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• Parliamentary Service Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Parliamentary Service Act 1999

  to: clarify the roles and responsibilities of secretaries of parliamentary service departments; amend the role and responsibilities of the Senior Executive Service; clarify when reviews of action may be undertaken by the Parliamentary Service Merit Protection Commissioner (MPC); provide for the Parliamentary Service Commissioner (the commissioner) to undertake investigations into whistleblower reports after notifying the Presiding Officers; enable the commissioner and the MPC to delegate their powers and functions; revise the Parliamentary Service Values and Parliamentary Service Code of Conduct and provide for Parliamentary Service Employment Principles; add a statement about the role of the parliamentary service; and make technical amendments in relation to: code of conduct; whistleblower reports; review of actions; non-ongoing parliamentary service employees; confidentiality of information; immunity from suit; legislative instruments; and acting appointments for statutory office-holder positions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport 

  Summary

  Establishes a scheme to provide protection for cultural objects on loan from foreign lenders for temporary public exhibition while the objects are in Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2012, the bill amends the:

  Customs Act 1901

  to: provide for rules of origin for goods imported into Australia from Malaysia to give effect to chapter three of the Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement; and

  Customs Act 1901

  and

  Customs Amendment (New Zealand Rules of Origin) Act 2012

  to make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Amendment (Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2012, the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to give effect to the Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement by: providing free rates of customs duty for goods that are Malaysian originating goods; maintaining customs duty rates for certain Malaysian originating goods; and specifying excise equivalent duties on certain alcohol, tobacco and petroleum products. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 1) 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills in relation to a national scheme for gaming machines, the bill imposes a supervisory levy on licensees of gaming machines. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 2) 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills in relation to a national scheme for gaming machines, the bill imposes a gaming machine regulation levy payable by anyone entitled to any gaming machine revenue from gaming machines which do not meet precommitment systems and warning requirements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Gambling Reform Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills in relation to a national scheme for gaming machines, the bill: provides for precommitment systems for gaming machines; enables registered users to set a loss limit; requires gaming machines to display certain warnings; limits daily withdrawals from automatic teller machines located in gaming premises (excluding casinos) to $250; requires that new machines manufactured or imported are capable of supporting precommitment; establishes a regulator to monitor and investigate compliance; provides for enforcement measures; establishes an Australian Gambling Research Centre within the Australian Institute of Family Studies; and provides for the Productivity Commission to undertake two inquiries. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  31 Oct 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 

  Summary

  Further to the Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012, the bill amends the

  Water Act 2007

  to: establish the Water for the Environment Special Account for a 10-year period from the 2014-15 financial year to acquire additional environmental water entitlement and to remove constraints on the efficient use of environmental water for the Murray-Darling Basin Plan; and provide for two independent reviews to be conducted in 2019 and 2021. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation (Implementation of the Report of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers) Bill (No. 1) 2012-2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Oct 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Appropriation (Implementation of the Report of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers) Bill (No. 2) 2012-2013, the bill appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the government in relation to implementation of the Report of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation (Implementation of the Report of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers) Bill (No. 2) 2012-2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Oct 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Appropriation (Implementation of the Report of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers) Bill (No. 1) 2012-2013, the bill appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in relation to implementation of the Report of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum