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• Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment (Disallowance and Amendment Power of the Commonwealth) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988

  to repeal the provision which enables the Governor-General to disallow and recommend amendments to, any Act made by the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Capital Territory and Other Legislation Amendment (Water Management) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Water 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988

  ,

  Water Act 2007

  and

  Canberra Water Supply (Googong Dam) Act 1974

  to transfer the planning and management of all water extraction in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) from the Commonwealth to the ACT Government;

  Water Act 2007

  to: provide that Commonwealth use of water in the Murray-Darling Basin, particularly water used at defence facilities, is taken account of through the Basin Plan; provide that the Basin Plan and water resource plans prepared by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority may adopt or incorporate matters contained in an instrument or other writing as it is in force from time to time; and clarify the definition of ‘referring State’;

  Water Amendment Act 2008

  to clarify that the Chief Executive Officer of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority is appointed for four years from 15 December 2008; and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to clarify the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s powers of delegation for its functions under rules made under the

  Water Act 2007

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Assisting the Victims of International Terrorism Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ABBOTT, Tony, MP 

  Summary

  Establishes a framework to provide financial assistance to persons or their next of kin who are injured or killed as a result of an international terrorist act. 

  Bill

• Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2009 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Oct 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Water 

  Summary

  Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), the bill establishes the Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority as an independent statutory body to administer the CPRS, the Renewable Energy Target and the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System. Also contains a regulation making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian National Preventive Health Agency Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Establishes the Australian National Preventive Health Agency as a statutory body and provides for: the terms and conditions of employment, functions and powers of the Chief Executive Officer; staff and consultants; committees; strategic and annual operational plans; finance and reporting requirements; and grants by the agency. Also establishes the Australian National Preventive Health Agency Advisory Council and provides for: the terms and conditions of appointment of members to the Council; and meeting procedures. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Anti-Terrorism Laws Reform Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LUDLAM, Sen Scott 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: insert a new definition of 'terrorist act'; remove the offences of 'reckless possession of a thing', sedition, and associating with a terrorist organisation; amend the reference to 'fostering the doing of' a terrorist act in the definition of 'terrorist organisation'; provide for terrorist organisations to be prescribed in regulations; and amend the 'supporting' offence;

  Crimes Act 1914

  to: remove 'investigative dead time' from the calculation of dead time; and remove the presumption against bail for certain offences; and

  Australian Security Information Organisation Act 1979

  in relation to the questioning and detention of terrorism suspects. Also repeals the

  National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Water 

  Summary

  Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), the bill establishes the Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority as an independent statutory body to administer the CPRS, the Renewable Energy Target and the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System. Also contains a regulation making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Business Investment Partnership (Consequential Amendment) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Mar 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Business Investment Partnership Bill 2009, the bill amends the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to exempt the Australian Business Investment Partnership Limited from the requirement to hold an Australian financial services licence. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Business Investment Partnership Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Mar 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Business Investment Partnership (Consequential Amendment) Bill 2009, the bill establishes the Australian Business Investment Partnership Limited as a public company limited by shares, to provide refinancing for loans relating to commercial property assets where financiers have withdrawn from debt financing arrangements as a result of the global financial crisis. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Feb 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Government’s Nation Building and Jobs Plan, the bill appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to establish the Energy Efficient Homes Program to: provide free ceiling insulation for all uninsulated owner-occupied homes; provide landlords who install insulation in their rental properties with a rebate of up to $1,000 until 30 June 2011 and remove the cap on the number of properties that can be insulated; and increase the maximum Solar Hot Water Rebate to $1,600 for households that do not access the insulation program and who replace existing hot water systems with a solar and heat pump water system by 30 June 2012. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum