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• Fair Work Amendment (State Referrals and Other Measures) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Oct 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to: give effect to state references of workplace relations matters to the Commonwealth that take effect after 1 July 2009 but on or before 1 January 2010; enable states to declare employers not to be national system employers; and enable state ministers to intervene in court proceedings and make submissions in relation to matters before Fair Work Australia; and

  Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009

  and seven other Acts to transition certain employers and employees to the new national workplace relations system. Also makes technical amendments to the

  Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Insurance Amendment (New Zealand Overseas Trained Doctors) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Oct 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to: enable certain New Zealand permanent resident and citizen doctors to provide professional services that attract Medicare benefits without being subject to a ten year waiting period (the ‘moratorium’ period); remove the requirement for overseas trained doctors to have both Australian permanent residency or citizenship and medical registration before the moratorium period commences; and provide for a 90 day period in which medical practitioners can appeal against a refusal for an exemption from the moratorium period. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Income Tax (TFN Withholding Tax (ESS)) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Oct 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Budget Measures No. 2) Bill 2009, the bill imposes a withholding tax on employees who have not quoted a Tax File Number or Australian Business Number to their employer by the end of the income year in relation to employee share schemes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Personal Property Securities (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Oct 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Consequent on the Personal Property Securities Bill 2009, the bill amends 25 Acts relating to fisheries, intellectual property, maritime and other legislation to enable the creation, registration, priority, extinguishment or enforcement of interests in personal property. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Oct 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  to provide that the minister is not compelled to consider requests for declarations of eligibility by corporations seeking to join the Comcare scheme as self-insurers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Budget Measures No. 2) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Oct 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Income Tax (TFN Withholding Tax (ESS)) Bill 2009, the bill amends: six Acts in relation to shares or rights granted under employee share schemes; the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  in relation to the application of the non-commercial losses rules for taxpayers with an adjusted taxable income of $250,000 or more; and the

  Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999

  ,

  Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to require superannuation providers to transfer the balance of certain lost members’ accounts to the Commissioner of Taxation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Private Health Insurance Act 2007

  to: allow for conditional listing of prostheses in the Private Health Insurance (Prostheses) Rules (Prostheses Rules); and require the Minister for Health and Ageing to make rules specifying criteria for listing prostheses in the Prostheses Rules. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Amendment (National Green Jobs Corps Supplement) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  to provide for a training supplement of $41.60 per fortnight to participants in the National Green Jobs Corps who receive youth allowance, newstart allowance and parenting payment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006

  and

  Australian Sports Commission Act 1989

  to: create the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) to replace the office of ASADA Chair; establish an Advisory Group to provide advice to the ASADA CEO on sports doping matters; establish an Anti-Doping Rule Violation Panel (ADRVP) to replace the Anti-Doping Rule Violation Committee; and

  Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006

  to: maintain consistency with the World Anti-Doping Code; and make transitional arrangements to enable ASADA and ADRVP to carry out their functions under the National Anti-Doping Scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Bill (No. 2) 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Proceeds of Crimes Act 2002

  in relation to criminal asset confiscation and money laundering;

  Crimes Act 1914

  to: enable seized material to be used by, and shared between, Commonwealth, state and territory law enforcement agencies; allow law enforcement agencies to access and search electronic equipment; and preserve the right of a person accused of a federal offence in Victoria to appeal a finding that he or she is unfit to plead;

  Witness Protection Act 1994

  to: clarify the application of the Act to witnesses involved in state and territory matters; update the concept of identity; extend protection to former participants and related persons; and update and extend the scope of non-disclosure offences;

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to: introduce offences into the Criminal Code to target persons involved in serious and organised crime; and ensure that telecommunications interception warrants are available for the investigation of the new offences;

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  and

  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

  to: extend the geographical jurisdiction and the scope of money laundering offences; and expand AUSTRAC’s ability to take enforcement action against non-complying reporting entities;

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  to: expand the Australian Crime Commission’s powers to deal with uncooperative witnesses; clarify procedural powers for issuing summons and notices to produce; and require a five-yearly review of the operation of the Act;

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  ,

  Surveillance Devices Act 2004

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to make consequential amendments; and

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: increase the penalties for bribing foreign and Commonwealth public officials; and provide that drug importation offences apply to offenders engaged in activity connected to the importation of drugs into Australia. Also amends 23 Acts consequent upon the joint commission offence being included in the Criminal Code; and amends 20 Acts consequent on provisions of the

  Crimes Act 1914

  being repealed. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum