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• Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2008-2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

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

  Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2008-2009

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Taxation of Financial Arrangements) Bill 2009

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  Date

  04 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends taxation laws to establish a set of principles and rules for the tax-timing and character treatment of gains and losses from financial arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Auditor-General Amendment Bill 2008 [2009]

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  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  In response to certain recommendations of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit report on the Auditor-General Act (Report No. 386), the bill amends the

  Auditor-General Act 1997

  to: clarify and extend the distribution of performance audit reports; provide for the inclusion of comments on proposed reports in final reports; clarify when audit information made available to entities and other parties in the course of a performance audit may be disclosed; clarify the powers of the Auditor-General when sensitive information is not to be included in a public report; and update penalty provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aviation Legislation Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  to: broaden information collection powers to enable the Secretary to require aviation industry participants to provide aviation security information; and allow the Secretary to delegate powers and functions to another agency whose responsibilities include functions relating to national security;

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  to allow for copying and disclosure of aircraft Cockpit Voice Recorder information for maintenance purposes; and

  Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003

  to amend penalty and offence provisions relating to failure to report prescribed aviation, marine and rail accidents and incidents and provide that extra information is required in relation to those accidents and incidents. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2008 [2009]

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  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to provide a mechanism for recognising disqualifications from managing corporations that occur in prescribed foreign jurisdictions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Enhanced Border Controls and Other Measures) Bill 2009

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  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  in relation to: arrival, stores and prohibited goods reporting requirements; infringement notices; failing to make a cargo report; missing goods and goods delivered without authority; harmonising the boarding powers with the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea; impending arrival reporting requirements for pleasure craft; devices used to enable boarding of ships subject to a 'hot pursuit'; powers to request aircraft to land; seizure of unaccounted goods without a warrant; powers of arrest; warrants; obstruction or interference with Customs equipment; powers to moor a Customs vessel to man-made structures; enabling Customs officers to board ships; entering places other than ports or airports; right of access for patrols; and technical corrections. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2009

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  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Geneva Conventions Act 1957

  to establish a third universal emblem, the 'Red Crystal', for the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement;

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to ensure the emblem is covered by existing offence provisions relating to the improper use of emblems of the Geneva Conventions;

  Defence Act 1903

  to enable the making of regulations to provide medical and dental treatment (including pharmaceuticals) to an Australian Defence Force member or cadet or their family; and

  Defence (Special Undertakings) Act 1952

  to: provide that the Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap is a special defence undertaking and a prohibited area; clarify that the Defence power is not the only constitutional basis relied upon to support the Act; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2009

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  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Age Discrimination Act 2004

  to remove the 'dominant reason' test; the

  Disability Discrimination Act 1992

  ,

  Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986

  and

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

  to: provide an explicit and positive duty to make reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities (which responds to the 2003 High Court decision of Purvis); respond to the Full Federal Court case of Forest in relation to carers, assistants and aids; clarify the defence of unjustifiable hardship; and replace the 'proportionality test' in the definition of indirect discrimination; 24 Acts to reflect the name change of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission to the Australian Human Rights Commission; and the

  Racial Discrimination Act 1975

  and

  Sex Discrimination Act 1984

  to make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Employment and Workplace Relations Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  to increase lump sum compensation to $400,000 and to $110 a week (to be increased annually) for benefits paid to each prescribed child in the event of a work-related death;

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: extend the Sickness Allowance and Parenting Payment (single) which prevents a person from receiving payment while there is an Assurance of Support in force; and clarify rent assistance entitlements for Austudy and ABSTUDY receipts. Also makes technical amendments to the

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  ,

  Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999

  and

  Social Security Legislation Amendment (2007 Budget Measures for Students) Act 2007

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Federal Court of Australia Amendment (Criminal Jurisdiction) Bill 2009

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  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Bill 2008, the bill amends the

  Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983

  ,

  Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

  and

  Judiciary Act 1903

  to enable the Federal Court to apply uniform indictable criminal procedure across Australia to deal with serious cartel offences. Also makes consequential and other amendments to five other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum