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19 Nov 2009
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the:
Criminal Code Act 1995
to replace the existing offence of torture in the Crimes (Torture) Act 1988
with a new offence of torture in the Criminal Code to fulfil Australia’s obligations under the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; and Death Penalty Abolition Act 1973
to provide that the death penalty cannot be reintroduced anywhere in Australia. Also repeals the Crimes (Torture) Act 1988
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18 Nov 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Employment and Workplace Relations
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Amends the
Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Act 1992
to: ensure that employers are reimbursed from the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Fund for long service leave payments they make to employees which are preserved by the Fair Work Act 2009
and paid under industrial instruments and contracts; and preserve existing long service leave entitlements for employees in the black coal industry.
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- Date
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22 Oct 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Climate Change and Water
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Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, the bill imposes a tax on the issue of Australian emissions units issued as a result of an auction or for a fixed charge, to the extent that it is a duty of customs.
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22 Oct 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Climate Change and Water
- Summary
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Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, the bill imposes a tax on the issue of Australian emissions units issued as a result of an auction or for a fixed charge, to the extent that it is a duty of excise.
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- Date
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22 Oct 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Climate Change and Water
- Summary
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Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, the bill imposes a tax on the issue of Australian emissions units issued as a result of an auction or for a fixed charge, to the extent that it is neither a duty of customs nor a duty of excise.
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- Date
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22 Oct 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Climate Change and Water
- Summary
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Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, the bill: amends 11 Acts and the Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 consequent on the introduction of the scheme; and makes transitional arrangements to transfer the functions of the Greenhouse and Energy Data Officer and the Renewable Energy Regulator to the Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority.
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- Date
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22 Oct 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Part of a package of four bills to establish Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme fuel credits, the bill amends the
Fuel Tax Act 2006
, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Taxation Administration Act 1953
consequent on the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Act 2009
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- Date
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22 Oct 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Part of a package of four bills to establish Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) fuel credits, the bill establishes a CPRS fuel credits program to provide transitional assistance to eligible businesses and gaseous fuels suppliers to offset the impact of the scheme emissions unit charge.
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22 Oct 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
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Consequent on the implementation of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, the bill amends the:
Social Security Act 1991
, Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to: increase pensions, income support allowances and family payments by 2.8 per cent over two years, commencing on 1 July 2011; and make adjustments to indexation arrangements; A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
and A New Tax System (Family Assistance)(Administration) Act 1999
to: increase certain family tax benefit rates (FTB) additional to the usual indexation; and introduce a FTB combined supplement; Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to: increase disability, war widow and widower, and service pensions by 2.8 per cent over two years, commencing on 1 July 2011; and provide for increases to payment rates and adjustments to indexation by legislative instrument; Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
to increase the maximum rate weekly permanent impairment compensation, weekly compensation for wholly dependant partners and Special Rate Disability Pension by 2.8 per cent over two years, commencing on 1 July 2011; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
and Medicare Levy Act 1986
to increase the low income tax, Senior Australians tax, dependency tax, dependent spouse, housekeeper and child-housekeeper, invalid relative, and parent/parent-in-law offsets, and Medicare levy low-income thresholds.
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- Date
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22 Oct 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Climate Change and Water
- Summary
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Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, the bill gives effect to Australia’s obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol by outlining: entities and emissions covered by the scheme; liable entities’ obligations to surrender emission units corresponding to their emissions; limits on the number of emissions units that will be used; the nature and allocation of Australian emissions units; mechanisms to contain costs; linking to other emissions trading schemes; assistance in relation to emissions-intensive trade-exposed activities and coal-fired electricity generators; voluntary inclusion of reforestation activities under the scheme; the Australian National Registry of Emissions Units; and monitoring and enforcement. Also contains a regulation making power.
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