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• Payment Systems (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998

  to provide for an exemption to ensure that financial institutions do not contravene competition provisions contained in Part IV of the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  when complying with the Reserve Bank’s standards for credit card interchange fees. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Rice) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999

  to: increase the maximum allowable rice research and development levy rate from $2 to $3 per tonne; and allow the rates to be set and leviable rice varieties to be declared in regulations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation (Tsunami Financial Assistance and Australia-Indonesia Partnership) Bill 2004-2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Appropriates sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in relation to Tsunami financial assistance and the Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction and Development. 

  Bill

• Appropriation (Tsunami Financial Assistance) Bill 2004-2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Appropriates sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the government in relation to Tsunami financial assistance. 

  Bill

• Building and Construction Industry Improvement (Consequential and Transitional) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Bill 2005, the bill: makes consequential amendments to the

  Workplace Relations Act 1996

  ,

  Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987

  and Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997; and provides the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner with access to the records of the Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Building and Construction Industry Improvement Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Building and Construction Industry Improvement (Consequential and Transitional) Bill 2005, the bill: makes certain forms of industrial action unlawful; provides improved access to sanctions against unlawful industrial action in the form of injunctions, pecuniary penalties and compensation for loss; and provides for the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner and the Federal Safety Commissioner. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Service Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Sponsor

  CALVERT, Paul 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Parliamentary Service Act 1999

  to: provide for the creation of a statutory position of Parliamentary Librarian; and make consequential amendments to the

  Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976

  and

  Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973

  . Also gives statutory status to the Parliamentary Library and the Security Management Board. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Levy and Fees) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Feb 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  ,

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994

  to implement new cost recovery arrangements for the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority; and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Name Change) Act 2004

  (the Name Change Act) and

  Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005

  in relation to the commencement of the Name Change Act. Also repeals 4 spent Acts in relation to the former interim levy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Border Protection Legislation Amendment (Deterrence of Illegal Foreign Fishing) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Feb 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  ,

  Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984

  and

  Migration Act 1958

  in relation to illegal foreign fishing in Australian waters by: providing powers for the detention and investigation of suspected illegal fishers; and ensuring consistency between fisheries and immigration detention arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family and Community Services and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Further 2004 Election Commitments and Other Measures) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Feb 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Family and Community Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  to introduce a new family tax benefit (FTB) Part B supplement from 1 January 2005;

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  to replace the existing formula for the child income cut-out amount for FTB with a specified indexed cut-out amount; and

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to exempt aged care accommodation bonds from the operation of the assets tests. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum