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• National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Amendment (Deer) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Aug 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998

  to increase the cap on the National Residue Survey component of the deer slaughter levy from 4 cents to 10.5 cents per kilogram. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Horse Disease Response Levy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Jul 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish a horse disease response levy, the bill amends the

  Australian Animal Health Council (Live-stock Industries) Funding Act 1996

  to: enable horse disease response levies to be appropriated to the Australian Animal Health Council; and provide that any excess levies are to be used for research and development activities or the promotion or maintenance of horse health. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Horse Disease Response Levy Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Jul 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish a horse disease response levy, the bill imposes a levy on manufactured horse feed and worm treatments for horses, to enable the horse industry to repay amounts paid by the Commonwealth on behalf of the horse industry in response to an emergency animal disease outbreak affecting horses. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Horse Disease Response Levy Collection Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Jul 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish a horse disease response levy, the bill: enables the collection and administration of a horse disease response levy on manufactured horse feed and worm treatments for horses; imposes penalties for unpaid levies and the remission of any penalties for late payments; enables the collection of information and documents as specified by the Commonwealth; provides for entry, search and seizure powers; requires the minister to review the levy mechanism every five years unless the levies are active at the time the review is due. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fisheries Administration Act 1991

  ,

  Fishing Levy Act 1991

  and

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  in relation to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority by: making co-management arrangements with stakeholders in Commonwealth fisheries; administering the regulatory regime; restructuring management advisory committees; and charging agencies for certain services. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999

  to increase the cap on the research and development component of the laying chickens levy from 10 cents to 30 cents per laying chicken. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Screen Australia (Transfer of Assets) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Arts 

  Summary

  The bill: amends the

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  ,

  National Film and Sound Archive Act 2008

  and

  Screen Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2008

  to enable the name change of the National Film and Sound Archive to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSAA); and transfers part of Screen Australia’s film library and associated assets and liabilities to the NFSAA; and provides for the transfer of certain Screen Australia staff to the NFSAA. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Statute Law Revision Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Aug 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends: 78 Acts to correct technical errors; nine Acts to update references to regulations made under the

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  ; 13 Acts to make amendments consequential on amendments to the

  Acts Interpretation Act 1901

  and the enactment of the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  ; three Acts to update references to ministers and departments; and 38 Acts to repeal obsolete provisions. Also repeals five Acts and makes amendments to the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  consequential on the repeals. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Smuggled Tobacco) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to create criminal offences for the smuggling of tobacco products and for the conveyance and possession of smuggled tobacco products. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (National Children’s Commissioner) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 May 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986

  to establish the statutory office of National Children’s Commissioner in the Australian Human Rights Commission to: promote awareness and discussion of issues affecting children; conduct research and education programs; consult directly with children and representative organisations; and examine Commonwealth legislation, policies and programs that relate to children’s human rights. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum