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  • Saving the Goulburn and Murray Rivers Bill 2008

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    Date
    01 Dec 2008 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    BAILEY, Fran, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Water Act 2007
    to: prohibit the unauthorised extraction of water from the Murray-Darling Basin; prevent the construction of water infrastructure or river flow control work; ensure the states of Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales comply with their obligations to allocate audited, saved water to the Living Murray Initiative and Water for Rivers; and ensure water is not used for any other purpose other than the Living Murray Initiative and Water for Rivers. 

    Bill

  • Stolen Generations Reparations Tribunal Bill 2008

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    Date
    24 Sep 2008 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    SIEWERT, Sen Rachel 
    Summary
    Establishes a Stolen Generations Reparations Tribunal to decide and make recommendations on claims for reparation. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Safe Work Australia Bill 2008

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    Date
    04 Sep 2008 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Safe Work Australia (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2008, the bill establishes Safe Work Australia (SWA) as a statutory body, with power to make recommendations directly to the Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council in relation to occupational health and safety outcomes and workers’ compensation arrangements. SWA will replace the Australian Safety and Compensation Council. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Save Our Solar (Solar Rebate Protection) Bill 2008 [No. 2]

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    Date
    24 Jun 2008 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    JOHNSTON, Sen David 
    Summary
    Requires the minister to determine, by legislative instrument, new guidelines for the operation of the Solar Homes and Communities Plan, and gives the secretary general responsibility for the administration of the plan. 

    Bill

  • Save Our Solar (Solar Rebate Protection) Bill 2008

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    Date
    23 Jun 2008 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    HUNT, Greg, MP 
    Summary
    Requires the responsible minister to determine, by legislative instrument, new guidelines for the operation of the Solar Homes and Communities Plan, and gives the secretary general responsibility for the administration of the plan. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Special Broadcasting Service Amendment (Prohibition of Disruptive Advertising) Bill 2008

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    Date
    12 Mar 2008 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    ALLISON, Lyn 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991
    to prohibit certain advertising being shown during programs on SBS television. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Stolen Generation Compensation Bill 2008

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    Date
    14 Feb 2008 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    BARTLETT, Andrew 
    Summary
    The bill: provides for compensation payments for certain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons removed from their families; establishes the Stolen Generations Tribunal and Stolen Generations Fund and their functions and powers; and provides for additional support services. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Stolen Generation Compensation Bill 2007

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    Date
    13 Sep 2007 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    BARTLETT, Andrew 
    Summary
    The bill: provides for compensation payments for certain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons removed from their families; establishes the Stolen Generations Tribunal and Stolen Generations Fund and their functions and powers; and provides for additional support services. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Board and Other Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2007

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    Date
    28 Feb 2007 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Amends 34 Acts consequential on: introduction of the Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan (PSSAP); establishment of a single Superannuation Board to administer the Commonwealth Superannuation (CSS) and Public Sector Superannuation Schemes and PSSAP; a new regime for managing legislative instruments; legislative changes to the earnings base for the Superannuation Guarantee effective from 1 July 2008; and removes the requirement to gazette CSS interest determinations. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Social Security (Helping Pensioners Hit by the Skills Shortage) Bill 2006

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    Date
    14 Sep 2006 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    EVANS, Sen Chris 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Social Security Act 1991
    to provide a discretion to extend the period in which sale proceeds from a pensioner’s principal home are not included in the assets test for pensioners whose new principal home construction has been unavoidably delayed. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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