Legislation Proposed for Introduction into Commonwealth Parliament

In a general announcement from the Joint Party Room meeting on 27 March 2014, it has been agreed that 12 bills will be presented in the coming weeks for debate by Parliament.

Joint Party Room Meeting

A joint party room meeting refers to a meeting of both the upper and lower houses of Parliament and, in this case, the National and Coalition Political parties in order to discuss:

• Votes in Parliament for upcoming legislation; and
• Election of leaders in Parliament

New Bills Proposed

The new bills proposed for introduction by the Coalition include:

•  Excise Tariff Amendment (Product Stewardship for Oil) Bill and Customs Tariff Amendment (Product Stewardship for Oil) Bill (Mr Hockey)
• Excise Tariff Amendment (Fuel Indexation) Bill, Customs Tariff Amendment (Fuel Indexation) Bill and Fuel Indexation (Road Infrastructure Investment) Bill (Mr Hockey)
• Tax Laws Amendment (Implementation of the F ATCA Agreement) Bill (Senator Corman)
• Trade Support Loans Bill and Trade Support Loans (Consequential Amendments) Bill (Mr Macfarlane)
• Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Regulatory Powers and Other Measures) Bill and Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage  (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Bill (Mr Macfarlane)
• Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency Repeal Bill (Mr Macfarlane)
• Textile, Clothing and Footwear Investment and Innovation Programs Amendment Bill (Mr Macfarlane)
• Australian Citizenship Amendment (Intercountry Adoption) Bill (Mr Morrison)
• Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2014 Measures No.3) Bill (Senator Corman)
• Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2014 Measures No.2) Bill (Senator Corman)
• Asset Recycling Fund Bill and Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill (Senator Corman)
• Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment Bill (Senator Corman)

Along with the discussion of the 12 bills, which include approving a raft of budget-related bills containing a return of indexed fuel tax hikes and a new fund to put money from the sale of state-owned assets into roads and rail projects, much of the debate revolved around the introduction of the Budget and the continuing second reading debate in the House of Representatives. 

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