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The full list of bills to be passed tonight

Below is an edited list of bills to be passed in the Senate tonight. While 31 bills are set to pass the Senate on the final parliamentary sitting day of the year, the list below consolidates packages of bills together under one heading.

  • Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill 2024: Hits real estate agents, lawyers and accountants with new compliance obligations
  • Sydney Airport Demand Management Amendment Bill 2024: Penalties for Sydney Airport slot misuse
  • Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024: Laws needed to enact aged care funding overhaul
  • Commonwealth Entities (Payment Surcharges) Bill 2024: First in a package of bills that apply retrospective authorisation of card surcharges on payments to government, after advice found they were illegal
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures) Bill 2024: Extension of credit code to buy now, pay later operators
  • Capital Works (Build to Rent Misuse Tax) Bill 2024: Imposes a tax rate of 1.5 per cent on build to rent developments that do not meet certain eligibility conditions
  • Crimes Amendment (Strengthening the Criminal Justice Response to Sexual Violence) Bill 2024: Enacts recommendations from the child sexual abuse royal commission
  • Family Law Amendment Bill 2024: Ensures family and domestic violence can be taken into consideration in property settlements for separating families
  • Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Bill 2024: First in a package of bills that enacts the framework for a range of industry subsidies
  • Universities Accord (National Student Ombudsman) Bill 2024: Establishes a complaints body for the higher education sector
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Fairer for Families and Farmers and Other Measures) Bill 2024: Enacts a code of conduct for food and grocery sector
  • Superannuation (Objective) Bill 2023: Enshrines an objective of superannuation in law
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Reserve Bank Reforms) Bill 2023: Overhauls the structure of the central bank
  • Communications Legislation Amendment (Regional Broadcasting Continuity) Bill 2024: Provides access to a satellite TV service if a commercial broadcaster ceases to provide services
  • Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals and Other Measures) Bill 2024: A suite of bills dealing with customs duties, including extension of zero duty on products made in Ukraine
  • Crown References Amendment Bill 2023: Updates monarchy references from Queen to King, after ascension of King Charles III
  • Customs Amendment (ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area Second Protocol Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2024: Enacts rules to comply with the free-trade act
  • Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme Amendment Bill 2024: Extends the indemnity scheme
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (2024 Tax and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2024: Modifies the foreign resident capital gains withholding payments regime to increase the withholding rate
  • Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024: A suite of privacy protection measures
  • Surveillance Legislation (Confirmation of Application) Bill 2024: A bill to retrospectively deal with AFP warrants in connection with Operation Ironside
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Mergers and Acquisitions Reform) Bill 2024: Merger law overhaul
  • Migration Amendment Bill 2024: A suite of bills to deal with former immigration detainees
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