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Exposure draft - Privacy Amendment (Public Health Contact Information) Bill 2020
We have developed draft legislation, the Privacy Amendment (Public Health Contact Information) Bill 2020, to support the COVIDSafe app and provide strong ongoing privacy protections.
Submissions received for Enhancing protections relating to the use of Enduring Power of Attorney instruments consultation
The following submissions were received.
Submissions received for the Religious Freedom Bills – second exposure drafts consultation
We received approximately 7,000 submissions, including a number of campaign-based submissions. The department has published over 290 submissions. These represent the majority of submissions received (5,102) including all submissions from organisations and all campaign-based submissions.
Enhancing protections relating to the use of Enduring Power of Attorney instruments - Consultation Regulation Impact Statement
In 2020, these options were considered to determine the appropriate government response to streamline access to information about enduring powers of attorney (EPOA) and reduce the uncertainty regarding whether a document, as presented, can be relied upon as the basis for financial transactions.
Summary of amendments to the bills since the first exposure draft
Religious freedoms legislation – Key changes from first exposure draft
Summary of amendments to the bills since the first exposure draft (Print version)
Religious freedoms legislation – Key changes from first exposure draft
Second exposure draft – Religious Discrimination Bill 2019
Religious freedoms legislation consultation 2019
Explanatory notes – Second exposure draft – Religious Discrimination Bill 2019
Explanatory notes on draft legislation for Consultation
Second exposure draft – Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019
The Australian Government invited submissions on the second exposure drafts of a package of legislation on religious freedom between 10 December 2019 and 31
Explanatory notes – Second exposure draft – Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019
Explanatory notes on draft legislation for Consultation
Second exposure draft – Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Freedom of Religion) Bill 2019
In 2019, the Australian Government invited submissions on the second exposure drafts of a package of legislation on religious freedom. Submissions closed 31 January 2020.
Explanatory notes – Second exposure draft – Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Freedom of Religion) Bill 2019
The Australian Government invited submissions on the second exposure drafts of a package of legislation on religious freedom between 10 December 2019 and 31 January 2020.
Submissions received for the Religious Freedom Bills – first exposure drafts consultation
We received approximately 6,000 submissions, including a number of campaign-based submissions. The department has published over 270 submissions below. These represent the majority of submissions received (3,137) including all submissions from organisations and all campaign-based submissions.
Explanatory notes – Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Freedom of Religion) Bill 2019
The Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Freedom of Religion) Bill 2019 amends the Age Discrimination Act 2004, Charities Act 2013, Disability Discrimination Act 1992, Marriage Act 1961, Racial Discrimination Act 1975 and the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 in order to better protect the right to freedom of religion within existing Commonwealth legislation.
Exposure draft – Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Freedom of Religion) Bill 2019
A Bill for an Act to amend laws relating to human rights, and for related purposes.
Explanatory notes – Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019
The Australian Government invited submissions on the first exposure drafts of a package of legislation on religious freedom between 29 August and 2 October 2019.
Exposure draft – Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019
The Australian Government invited submissions on the first exposure drafts of a package of legislation on religious freedom between 29 August and 2 October 2019.