageing and Disability Commissioner Amendment Act 2024 03/04/24 14
Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment Act 2024 03/04/24 15
Combat Sports Amendment Act 2024 03/04/24 16
Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment Act 2024 03/04/24 17
Bail and Crimes Amendment Act 2024 03/04/24 18
Conversion Practices Ban Act 2024 03/04/24 19
Environment Protection Legislation Amendment (Stronger Regulation and Penalties) Act 2024 03/04/24 20

See Capital Monitor's New South Wales Bills Monitor and Acts Assented pages for detailed coverage.

Northern Territory

Act Name Date of Assent Act No.
Building Legislation Amendment Act 2024

01/03/24

1

Local Government and Place Names Amendment Act 2024

01/03/24

2

Housing and Related Legislation Amendment Act 2024

14/03/24

3

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024

14/03/24

4

Fire and Emergency Legislation Amendment Act 2024

14/03/24

5

Children's Commissioner Amendment Act 2024

09/04/24

6

Livestock and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024

09/04/24

7

Racing and Wagering Act 2024

09/04/24

8

See Capital Monitor's Northern Territory Bills Monitor and Acts Assented pages for detailed coverage.

Queensland

Act Name Date of Assent Act No.
Summary Offences (Prevention of Knife Crime) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024

19/02/24

1

Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024

19/02/24

2

Integrity and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024

19/02/24

3

Integrity and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024

18/03/24

4

Criminal Law (Coercive Control and Affirmative Consent) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024

18/03/24

5

Criminal Code and Other Legislation (Double Jeopardy Exception and Subsequent Appeals) Amendment Act 2024

18/03/24

6

Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024

18/03/24

7

Forensic Science Queensland Act 2024

28/03/24

8

Pharmacy Business Ownership Act 2024

28/03/24

9

Casino Control and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024

28/03/24

10

Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024

28/03/24

11

See Capital Monitor's Queensland Bills Monitor and Acts Assented pages for detailed coverage.

South Australia

Act Name Date of Assent Act No.
Electoral (Control of Corflutes) Amendment Act 2024

15/02/24

1

Statutes Amendment (Industrial Relations Portfolio) Act 2024

29/02/24

2

Criminal Law (High Risk Offenders) (Additional High Risk Offenders) Amendment Act 2024

29/02/24

3

Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2024

29/02/24

4

State Assets (Privatisation Restrictions) Act 2024

29/02/24

5

Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) (Section 31 Offences) Amendment Act 2024

21/03/24

6

Child Sex Offenders Registration (Child-Related Work) Amendment Act 2024

28/03/24

7

Assisted Reproductive Treatment (Posthumous Use of Material and Donor Conception Register) Amendment Act 2024

28/03/24

8

Pastoral Land Management and Conservation (Use of Pastoral Land) Amendment Act 2024

28/03/24

9

See Capital Monitor's South Australian Bills Monitor and Acts Assented pages for detailed coverage.

Tasmania

Act Name Date of Assent Act No.
     

See Capital Monitor's Tasmanian Bills Monitor and Acts Assented pages for detailed coverage.

Victoria

Act Name Date of Assent Act No.
Biosecurity Legislation Amendment (Incident Response) Act 2024

13/02/24

1

Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters) Act 2024

20/02/24

2

Land (Revocation of Reservations) Act 2024

20/02/24

3

Building Legislation Amendment (Domestic Building Insurance New Offences) Act 2024

27/02/24

4

Service Victoria Amendment Act 2024

27/02/24

5

Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2024

05/03/24

6

Education and Training Reform Amendment (Early Childhood Employment Powers) Act 2024

13/03/24

7

Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (WorkCover Scheme Modernisation) Act 2024

13/03/24

8

Climate Change and Energy Legislation Amendment (Renewable Energy and Storage Targets) Act 2024

26/03/24

9

Firearms and Control of Weapons (Machetes) Amendment Act 2024

26/03/24

10

State Electricity Commission Amendment Act 2024

26/03/24

11

Private Security and County Court Amendment Act 2024

09/04/24

12

See Capital Monitor's Victorian Bills Monitor and Acts Assented pages for detailed coverage.

Western Australia

Act Name Date of Assent Act No.
Electricity Industry Amendment (Distributed Energy Resources) Act 2024

07/03/24

1

Perth Parking Management Act 2024

07/03/24

2

Perth Parking Management Amendment Act 2024

07/03/24

3

Casino (Burswood Island) Agreement Amendment Act 2024

14/03/24

4

Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Amendment Act 2024

14/03/24

5

Sentence Administration Amendment (Monitoring Equipment) Act 2024

26/03/24

6

Rail Safety National Law Application Act 2024
26/03/24

7

Vocational Education and Training Amendment Act 2024
26/03/24

8

Land Tax Assessment Amendment (Residential Construction Exemptions) Act 2024

26/03/24

9

See Capital Monitor's Western Australian Bills Monitor and Acts Assented pages for detailed coverage.

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Political Calendar

Federal

Federal Parliament will next sit from 14 - 16 May 2024.
The 2024-25 Federal Budget will be handed down on Tuesday, 14 May.
Additional Budget Estimates were held Monday 12 Feb - Friday 16 Feb. Additional dates: 27 Feb, 18, 19 & 27 March.
Budget Estimates are on 28 May - 7 June 2024.
Supplementary Budget Estimates are on 4 - 8 Nov.
The last Federal Election was on 21 May 2022.
Federal Administrative Arrangements Orders were most recently made on 16 August 2023.

Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory Parliament will next sit from 14 - 16 May 2024.
The 2024-25 Territory Budget will be handed down on Tuesday 25 June.
Budget Estimates are on 22 July - 5 August 2024.
The next ACT election is scheduled for Saturday 19 October 2024.
ACT Administrative Arrangements Orders were most recently made on 11 December 2023.

New South Wales

NSW Parliament will next sit 7 - 9, and 14- 16 May 2024.
The 2024-25 State Budget will be handed down in June 2024.
2024 Supplementary Budget Estimates are on 20 Feb - 7 March.
Budget Estimates are on Tuesday 27 August - Wednesday 11 September 2024.
The last NSW Election was on 25 March 2023.
New South Wales Administrative Arrangements Orders were most recently made on 05 April 2023.

Northern Territory

The Northern Territory Parliament will next sit from 14 - 16, and 21- 23 May 2024.
The 2024-25 Territory Budget is scheduled to be handed down on Tuesday, 14 May.
Budget Estimates are on 11 - 20 June 2024
The next Northern Territory Election is scheduled for Saturday 24 August 2024.
Northern Territory Administrative Arrangements Orders were most recently made on 01 February 2024.

Queensland

The Queensland Parliament will next sit 16 - 18, and 30 April and 1 - 2 May 2024.
The 2024-25 State Budget will be handed down on Tuesday, 11 June.
Budget Estimates are on 23 July -1 August 2024.
The next Queensland Election is scheduled for Saturday 26 October 2024.
Queensland Administrative Arrangements Orders were most recently made on 18 December 2023.

South Australia

The South Australian Parliament will next sit from on 30 April, 1 - 2 May 2024.
The 2024-25 State Budget will be handed down on Thursday, 6 June.
Budget Estimates are on 20 - 26 June.
The last South Australian Election was on 19 March 2022.
South Australian Administrative Arrangements Orders were most recently made on 29 September 2022.

Tasmania

The Tasmanian Parliament will next sit from 14 - 16 May 2024.
The Tasmanian Parliament was prorogued on 14 February 2024. All legislation in the prorogued Parliament is now lapsed.
The 2024-25 State Budget will be handed down on Thursday, 12 September.
Budget Estimates will be held on 23 - 26 September 2024.
The last Tasmanian Election was held on Saturday 23 March 2024.
Tasmanian Administrative Arrangements Orders were most recently made on 25 July 2023.

Victoria

The Victorian Parliament will next sit on 30 April, 1 - 2 May and 7 May 2024.
The 2024-25 State Budget will be handed down on 7 May 2024.
Budget Estimates are on 16 - 17, 20 - 24 and 27 May 2024.
The last Victorian election was held on 26 November 2022.
Victorian Administrative Arrangements Orders were most recently made on 02 October 2023 with supplementary Orders made on 12 December 2023.

Western Australia

The Western Australian Parliament will next sit on 7 - 9, and 14 - 16 May 2024.
The 2024-25 State Budget will be handed down on Thursday, 9 May.
Budget Estimates are on 21 - 23 May.
The next Western Australian election is scheduled for 8 March 2025.
Western Australian Administrative Arrangements Orders were most recently made on 08 June 2023.

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