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  • Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Measures) Bill (No. 2) 2014

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    Date
    25 Jun 2014 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Education 
    Summary
    Amends the
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
    to maintain the child care benefit income thresholds at the amounts applicable as at 30 June 2014 for three years from 1 July 2014. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Measures) Bill 2014

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    Date
    05 Jun 2014 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
    to: maintain the indexation pause on the child care rebate limit at $7500 for three years from 1 July 2014; and maintain the child care benefit income thresholds at the amounts applicable as at 30 June 2014 for three years from 1 July 2014; and
    Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Budget Measures) Act 2011
    to make a consequential amendment. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Jobs for Families Child Care Package) Bill 2016

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    Date
    01 Sep 2016 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education and Training 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Payments Structural Reform and Participation Measures) Bill 2016, the bill amends the:
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
    and
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
    to: cease the child care benefit (CCB) and child care rebate; introduce a child care subsidy (CCS) which is subject to both an income and activity test; introduce various rates of additional child care subsidy (ACCS) that are available in certain circumstances; and make amendments in relation to CCS and ACCS claims, reviews of decisions, provider approvals, and compliance obligations of approved providers of child care services;
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
    to provide that the current vaccination and immunisation details and schedules may be applied, adopted or incorporated in a minister’s determination;
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
    in relation to: circumstances in which applications for approval of a child care service are taken not to have been made; backdating of CCB service approvals; reassessments of child care service conditions of continued approval; and cessation of enrolment advances;
    A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999
    in relation to goods and services tax treatment of new child care funding programs; and
    A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999
    ,
    Early Years Quality Fund Special Account Act 2013
    ,
    Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986
    and
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to make consequential amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Jobs for Families Child Care Package) Bill 2015

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    Date
    02 Dec 2015 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Education and Training 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
    and
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
    to: cease the child care benefit (CCB) and child care rebate; introduce a child care subsidy (CCS) which is subject to both an income and activity test; introduce various rates of additional child care subsidy (ACCS) that are available in certain circumstances; and make amendments in relation to CCS and ACCS claims, reviews of decisions, provider approvals, and compliance obligations of approved providers of child care services;
    A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999
    in relation to goods and services tax treatment of new child care funding programs; and
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
    in relation to: circumstances in which applications for approval of a child care service are taken not to have been made; backdating of CCB service approvals; reassessments of child care service conditions of continued approval; and cessation of enrolment advances. Also makes consequential amendments to five Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013

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    Date
    21 Mar 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Fair Work Act 2009
    to: provide that any period of unpaid special maternity leave taken by an eligible employee does not reduce that employee’s entitlement to unpaid parental leave; increase the maximum period of concurrent unpaid parental leave from three to eight weeks; allow leave to be taken in separate periods within the first 12 months of the birth or adoption of a child; expand access to the right to request flexible working arrangements; require employers to consult with employees about changes to regular rosters or ordinary work hours; enable pregnant employees to transfer to a safe job regardless of their period of service; require the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to take into account the need to provide additional remuneration for certain employees; enable an employee who is bullied at work to apply to the FWC for an order to stop the bullying; allow the FWC to arbitrate general protection dismissal disputes and unlawful termination disputes when parties consent; align the time for making an unlawful termination application with the time limit of 21 days that applies for making general protection dismissal and unfair dismissal applications; clarify the FWC’s power to conciliate, mediate, express opinions and make recommendations at a conference; allow FWC members to be concurrently appointed to positions under Commonwealth or territory laws; establish a framework under which permit holders may enter premises for investigation and discussion purposes; and expressly confer on the FWC the function of promoting cooperative and productive workplace relations and preventing disputes;
    Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Act 2012
    in relation to disclosure obligations of registered organisations; and
    Fair Work Act 2009
    and
    Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Act 2012
    to make technical amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Fair Work Amendment Bill 2012

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    Date
    30 Oct 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Amends: the
    Fair Work Act 2009
    to: change the name of Fair Work Australia to the Fair Work Commission (FWC); require the FWC to review default superannuation fund terms of modern awards every four years; make technical changes in relation to striking out applications to vary modern awards in certain circumstances and in relation to the parties able to apply to amend modern awards; provide that enterprise agreements cannot be made with a single employee; provide that a union official from one union cannot act as a bargaining representative where that union does not have coverage; prohibit terms which enable employees to opt out of an enterprise agreement; provide that an applicant for a scope order fully informs other bargaining representatives; clarify the form and content requirements contained in notices of employee representational rights; shorten the time limit for applying to the FWC to mediate or conciliate dismissal related disputes; clarify that workplace rights apply to persons including employees, employers and contractors; extend the time limit for lodging unfair dismissal applications with the FWC; enable the FWC to dismiss an unfair dismissal application in certain circumstances; provide for the FWC to order costs against a party and/or their representative in unfair dismissal matters; clarify that protected action ballots can be conducted by electronic voting methods; clarify the eligibility of certain employees who are union members and who are acting as bargaining representatives to be included in a protected action ballot; require protected action ballots to be conducted expeditiously; enable stay orders to be made by presidential members; require FWC members to disclose a conflict of interest to persons making submissions in a matter, as well as to the president; clarify the mechanism by which matters may be referred to a full bench when it is in the public interest to do so; allow for the appointment of the general manager and acting commissioners; establish a process for handling complaints against FWC members; provide for the development of a code of conduct for FWC members; clarify that the Act is generally a ‘no costs’ jurisdiction (including in appeal proceedings); make a technical correction; and make amendments consequential on changing the name of Fair Work Australia; the
    Fair Work Act 2009
    ,
    Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009
    and
    Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012
    to provide for the establishment of an expert panel within the FWC to exercise certain functions in relation to the assessment of default superannuation funds for inclusion in modern awards and annual wage reviews; and create two statutory positions of vice president; the
    Fair Work Act 2009
    and
    Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012
    in relation to members of the FWC and the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal engaging in outside work; and 22 other Acts to make amendments consequential on changing the name of Fair Work Australia. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Fair Entitlements Guarantee Bill 2012

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    Date
    11 Oct 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    The bill: replaces the administrative General Employee Entitlements and Redundancy Scheme by establishing a legislative framework for advances to be paid to former employees whose employment has ended as a result of their employer’s insolvency or bankruptcy and who have unpaid employee entitlements that cannot be obtained from another source; and provides for the Commonwealth to recover the advances through winding up or bankruptcy proceedings or from other payments employees receive for the entitlements from other sources. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Fair Work Amendment (Transfer of Business) Bill 2012

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    Date
    11 Oct 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Fair Work Act 2009
    to: provide for the transfer of employees’ terms and conditions of employment from an old public sector employer to a national system employer where there is a connection between the two; and enable Fair Work Australia to make orders that modify the general effect of the transfer of business rules in these circumstances; and
    Fair Work Act 2009
    ,
    Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009
    and
    Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009
    to make consequential amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2012

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    Date
    31 May 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009
    to: require that the rules of all registered organisations deal with disclosure of remuneration, pecuniary and financial interests; increase civil penalties; strengthen the investigative powers of Fair Work Australia; and require education and training to be provided to officials of registered organisations about their governance and accounting obligations. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Fair Work Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry) Bill 2012

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    Date
    24 Nov 2011 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Fair Work Act 2009
    in relation to the textile, clothing and footwear industry to: extend the operation of most of the provisions of the Act to contract outworkers; enable outworkers to recover unpaid amounts up the supply chain; enable an outwork code of practice to be issued; and extend specific right of entry rules to sweatshop premises. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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