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* Most of these Bills Digests are not yet available electronically

Alphabetical Index of Bills Digests published 1987:

Title
Number
Date
ABC/SBS Amalgamation Bill 1986 [PDF 255KB]
171
1986-87
17.02.1987
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Amendment Bill 1987
28
1987-88
06.04.1987
Aboriginal Land (Lake Condah and Framlingham Forest) Bill 1987
27
1987-88
03.04.1987
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1987
14
1987-88
24.03.1987
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1987
66
1987-88
05.06.1987
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 1986 [PDF 334KB]
167
1986-87
06.02.1987
Aborigines and Islanders (Admissibility of Confessions) Bill 1986 (Private Senator’s Bill) [PDF 165KB]
203
1986-87
24.03.1987
Administrative Arrangements Bill 1987
110
1987-88
24.09.1987
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Amendment Bill 1986 [PDF 118KB]
190
1986-87
04.03.1987
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Amendment Bill 1987
104
1987-88
17.09.1987
Air Navigation (Smoking) Amendment Bill 1987 (Private Senator’s Bill)
98
1987-88
22.08.1987
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 1986-87
24
1987-88
30.03.1987
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill 1987-88
109
1987-88
22.09.1987
Appropriation Bill (No. 1)1987-88
107
1987-88
22.09.1987
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 1987
108
1987-88
22.09.1987
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 1986-87
22
1987-88
27.03.1987
Appropriation Bill (No. 4)1986-87
23
1987-88
30.03.1987
Asian Development Fund Bill 1987
181
1987-88
17.12.1987
Australia Card Bill 1986 [HTML] [PDF 649K, see also E-Brief]
159
1986-87
02.02.1987
Australia Card Bill 1986 [No. 3] [PDF 604KB, see also E-Brief]
100
1987-88
16.09.1987
Australian Capital Territory (Transfer of Marketable Securities) Bill 1986 [PDF 88KB]
183
1986-87
18.02.1987
Australian Capital Territory Stamp Duty Amendment Bill 1986 [PDF 86KB]
182
1986-87
18.02.1987
Australian Horticultural Corporation (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments Bill 1987
121
1987-88
07.10.1987
Australian Horticultural Corporation Bill 1987
114
1987-88
08.10.1987
Australian Industry Development Corporation Amendment Bill 1986 [PDF 74KB]
184
1986-87
18.02.1987
Australian Institute of Health Bill 1987
6
1987-88
11.03.1987
Australian Land Transport (Financial Assistance) Amendment Bill 1987
112
1987-88
24.09.1987
Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Legislation Amendment Bill 1987
79
1987-88
15.07.1987
Australian National Railways Commission Amendment Bill 1987
4
1987-88
25.02.1987
Australian National Railways Commission Amendment Bill 1987
105
1987-88
18.09.1987
Australian National University Amendment Bill 1987
162
1987-88
01.12.1987
Australian Protective Service Bill 1986 [PDF 217KB]
191
1986-87
04.03.1987
Australian Reinsurance Market Bill 1986 (Private Senator’s Bill) [PDF 232KB]
197
1986-87
05.03.1987
Australian Stock Exchange and National Guarantee Fund Bill 1986 [PDF 290KB]
172
1986-87
17.02.1987
Australian Stock Exchange and National Guarantee Fund Bill 1987
1
1987-88
27.02.1987
Australian Tourist Commission (Transitional Provisions) Bill 1987
143
1987-88
20.10.1987
Australian Tourist Commission Bill 1987
142
1987-88
20.10.1987
Bank Accounts Debits Tax Amendment Dill 1987
72
1987-88
25.06.1987
Bankruptcy Amendment Bill 1987
123
1987-88
07.10.1987
Bass Strait Freight Adjustment Levy Amendment Bill 1987
177
1987-88
14.12.1987
Bass Strait Freight Adjustment Levy Collection Amendment Bill 1987
179
1987-88
14.12.1987
Bass Strait Freight Adjustment Trust Fund Amendment Bill 1987
178
1987-88
14.12.1987
Bounty and Subsidy Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1986 [PDF 226KB]
186
1986-87
23.02.1987
Bounty and Subsidy Legislation Amendment Bill 1987
81
1987-88
22.07.1987
Broadcasting (Ownership and Control) Bill (No. 2) 1987
168
1987-88
20.11.1987
Broadcasting (Ownership and Control) Bill 1987
61
1987-88
12.06.1987
Broadcasting Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1987
7
1987-88
09.03.1987
Broadcasting Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1987
161
1987-88
19.11.1987
Broadcasting Amendment Bill (No. 4) 1987
169
1987-88
24.11.1987
Broadcasting Amendment Bill 1986 [PDF 300KB]
192
1986-87
04.03.1987
Canberra College of Advanced Education Amendment Bill 1987
163
1987-88
01.12.1987
Cash Transaction Reports Bill 1987
71
1987-88
07.08.1987
Collective Agreements (Corporations) Bill 1986 (Private Senator’s Bill) [PDF 134KB]
200
1986-87
19.03.1987
Commonwealth Borrowing Levy Bill 1987
145
1987-88
27.10.1987
Commonwealth Borrowing Levy Collection Bill 1987
146
1987-88
27.10.1987
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (By-Elections) Bill 1987 (Private Senator’s Bill)
95
1987-88
14.08.1987
Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Bill 1987
43
1987-88
05.05.1987
Commonwealth Guarantees (Charges) Bill 1986 [PDF 115KB]
175
1986-87
19.02.1987
Commonwealth Legal Aid Amendment Bill 1987
166
1987-88
08.12.1987
Communications Legislation Amendment Bill 1987
44
1987-88
27.04.1987
Constitution Alteration (Parliamentary Terms) Bill 1987 (Private Senator’s Bill)
97
1987-88
21.08.1987
Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 1987
167
1987-88
18.01.1988
Customs (Valuation) Amendment Bill 1987
87
1987-88
29.07.1987
Customs and Excise Legislation Amendment Bill 1987
170
1987-88
11.06.1987
Customs Tariff (Coal Export Duty) Amendment Bill 1987
147
1987-88
28.10.1987
Customs Tariff (Commonwealth Authorities) Amendment Bill 1987
69
1987-88
10.06.1987
Customs Tariff (Installations at Sea) Bill 1987
40
1987-88
27.04.1987
Customs Tariff (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 1987
42
1987-88
30.04.1987
Customs Tariff (Uranium Concentrate Export Duty) Amendment Bill 1987
2
1987-88
24.02.1987
Customs Tariff Amendment (Sea Installations) Bill 1987
39
1987-88
14.04.1987
Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1986 [PDF 399KB]
160
1986-87
06.02.1987
Customs Tariff Amendment Bill 1987
82
1987-88
24.07.1987
Customs Tariff Bill 1987
35
1987-88
30.04.1987
Customs Tariff Validation Bill 1987
88
1987-88
29.07.1987
Defence Housing Authority Bill 1987
30
1987-88
06.04.1987
Defence Housing Authority Bill 1987
106
1987-88
16.09.1987
Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 1987 [incorrectly dated as 30.03.1986]
26
1987-88
30.03.1987
Disability Services Bill 1986 [incorrectly dated as 23.02.1986] [PDF 287KB]
173
1986-87
23.02.1987
Disability Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 1986 [PDF 95KB]
178
1986-87
19.02.1987
Disallowance Provisions Amendment Bill 1986 (Private Senator’s Bill) [PDF 131KB]
201
1986-87
20.03.1987
Dried Fruit Export Charges Amendment Bill 1987
128
1987-88
28.10.1987
Egg Industry Research (Hen Quota) Levy Amendment Bill 1987
129
1987-88
20.10.1987
Egg Industry Research (Hen Quota) Levy Bill 1987
18
1987-88
25.03.1987
Egg Industry Research (Hen Quota) Levy Collection Bill 1987
20
1987-88
25.03.1987
Environment Protection (Alligator Rivers Region) Amendment Bill 1987
13
1987-88
04.03.1987
Equal Employment Opportunity (Commonwealth Authorities) Bill 1987
12
1987-88
23.03.1987
Excise Tariff Amendment (Sea Installations) Bill 1987
38
1987-88
13.04.1987
Excise Tariff Validation Bill 1987
89
1987-88
29.07.1987
Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charges) Amendment Bill 1987
85
1987-88
28.07.1987
Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charges) Amendment Bill 1987
149
1987-88
03.11.1987
Export Inspection Charges Collection Amendment Bill 1987
86
1987-88
28.07.1987
Export Inspection Charges Collection Amendment Bill 1987
154
1987-88
03.11.1987
Extradition (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Bill 1987
153
1987-88
10.11.1987
Extradition Bill 1987
152
1987-88
09.11.1987
Family Court of Australia (Additional Jurisdiction and Exercise of Powers) Bill 1987
157
1987-88
10.11.1987
Family Law Amendment Bill 1987
156
1987-88
11.11.1987
Fertilizers Subsidy Bill 1986 [PDF 200KB]
194
1986-87
05.03.1987
Fishing Industry Research Amendment Bill 1987
31
1987-88
06.04.1987
Fishing Industry Research Amendment Bill 1987
130
1987-88
09.10.1987
Fishing Industry Research and Development Bill 1987
19
1987-88
25.03.1987
Fishing Industry Research and Development Bill 1987
126
1987-88
09.10.1987
Fishing Legislation Amendment Bill 1987
21
1987-88
25.03.1987
Fishing Legislation Amendment Bill 1987
125
1987-88
09.10.1987
Foreign Bases (Pine Gap Base) Removal Bill 1987 (Private Senator s Bill)
99
1987-88
21.08.1987
Health Legislation Amendment Bill 1987
68
1987-88
08.06.1987
Horticultural Export Charge Bill 1987
119
1987-88
07.10.1987
Horticultural Export Charge Collection Bill 1987
120
1987-88
07.10.1987
Horticultural Levy Bill 1987
117
1987-88
06.10.1987
Horticultural Levy Collection Bill 1987
118
1987-88
07.10.1987
Horticultural Policy Council Bill 1987
116
1987-88
06.10.1987
Horticultural Research and Development Corporation Bill 1987
115
1987-88
06.10.1987
Income Tax (Franking Deficit) Bill 1987
33
1987-88
22.04.1987
Income Tax Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1987
135
1987-88
16.10.1987
Income Tax Amendment Bill 1986 [PDF 36KB]
169
1986-87
09.02.1987
Income Tax Rates Amendment Bill 1987
34
1987-88
23.04.1987
Industrial Relations (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1987
80
1987-88
16.07.1987
Industrial Relations Bill 1987
57
1987-88
22.05.1987
Insurance and Superannuation Commissioner (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1987
93
1987-88
12.08.1987
Insurance and Superannuation Commissioner (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1987
133
1987-88
12.10.1987
Insurance and Superannuation Commissioner Bill 1987
92
1987-88
11.08.1987
Insurance and Superannuation Commissioner Bill 1987
132
1987-88
12.10.1987
International Development Association Bill 1987
180
1987-88
17.12.1987
International Fund for Agricultural Development Bill 1987
182
1987-88
17.12.1987
Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Bill 1986 [PDF 213KB]
174
1986-87
19.02.1987
Jurisdiction of Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 1986 [PDF 183KB]
177
1986-87
19.02.1987
Koongarra Project Area Repeal Bill 1986 (Private Senator’s Bill) [PDF 85KB]
199
1986-87
06.03.1987
Lands Acquisition Amendment Bill 1987
15
1987-88
25.03.1987
Lemonthyme and Southern Forests (Commission of Inquiry) Bill 1987
10
1987-88
13.03.1987
Liquid Fuel Emergency Amendment Act 1987
3
1987-88
27.02.1987
Live-stock Export Charge Amendment Bill 1987
84
1987-88
18.07.1987
Live-stock Slaughter Levy Amendment Bill 1987
83
1987-88
27.07.1987
Loans Bill 1987
122
1987-88
30.09.1987
Local Government (Financial Assistance) Amendment Bill 1987
90
1987-88
30.07.1987
Maritime College Amendment Bill 1987
171
1987-88
01.12.1987
Medicare Levy Amendment Bill 1987
136
1987-88
15.10.1987
Migration Amendment Bill 1987
148
1987-88
29.10.1987
Ministers of State Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1987
101
1987-88
16.09.1987
Ministers of State Amendment Bill 1987
5
1987-88
27.02.1987
Moreton Island Preservation Bill 1987 (Private Senator’s Bill)
96
1987-88
19.08.1987
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Consequential Amendment) Bill 1987
53
1987-88
11.05.1987
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Consequential Amendments) Bill 1986 [PDF 78KB]
163
1986-87
06.02.1987
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Bill 1986 [PDF 283KB]
165
1986-87
06.02.1987
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Bill 1987
52
1987-88
11.05.1987
National Crime Authority Amendment Bill 1987 (Private Senator’s Bill)
25
1987-88
27.03.1987
National Health Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1987
153
1987-88
11.11.1987
National Health Amendment Bill 1987
60
1987-88
21.05.1987
National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Amendment Bill 1986 [PDF 271KB]
193
1986-87
05.03.1987
National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Amendment Bill 1987
16
1987-88
23.03.1987
Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 1987
124
1987-88
09.10.1987
Nursing Homes and Hostels Legislation Amendment Bill 1987
59
1987-88
26.05.1987
Occupational Superannuation Standards Bill 1987
91
1987-88
05.08.1987
Occupational Superannuation Standards Bill 1987
131
1987-88
12.10.1987
Olympic Insignia Protection Bill 1986 [PDF 110KB]
202
1986-87
24.03.1987
Overseas Students Charge Amendment Bill 1987
176
1987-88
10.12.1987
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Interest on Underpaymerits) Bill 1986 [PDF 67KB]
187
1986-87
04.03.1987
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 1986 [PDF 80KB]
188
1986-87
04.03.1987
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Bill 1986 [PDF 363KB]
185
1986-87
23.02.1987
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Bill 1986 [PDF 72KB]
189
1986-87
04.03.1987
Petroleum Retail Marketing Sites Amendment (Divorcement of Ownership) Bill 1986 (Private Senator’s Bill) [PDF 115KB]
198
1986-87
09.03.1987
Pig Industry (Transitional Provisions) Bill 1986 [PDF 84KB]
181
1986-87
18.02.1987
Pig Industry Bill 1986 [PDF 142KB]
179
1986-87
19.02.1987
Pig Slaughter Levy Amendment Bill 1986 [PDF 88KB]
180
1986-87
18.02.1987
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Legislation Amendment Bill 1987
127
1987-88
15.10.1987
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Interest on Underpayments) Bill 1987
158
1987-88
12.11.1987
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 1987
159
1987-88
12.11.1987
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Bill 1987
151
1987-88
12.11.1987
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Bill 1987
160
1987-88
12.11.1987
Privacy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 1986 [PDF 108KB]
161
1986-87
06.02.1987
Privacy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 1986
102
1987-88
18.09.1987
Privacy Bill 1986 [PDF 319KB]
162
1986-87
06.02.1987
Privacy Bill 1986
103
1987-88
18.09.1987
Privacy Protection Bill 1987 (Private Senator’s Bill)
94
1987-88
14.08.1987
Proceeds of Crime (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 1987
55
1987-88
13.05.1987
Proceeds of Crime Bill 1987
51
1987-88
12.05.1987
Radio Licence Fees Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1987
170
1987-88
25.11.1987
Radio Licence Fees Amendment Bill 1987
9
1987-88
11.03.1987
Sales Tax (Exemptions and Classifications) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1986 [PDF 75KB]
170
1986-87
17.02.1987
Sales Tax (Exemptions and Classifications) Amendment Bill 1987
144
1987-88
22.10.1987
Sales Tax Laws Amendment Bill 1987
67
1987-88
02.06.1987
Sea Installations (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 1987
37
1987-88
13.04.1987
Sea Installations (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 1987
139
1987-88
27.10.1987
Sea Installations Bill 1987
36
1987-88
23.04.1987
Sea Installations Bill 1987
137
1987-88
26.10.1987
Sea Installations Levy Bill 1987
41
1987-88
10.04.1987
Sea Installations Levy Bill 1987
138
1987-88
26.10.1987
Ships (Capital Grants) Bill 1987
50
1987-88
06.05.1987
Social Security Amendment Bill 1987
29
1987-88
03.04.1987
Social Security and Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment Bill 1987
65
1987-88
28.05.1987
States (Works and Housing) Assistance Amendment Bill 1987
113
1987-88
28.09.1987
States Grants (Education Assistance – Participation and Equity) Amendment Bill 1987
47
1987-88
06.05.1987
States Grants (Education Assistance – Participation and Equity) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1987
173
1987-88
08.12.1987
States Grants (General Revenue) Amendment Bill 1987
111
1987-88
29.09.1987
States Grants (Schools Assistance) Amendment Bill 1987
45
1987-88
07.05.1987
States Grants (Schools Assistance) Amendment Bill.(No. 2) 1987
172
1987-88
08.12.1987
States Grants (Tertiary Education Assistance) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1987
164
1987-88
08.12.1987
States Grants (Tertiary Education Assistance) Amendment Bill 1987
46
1987-88
06.05.1987
States Grants (Tertiary Education Assistance) Bill 1987
165
1987-88
03.12.1987
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (No. 2) 1986 [PDF 196KB]
176
1986-87
19.02.1987
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (No. 1) 1987
58
1987-88
20.05.1987
Student Assistance Amendment Bill 1987
174
1987-88
09.12.1987
Student Assistance Legislation Amendment Bill 1987
175
1987-88
10.12.1987
Subsidy (Cultivation Machines and Equipment) Bill 1986 [PDF 245KB]
166
1986-87
06.02.1987
Sugar Cane Levy Bill 1987
48
1987-88
07.05.1987
Sugar Cane Levy Collection Bill 1987
49
1987-88
07.05.1987
Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1986 [PDF 211KB]
164
1986-87
06.02.1987
Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Bill 1987-88
64
1987-88
27.05.1987
Supply Bill (No. 1) 1987-88
62
1987-88
26.05.1987
Supply Bill (No. 2) 1987-88
63
1987-88
27.05.1987
Taxation Laws Amendment (Company Distributions) Bill 1987
32
1987-88
22.04.1987
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1987
56
1987-88
23.06.1987
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1987
134
1987-88
16.10.1987
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 5) 1986 [PDF 237KB]
168
1986-87
09.02.1987
Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Bill 1987
54
1987-88
15.05.1987
Television Licence Fees Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1987
8
1987-88
11.03.1987
Television Licence Fees Amendment Bill 1986 [PDF 71KB]
196
1986-87
05.03.1987
Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill 1987
17
1987-88
24.03.1987
War Crimes Amendment Bill 1987
155
1987-88
05.11.1987
Wheat Marketing Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1987
141
1987-88
12.11.1987
Wheat Marketing Amendment Bill 1987
11
1987-88
13.03.1987
Wool Marketing Bill 1987
73
1987-88
09.07.1987
Wool Tax (No. 1) Amendment Bill 1987
74
1987-88
14.07.1987
Wool Tax (No. 2) Amendment Bill 1987
75
1987-88
14.07.1987
Wool Tax (No. 3) Amendment Bill 1987
76
1987-88
14.07.1987
Wool Tax (No. 4) Amendment Bill 1987
77
1987-88
14.07.1987
Wool Tax (No. 5) Amendment Bill 1987
78
1987-88
14.07.1987
[Bills Digests 1986-87 No. 195 and 1987-88 No. 70 have not been identified, and were perhaps never issued.]      

 

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