TOTAL RESULTS: 22

• Uranium Mining in Australian World Heritage Properties (Prohibition) Bill 1996

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 May 1996 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Bill

• Uranium Mining in or near Australian World Heritage Properties (Prohibition) Bill 1998 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 May 1998 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ALLISON, Lyn 

  Summary

  Prohibits the mining, extraction, treatment and transport of any uranium or uranium ore in or near any property in Australia on the World Heritage List. 

  Bill

• US Free Trade Agreement Implementation (Customs Tariff) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Bill 2004, the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to vary customs duty for certain goods and include a regulation-making power, in order to implement Australia’s obligations under the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement which is due to commence on 1 January 2005. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Trade 

  Summary

  Introduced with the US Free Trade Agreement Implementation (Customs Tariff) Bill 2004, the bill amends 11 Acts, relating to customs, agricultural and veterinary chemicals, geographical wine indicators, life insurance, foreign acquisitions and takeovers, Commonwealth authorities and companies, therapeutic goods, patents and copyright, in order to implement Australia’s obligations under the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement which is due to commence on 1 January 2005. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Unit Pricing (Easy comparison of grocery prices) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FIELDING, Sen Steve 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Measurement Act 1960

  to: require grocery retailers to display unit prices of products sold by measure, weight or volume; provide for a penalty regime for breaches; appoint unit pricing inspectors to monitor compliance; and require the secretary to undertake certain guidance functions. 

  Bill

• Urgent Relief for Single Age Pensioners Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  COONAN, Sen Helen 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to increase the single age pension, single age service pension and the Widow B pension by $30 per week. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Uranium Royalty (Northern Territory) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources and Energy 

  Summary

  Applies a profits-based mineral royalty regime to new projects containing designated substances, including uranium, on Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal land. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Underwater Cultural Heritage (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Mar 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Energy 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Underwater Cultural Heritage Bill 2018 to replace the framework established by the

  Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976

  , the bill: repeals the

  Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976

  ; and makes consequential amendments to the

  Australian Heritage Council Act 2003

  ,

  Navigation Act 2012

  ,

  Protection of the Sea (Powers of Intervention) Act 1981

  and

  Sea Installations Act 1987

  . Also includes transitional provisions in relation to: automatically and individually declared sites and articles; notified relics; notices of possession, custody and control of articles; applications for, and issued, permits; and continuation of the Register of Historic Shipwrecks. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Underwater Cultural Heritage Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Mar 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Energy 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Underwater Cultural Heritage (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018 to replace the framework established by the

  Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976

  , the bill: provides for the identification, protection and conservation of Australia’s underwater cultural heritage, including submerged aircraft and human remains; implements national and international maritime heritage responsibilities; and promotes public awareness and appropriate use of Australia’s underwater cultural heritage. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Unexplained Wealth Legislation Amendment Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jun 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Gives effect to the National Cooperative Scheme on Unexplained Wealth by amending the:

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  to: extend the scope of Commonwealth unexplained wealth restraining orders and unexplained wealth orders to territory and state offences; enable state and territory law enforcement entities to apply for production orders and issue notices to financial institutions; ensure the continued operation of state and territory confiscation regimes; provide for the equitable sharing of recovered proceeds between Commonwealth, state, territory and foreign law enforcement entities; and provide for a review after the fourth anniversary of the commencement of the national scheme;

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to facilitate information-sharing in relation to unexplained wealth investigations and proceedings between Commonwealth, territory and state law enforcement agencies; and Proceeds of Crime Regulations 2002 to clarify that the definition of ‘unexplained wealth legislation’ extends to particular provisions of the

  Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990

  (NSW) and the

  Criminal Property Forfeiture Act

  (NT). 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum