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• US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Trade 

  Summary

  Introduced with the US Free Trade Agreement Implementation (Customs Tariff) Bill 2004, the bill amends 11 Acts, relating to customs, agricultural and veterinary chemicals, geographical wine indicators, life insurance, foreign acquisitions and takeovers, Commonwealth authorities and companies, therapeutic goods, patents and copyright, in order to implement Australia’s obligations under the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement which is due to commence on 1 January 2005. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• US Free Trade Agreement Implementation (Customs Tariff) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Bill 2004, the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to vary customs duty for certain goods and include a regulation-making power, in order to implement Australia’s obligations under the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement which is due to commence on 1 January 2005. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Uranium Royalty (Northern Territory) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources and Energy 

  Summary

  Applies a profits-based mineral royalty regime to new projects containing designated substances, including uranium, on Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal land. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Clarifies the operation of the

  Financial Sector (Collection of Data—Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2001

  and

  General Insurance Reform Act 2001

  to ensure that, where both Acts amend the same provision, the amendments made by the

  Financial Sector (Collection of Data—Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2001

  operate first. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Legislation Amendment (Professional Standards) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  ,

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  and

  Corporations Act 2001

  to establish a structure under which the Commonwealth, by prescribing State professional standards legislation (PSL) schemes (via regulations), can support PSL by allowing liability under the relevant Commonwealth legislative provisions to be capped in accordance with the laws of the States and Territories. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Bill (No. 3) 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Jun 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasurer's portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Bill (No. 2) 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Apr 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasurer's portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) ( No.1) Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Jun 2000 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasurer's portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Transport Security Legislation Amendment (2010 Measures No. 1) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  to: allow the prohibited items list to be made by legislative instrument; and enable the secretary to delegate powers and functions to a Senior Executive Service (SES) officer in the Attorney-General’s Department; and

  Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

  to: exempt ship operators from certain security requirements in certain circumstances; make regulations to define different classes of passenger ships and to enable screening officers to conduct frisk searches of passengers and crew; enable certain persons to be appointed as security assessment inspectors; enable the secretary to delegate powers and functions to agency heads and certain SES officers in other agencies in certain circumstances; and make amendments in relation to image recording powers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Transport Security Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  and

  Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

  to allow aviation and maritime industry participants to have multiple security programs or plans operating at the same time for different locations and operations; and

  Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Securities Act 2003

  to: extend the operation of the Act to external Australian territories; allow for the approval of maritime, ship or offshore security plans to exist for up to five years (but no less than 12 months); and enable regulations to be made to prescribe consistent mapping standards for maritime security zones and security regulated port boundaries and standards for the presentation of information detailing offshore security zones. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum