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• Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  31 Jul 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Establishes an independent Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports to oversee the Department of Agriculture in its role as the regulator of Australia’s live-stock exports. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Inspector-General of Taxation Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Establishes an independent statutory office of Inspector-General of Taxation to conduct reviews and advise the Minister in relation to tax administration systems. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  and

  National Crime Authority Act 1984

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Insurance and Aviation Liability Legislation Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Civil Aviation (Carriers’ Liability) Act 1959

  to correct a technical error in relation to the application of the definitions of “Australian citizen” and “Australian person” to charter operators;

  Damage by Aircraft Act 1999

  to exempt passive owners from liability for damage to third parties on the ground; and

  Insurance Contracts Act 1984

  to allow for the exemption, by regulation, of third party aviation war risk insurance from the cancellation and variation provisions of the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Insurance Contracts Act 1984

  to enable regulations to be made to: establish a standard definition of flood for riverine flooding in home building and home contents insurance contracts and contracts held by small businesses and strata titles; and require insurance providers to provide consumers with a key facts sheet for home building and home contents insurance contracts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Insurance Contracts Act 1984

  in relation to: duty of utmost good faith; bundled workers’ compensation contracts; bundled contracts generally; electronic communication; powers of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC); insureds’ duty of disclosure and duty to inform of duty of disclosure; eligible contracts of insurance; non-disclosure by life insureds; unbundling of contracts; remedies for non-disclosure and misrepresentation; remedy for misstatement of date of birth; cancellation of contracts; requests by third party beneficiaries to insurers for information; insurers’ defences in actions by third party beneficiaries; rights and obligations of third party beneficiaries under life insurance contracts; rights of third parties to recover against insurers; representative actions by ASIC on behalf of third party beneficiaries; non-disclosure or misrepresentation by members of group life insurance schemes; and subrogation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Border Interception) Bill 1999

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Aug 1999 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Science and Resources portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Mar 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Jobs and Innovation 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Copyright Act 1968

  and

  Trade Marks Act 1995

  to clarify the circumstances in which the parallel importation of trade marked goods does not infringe a registered trade mark; the

  Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994

  to allow an application for an essentially derived variety (EDV) declaration to be made in instances where the plant variety the subject of the EDV application is not a registered Plant Breeder’s Right or undergoing application for Plant Breeder’s Right; the

  Trade Marks Act 1995

  to reduce from five to three years the period that must elapse before certain actions of non-use actions of trade mark can be taken; the

  Patents Act 1990

  to remove a requirement for patentees to provide the secretary of the department with certain data relating to pharmaceutical patents with an extended term; and six Acts to: streamline and align intellectual property (IP) processes in relation to the administration of the Australian IP system; and make minor amendments. Also repeals the

  Patents Amendment (Patent Cooperation Treaty) Act 1979

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 2 and Other Measures) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jul 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Innovation and Science 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Patents Act 1990

  to: introduce an objects clause; phase out the innovation patent system; replace the 'reasonable requirements of the public' test in relation to applications for a compulsory licence with a public interest test; provide that only the patentee of a dependent patent can seek a compulsory licence over the use of the original patent; provide for 'omnibus claims' in patent specifications to be removed at stages of consideration subsequent to examination; clarify the Commissioner of Patents' power to redact sensitive information from patent documents; remove the requirement to file a certificate of verification for documents translated into English, unless required by the regulations; clarify that Crown use can be invoked for the provision of a service that any Commonwealth, state or territory government has the primary responsibility for providing or funding; require governments to seek negotiated outcomes with patent owners before invoking Crown use; and require ministerial authorisation for invoking Crown use if a negotiated outcome is unsuccessful or in emergency situations;

  Designs Act 2003

  to modify provisions relating to Crown use consistently with the changes to the

  Patents Act 1990

  ; and

  Patents Act 1990

  and

  Trade Marks Act 1995

  to enable the Patent Office and Trade Mark Office to keep and use their official seal in electronic form when supplying electronic certified copies of documents to customers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill 2011 [2012]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Innovation, Industry, Science and Research 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Patents Act 1990

  in relation to: the thresholds set for the grant of a patent; and exempting patent infringement of research and experimental activities;

  Patents Act 1990

  and

  Trade Marks Act 1995

  to: reduce delays in finalising patent and trade mark applications; enable trade marks and patent attorneys to practise through a corporate structure; and extend to trade marks and patent attorneys the same ‘advice’ privilege available to legal professionals;

  Copyright Act 1968

  and

  Trade Marks Act 1995

  in relation to the enforcement regime for counterfeit trade mark and copyright goods; and

  Designs Act 2003

  ,

  Patents Act 1990

  ,

  Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994

  and

  Trade Marks Act 1995

  to provide that the intellectual property rights system can adapt to the electronic and global business environments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 1998

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 1997 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Science and Tourism portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum