Acts of Parliament assented to – Act Nos 12 to 23 of 2024
It is hereby notified, for general information, that His Excellency the Governor-General, in the name of His Majesty, assented on 8 April 2024 to the undermentioned Acts passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives in the Parliament assembled, viz.:
No. 12 of 2024—An Act to appropriate additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the Government, and for related purposes. (Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2023-2024).
No. 13 of 2024—An Act to appropriate additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, and for related purposes. (Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2023-2024).
No. 14 of 2024—An Act to appropriate additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in relation to the Parliamentary Departments, and for related purposes. (Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 2) 2023-2024).
No. 15 of 2024—An Act to amend the law relating to communications, and for related purposes. (Broadcasting Services Amendment (Community Television) Act 2024).
No. 16 of 2024—An Act to amend the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to expand the functions of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, and for related purposes. (Competition and Consumer Amendment (Fair Go for Consumers and Small Business) Act 2024).
No. 17 of 2024—An Act to amend the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Act 2015 and the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Regulations 2020, and for related purposes. (Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment Act 2024).
No. 18 of 2024—An Act to amend the International Tax Agreements Act 1953, and for related purposes. (Treasury Laws Amendment (Foreign Investment) Act 2024).
No. 19 of 2024—An Act to amend the Autonomous Sanctions Act 2011 and validate certain instruments, and for related purposes. (Autonomous Sanctions Amendment Act 2024).
No. 20 of 2024—An Act to amend the law relating to defence, and for related purposes. (Defence Amendment (Safeguarding Australia’s Military Secrets) Act 2024).
No. 21 of 2024—An Act to amend the Defence Trade Controls Act 2012, and for related purposes. (Defence Trade Controls Amendment Act 2024).
No. 22 of 2024—An Act to amend the Customs Tariff Act 1995, and for related purposes. (Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Act (No. 1) 2024).
No. 23 of 2024—An Act to amend the law relating to corporations and taxation, and for related purposes. (Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share—Integrity and Transparency) Act 2024).
C. A. Surtees
Clerk of the House of Representatives