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• Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Feb 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure and Transport 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012

  to provide that the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, as the National Marine Safety Regulator, is able to reimburse to the states and the Northern Territory amounts collected for infringement notices. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Administration) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  In response to certain recommendations of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters report

  The 2010 federal election: report on the conduct of the election and related matters

  , the bill amends the:

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to: provide for further fixed periods of time to be provided to the augmented Electoral Commission to complete its inquiries into objections against proposed redistribution of electoral boundaries; and not require a silent voter to re-apply to be treated as a silent voter when changing address;

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  to: establish procedures to be taken when a ballot-box is opened prematurely; remove the requirement for an applicant for a pre-poll ordinary vote to complete and sign a certificate; provide that pre-poll voting offences will open on the fourth day after nominations close; and provide that applications for postal votes must be received on the Wednesday three days before polling day; and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to allow the Australian Taxation Office to disclose protected information to the Electoral Commissioner. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 4) 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997

  to replace references to ‘Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines’ with ‘guidelines in relation to procurement’;

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to enable the Director of National Parks to enter into contracts with a threshold of $1 million without seeking the minister’s approval;

  Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989

  to establish a special appropriation for the purpose of making remissions or refunds of import levies and manufacture levies, including those related to synthetic greenhouse gas management equipment;

  Papua New Guinea (Staffing Assistance) Act 1973

  to establish a framework for dealing with overpayments, and to address instances where payments are made from an appropriation to recipients, that are not, in practice, consistent with the requirements or preconditions imposed by the Act and risk breaching section 83 of the Constitution; and

  Public Accounts and Audit Committee Act 1951

  to reflect gender neutral terms. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  International Tax Agreements Act 1953

  to: give legislative effect to bilateral taxation agreements with India, the Marshall Islands and Mauritius; and update certain references to existing taxation agreements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Establishes a framework for the National Disability Insurance Scheme by: setting out the objects and principles of the scheme, including people with disability being given choice and control over the care and support they receive, and giving effect to certain obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; providing for the establishment and functions of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency, including implementing the scheme from July 2013; and providing for a review of the operation of the Act after a two-year period. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support Bonus) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  ,

  Farm Household Support Act 1992

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to provide for an income support bonus (of $105 for single people or $87.50 for most people who are an eligible member of a couple) to be paid to eligible income support recipients on a twice-yearly basis from March 2013. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs / Attorney-General 

  Summary

  The bill: provides for the recognition by the Parliament, on behalf of the people of Australia, of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; requires the minister to cause a review of support for a referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution; requires the minister to present a report of the review to Parliament; and ceases to have effect two years after its commencement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Customs Act 1901

  to: make it an offence to bring into Australia without a permit, certain prohibited imports to be known as restricted goods; and make technical amendments in relation to the: entry of ships or aircraft for home consumption or warehousing; valuation of imported goods; designation of customs controlled areas; provision of information prior to the grant of a warehouse licence; notification of particulars of cargo reporters; and removal of references to the expired moratorium periods for electronic cargo reporting; and

  A New Tax System (Wine Equalisation Tax) Act 1999

  ,

  Customs Act 1901

  and

  Import Processing Charges Act 2001

  to remove provisions which established the accredited client program. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Federal Circuit Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Consequential on the Federal Circuit Court of Australia Legislation Amendment Bill 2012, the bill amends 83 Acts and the proposed

  Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2012

  to reflect the renaming of the Federal Magistrates Court to the Federal Circuit Court of Australia and the change in titles of Chief Federal Magistrate to Chief Judge and Federal Magistrate to Judge. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Compliance Measures) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources and Energy 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

  in relation to the offshore petroleum regulatory regime by: enabling National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEA) inspectors to conduct inspections to monitor compliance with and investigate suspected non-compliance with a warrant; enabling NOPSEA inspectors to enter certain offshore areas to monitor occupational health and safety (OHS) and petroleum environmental management laws without a warrant; introducing a civil penalty regime; increasing criminal penalties for certain OHS and environmental offences; enabling regulatory entities to share certain regulatory information in certain circumstances; and removing the responsible Tasmanian Minister from the Joint Authority for the offshore area of Tasmania. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum