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• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Improved Support for Carers) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Mar 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: enable a person who qualifies for a carer payment to automatically qualify for a carer allowance; provide that the qualification criteria and assessment process for carer payments for care provided to children with a disability or medical condition will be based on the level of care required; and allow a person to qualify or remain qualified for a carer payment while a child care receiver is in hospital for an unlimited number of days per calendar year; and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to make consequential changes to the administrative structure for the carer allowance. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• AusCheck Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Mar 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  AusCheck Act 2007

  to enable AusCheck to: undertake background checks for national security purposes; authorise and protect biometric information about an individual; and provide an online verification service. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Legislation Amendment (Name Change) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Mar 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Administration Act 1985

  to rename the Australian Customs Service as the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. Also amends 24 other Acts to reflect the name change. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Amendment (Liquid Assets Waiting Period) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Mar 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: reduce the length of the liquid assets waiting period by doubling the maximum reserve threshold for liquid assets to $5,000 for singles without dependants or $10,000 for others for a two year period from 1 April 2009; and remove the surrender value of life insurance policies from the definition of ‘liquid assets’ for social security purposes. Also makes technical amendments to five other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2008-2009

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  Date

  26 Feb 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the government, in addition to the appropriations provided for by the

  Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008-2009

  and the

  Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2008-2009

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2008-2009

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  Date

  26 Feb 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, in addition to the appropriations provided for by the

  Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2008-2009

  and the

  Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2008-2009

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Amendment (Integrated Public Number Database) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Feb 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: allow information contained in the Integrated Public Number Database (IPND) to be disclosed to authorised persons to facilitate state and territory government initiated telephony-based emergency warning systems; require any disclosure of IPND information to be reported to the minister, Australian Communications and Media Authority and the Privacy Commissioner; and permit access to listed IPND data to provide a Location Dependent Carriage Service. Also contains offence provisions relating to the improper disclosure of information. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Government’s Nation Building and Jobs Plan, the bill appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to establish the Energy Efficient Homes Program to: provide free ceiling insulation for all uninsulated owner-occupied homes; provide landlords who install insulation in their rental properties with a rebate of up to $1,000 until 30 June 2011 and remove the cap on the number of properties that can be insulated; and increase the maximum Solar Hot Water Rebate to $1,600 for households that do not access the insulation program and who replace existing hot water systems with a solar and heat pump water system by 30 June 2012. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 2) 2008-2009 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Government’s Nation Building and Jobs Plan, the bill appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to provide funding for: educational infrastructure; states and territories to construct approximately 20,000 new dwellings; repairs to existing social housing; infrastructure projects in local communities; roads; and regional infrastructure. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Energy Market Amendment (AEMO and Other Measures) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources, Energy and Tourism 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000

  and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to replace reference to the National Energy Market Management Company Limited with the Australian Energy Market Operator Limited, to reflect the commencement of a single national energy market operator for both the electricity and gas sectors from 1 July 2009. Also amends the

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  and

  Australian Energy Market Act 2004

  to amend references to Western Australian gas legislation to reflect the delayed commencement of the National Gas Access Law in that state. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum