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• Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety-nets) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to increase the extended Medicare safety net threshold from $300 to $500 for concession card holders and families in receipt of Family Tax Benefit Part A, and from $700 to $1000 for all other families and individuals, with effect from 1 January 2006. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Budget Measures) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  in relation to funding and grant levels for 2006-09 for certain purposes, including: 100 new places in Veterinary Science and Tropical Agriculture at James Cook University; capital infrastructure funding for the University of Western Sydney; and Commonwealth Scholarships; and

  Higher Education Funding Act 1988

  to reflect indexation increases for transitional financial assistance funding for 2006-07. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Measures No. 3) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  in relation to: the definition of “Student Load”; quality and accountability requirements; guidelines for incidental fees and fees in respect of overseas students; compliance audits on the operation of certain higher education providers; and Commonwealth supported students; and make a technical amendment to correct a drafting error;

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  and

  Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Measures No. 2) Act 2005

  to reflect the renaming of Open Learning Australia to Open Universities Australia; and

  Australian National University Act 1991

  to repeal an obselete heading. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Workplace Relations Requirements) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to include in the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines, certain requirements on higher education providers, to be known as the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Human Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency Act 1997

  and

  Health Insurance Commission Act 1973

  to: abolish the governance boards of Centrelink and the Health Insurance Commission (HIC); establish Medicare Australia which will replace the HIC; create the offices of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Centrelink and Medicare Australia, with statutory functions; and establish new governance arrangements under which the CEOs will be directly accountable to the Minister. Also amends the

  Health Insurance Commission Act 1973

  to amend the long title of the Act and rename it as the

  Medicare Australia Act 1973

  ; and makes consequential amendments to 17 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2005 [2006]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Lighthouses Act 1911

  to revise penalties for offences in relation to damages to marine navigational aids;

  Navigation Act 1912

  in relation to a range of matters, including: military forces ships; application of the Act to certain ships; detention of ships; voyage permits for unlicensed ships; pilotage; reporting of ship movements; alcohol and drug testing; immunity of pilots and pilotage providers from certain civil liability claims; and penalties for major offences;

  Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983

  in relation to: requiring Australian chemical tankers to prepare and carry a Marine Pollution Emergency Plan for Noxious Liquid Substances; the amount of security payments; and service of documents on a ship’s agent; and

  Shipping Registration Act 1981

  to: allow mortgages to be removed from the Australian Register of Ships at the request of the mortgagee; provide for the delegation of certain powers; and allow electronic access to the Register. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Maritime Security Guards and Other Measures) Bill 2005 [2006]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

  in relation to: limited move-on powers for maritime security guards, including the power to request certain information from a person found in a maritime security zone; clarifying certain meanings; higher security level declarations; and correcting references to ship enforcement orders. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Residue Survey (Customs) Levy Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Residue Survey (Customs) Levy Act 1998

  to increase the operative levy rate to 0.075 of a cent per kilogram and increase the maximum levy rate to 0.10 of a cent per kilogram, for apples and pears exported from Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998

  to: increase the operative levy rate to 0.075 of a cent per kilogram for fresh apples and pears produced in Australia; and increase the maximum levy rate to 0.10 of a cent per kilogram for fresh, juicing or processing apples and pears produced in Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991

  to provide improved occupational health and safety protection for Commonwealth employees, particularly in relation to an employer’s duty of care and workplace arrangements provisions. Also amends the

  Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001

  to repeal certain redundant references. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum