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• Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2005-2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 May 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sums appropriated by

  Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2005-2006

  and

  Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2005-2006

  , for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 2006. 

  Bill

• Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisations Act 1987

  to: allow the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) to condition, manage and store radioactive material and radioactive waste other than that which may arise directly from ANSTO’s activities; ensure that ANSTO is able to provide assistance to State and Territory jurisdictions in the event of an incident, including a terrorist or criminal incident, involving radiological material; clarify ANSTO’s authority to accept and manage radioactive waste arising from overseas reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel from ANSTO’s research reactor; and allow ANSTO to fully participate in the establishment and operation of the Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Facility in the Northern Territory. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the

  Australian Research Council Act 2001

  to: retire the Board of the Australian Research Council (ARC) and transfer the majority of the Board’s functions and responsibilities to the CEO of the ARC; establish other new governance arrangements; and update annual funding caps to reflect revised forward estimates and the transfer of the Commercialisation Training Scheme to the Department of Education, Science and Training. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia's Skills Needs) Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Vocational and Technical Education 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia’s Skills Needs) Act 2005

  to: bring forward funding from 2008 and 2009 to 2006 and 2007 to meet expenditure for the Australian Technical Colleges initiative; and include a regulation-making power to allow programme funding to be varied to another programme year without amendment of the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Trade Commission Legislation Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs and Trade 

  Summary

  Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the

  Australian Trade Commission Act 1985

  to enable the transition of the Australian Trade Commission from a statutory authority under the

  Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997

  to a statutory agency which will be part of the Commonwealth and subject to the

  Public Service Act 1999

  and the

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  . Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Export Market Development Grants Act 1997

  ,

  Commonwealth Borrowing Levy Act 1987

  ,

  Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991

  and

  Public Service Act 1999

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Age Discrimination Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Age Discrimination Act 2004

  to: provide exemptions for certain Commonwealth Acts and regulations following expiry on 23 June 2006 of the temporary exemption which provided an exemption for all Commonwealth Acts and regulations for 2 years; provide exemptions for certain other legislative instruments, schemes and programs; clarify the application of some existing exemptions; and repeal an exemption for certain regulations no longer in force. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• ASIO Legislation Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  In response to recommendations of the former Parliamentary Joint Committee on ASIO, ASIS and DSD (now the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security), the bill amends the

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  to: extend the existing sunset clause and prior joint committee review period by 10 years to 22 July 2016 and 22 January 2016, respectively; clarify the operation of the warrant regime in relation to warrants for questioning and warrants for questioning and detention; and clarify rights of persons questioned or detained under the warrant regime. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Crimes Act 1914

  ,

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  ,

  Foreign Evidence Act 1994

  and

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  to abolish the staff-elected Director and deputy staff-elected Director positions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aviation Transport Security Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  to: amend the regulatory arrangements for airport security by creating event zones that may be used for handling special events at an airport; regulate the security and clearance processes for domestic and international cargo before it is taken onto an aircraft; allow the Secretary to approve alterations to an existing Transport Security Program; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2005-2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Feb 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by

  Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2005-2006

  , for the service of the year ending on 30 June 2006. 

  Bill