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• Foreign Affairs Portfolio Miscellaneous Measures Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  to enable an Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) employee to move to an Australian Public Service (APS) agency in the same way that APS employees voluntarily transfer between agencies; and

  Work Health and Safety Act 2011

  to enable the Director-General of ASIS, with the approval of the minister, to make a declaration that specified provisions of the Act do not apply, or apply subject to modifications, in relation to persons carrying out work for the Director-General. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Not-for-profit Sector Freedom to Advocate Bill 2013

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  Date

  13 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Invalidates clauses in Commonwealth agreements with the not-for-profit (NFP) sector that restrict or prevent NFP entities from advocating on Commonwealth law, policy or actions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Support Amendment (Further Streamlining and Other Measures) Bill 2013

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  Date

  14 Feb 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to: require the minister to automatically revoke a body’s approval as a higher education or VET provider if registration ceases or a winding up order is made; enable a provider’s business entity name to be changed without having to revoke their approval and re-approve with retrospective application; enable the minister to issue a provider with a compliance notice in certain circumstances; update the calculation of indexation to apply to HELP repayment thresholds; and enable the minister to seek information from the relevant tertiary education regulator for the purposes of administration or enforcing compliance. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment Bill 2013

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  Date

  13 Feb 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988

  to enable the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly to determine the size of the Assembly with the approval of a two-thirds majority of the members of the Assembly. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Dividend) Bill 2013

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  Date

  13 Feb 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to: provide that a designated datacasting service is a datacasting service provided by a commercial television broadcasting licensee, a commercial radio broadcasting licensee or a national broadcaster, or is of a kind specified by the minister; and generally require that providers of designated datacasting services hold datacasting licences;

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  to require the minister to direct the Australian Communications and Media Authority to review and report on the provision of spectrum for low interference potential device class licenses and provide a transition pathway for such licences by 30 July 2013; and

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Finance) Bill 2013

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  Date

  13 Feb 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Trade and Competitiveness 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991

  to: allow for the payment of a $200 million special dividend from the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation’s (EFIC) surplus capital in the 2012-13 financial year; enable the minister to direct that future special dividends be made by EFIC; and enable the minister, by legislative instrument, to prescribe an increase in EFIC’s callable capital; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Royal Commissions Amendment Bill 2013

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  Date

  13 Feb 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Royal Commissions Act 1902

  to: enable the President or Chair of a multi-member Royal Commission to authorise one or more members to hold a hearing; and permit the Chair of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse to authorise members of the commission to hold private sessions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Reform of Self Managed Superannuation Funds Supervisory Levy Arrangements) Bill 2013

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  Date

  13 Feb 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Superannuation (Self Managed Superannuation Funds) Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1991

  to: increase the maximum levy payable by a trustee of a self managed superannuation fund for an income year from $200 to $300, effective from the 2013-14 financial year; and make consequential amendments; and

  Superannuation (Self Managed Superannuation Funds) Taxation Act 1987

  to: provide that the levy payable for a year of income is due and payable on a day specified in the regulations; and make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2012-2013

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  Date

  07 Feb 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the government, in addition to the appropriations provided for by the

  Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2012-2013

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2012-2013

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  Date

  07 Feb 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, in addition to the appropriations provided for by the

  Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2012-2013

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum