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  • Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Budget Repair Levy) Bill 2014

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    Date
    13 May 2014 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Part of a package of 15 bills to implement a three-year progressive budget repair levy, the bill amends the
    Income Tax Rates Act 1986
    to increase by two per cent: the income tax rates payable on taxable income that exceeds $180 000; certain other income tax rates that are aligned with the top personal marginal tax rate or with calculations comprising that rate and the Medicare levy; and the income tax rate applicable to the unearned income of a minor. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Repeal Bill 2014

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    Date
    19 Mar 2014 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Prime Minister 
    Summary
    The bill: repeals the
    Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Act 2010
    ; and provides for transitional arrangements, including the transfer of records and final reporting requirements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2014

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    Date
    19 Mar 2014 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Patents Act 1990
    to: implement the Protocol amending the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property to enable Australian pharmaceutical manufacturers to supply developing countries with generic versions of patented medicines; and make technical amendments;
    Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994
    to enable the owners of plant breeder’s rights in a plant variety with the option to take action in the Federal Circuit Court against alleged infringers;
    Designs Act 2003
    ,
    Patents Act 1990
    ,
    Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994
    and
    Trade Marks Act 1995
    to provide for a single trans-Tasman patent attorney regime and single patent application and examination processes for Australia and New Zealand; and
    Designs Act 2003
    ,
    Patents Act 1990
    and
    Trade Marks Act 1995
    to remove document retention requirements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Import Processing Charges Amendment Bill 2013

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    Date
    21 Nov 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Immigration and Border Protection 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Import Processing Charges Act 2001
    to increase the import declaration and warehouse declaration processing charges levied on air, sea and post consignments with a value of $10 000 or more. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Infrastructure Australia Amendment Bill 2013

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    Date
    20 Nov 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Infrastructure and Regional Development 
    Summary
    The bill: amends the
    Infrastructure Australia Act 2008
    to: re-establish Infrastructure Australia as an entity under the
    Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997
    and provide for its functions, powers, board, Chief Executive Officer, staff and consultants, planning and reporting, and finance; and amend the long title of the Act; and provides for transitional arrangements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Insurance Contracts Amendment (Unfair Terms) Bill 2013

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    Date
    26 Jun 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Insurance Contracts Act 1984
    to provide: an unfair contract terms regime for standard form consumer contracts of general insurance; and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission with enforcement and investigation powers to administer the regime; and
    Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
    to make consequential amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2013

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    Date
    30 May 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Patents Act 1990
    to: modify the operation of the Crown use provisions; implement the Protocol amending the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property to enable Australian pharmaceutical manufacturers to supply developing countries with generic versions of patented medicines; and make technical amendments;
    Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994
    to enable the owners of plant breeder’s rights in a plant variety with the option to take action in the Federal Circuit Court against alleged infringers;
    Designs Act 2003
    ,
    Patents Act 1990
    ,
    Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994
    and
    Trade Marks Act 1995
    to provide for a single trans-Tasman patent attorney regime and single patent application and examination processes for Australia and New Zealand; and
    Designs Act 2003
    ,
    Patents Act 1990
    and
    Trade Marks Act 1995
    to remove document retention requirements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2013

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    Date
    29 May 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Infrastructure and Transport 
    Summary
    Introduced with the International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2013, the bill amends the:
    Air Services Act 1995
    to: provide that statutory liens maintain priority over security interests registered in the International Registry, provided that the statutory line was recorded first;
    Civil Aviation Act 1988
    to allow functions to be conferred on the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to enable CASA to record, remove and exercise an Irrevocable Deregistration and Export Request Authorisation; and
    Personal Property Securities Act 2009
    to provide that the Cape Town Convention will prevail over the Act to the extent that an inconsistency applies. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2013

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    Date
    29 May 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Infrastructure and Transport 
    Summary
    Introduced with the International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2013, the bill enables Australia’s accession to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment which will provide an international registry system to protect secure creditors who finance the acquisition of aircraft. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Imported Food Warning Labels Bill 2013

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    Date
    27 May 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 
    Summary
    The bill: requires all imported food to carry an imported food warning label; and creates offences and penalties for failure to comply. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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