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• Building and Construction Industry (Restoring Workplace Rights) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Aug 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SIEWERT, Sen Rachel 

  Summary

  Repeals the

  Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005

  and

  Building and Construction Industry Improvement (Consequential and Transitional) Act 2005

  . 

  Bill

• Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment (OHS) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005

  to: extend the application of the Australian Government Building and Construction Industry Occupational Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme to building work indirectly funded by the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority; restructure the process of appointing Federal Safety Officers; and allow the Federal Safety Commissioner, and persons working in the Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner, to disclose information on the Scheme to the minister. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  ,

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to implement a framework for digital radio broadcasting and transmission and provide the Australian Communications and Media Authority and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission with the powers necessary to support and manage the new framework. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Act 1997

  to extend the application of the realisations charge and interest charge to money received by debt agreement administrators pursuant to debt agreements made under the

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Debt Agreements) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  in relation to the operation of debt agreements under Part IX by providing for: the registration of administrators; proportional payments under an agreement to administrators and creditors; debtors’ proposals to be accepted by a majority in value of creditors; mechanisms to deal with defaulting debtors; and clarifying the operation of the Act in relation to: deregistered administrators; debts covered by an agreement; treatment of secured creditors; and investigative powers of the Inspector-General in Bankruptcy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to ensure that persons who re-transmit content provided by National Indigenous TV Limited (NITV Ltd) for transmission by Imparja Television are exempt from the regulatory requirements of the Act; and

  Copyright Act 1968

  to amend the statutory licence copyright collection scheme to apply it to re-transmissions of NITV Ltd program material. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Superannuation Contributions) Bill 2006 [2007]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  and

  Payment Systems and Netting Act 1998

  to provide for the recovery of superannuation contributions made with the intention to defeat creditors; and

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  and

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  to: provide for certain rural support grants to be exempt from the property available to pay the bankrupt’s creditors; and make minor technical amendments in relation to the operation of the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Collection of Datacasting Transmitter Licence Fees) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Oct 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Datacasting Transmitter Licence Fees Bill 2006, the bill amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  to ensure compliance by channel A datacasting transmitter licence holders with licence fee payment and record keeping obligations. Also makes a consequential amendment to the

  Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006, the bill amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  to reform the digital television and commercial television broadcasting regime, particularly in relation to: regulation of digital television; broadcasting of sports on the anti-siphoning list on new digital channels; commercial television licensing arrangements; allocation of channels for new digital services; the access regime for channel B datacasting transmitter licences and access undertakings; and industry codes and standards. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Subscription Television Drama and Community Broadcasting Licences) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to: increase flexibility in the operation of the 10 per cent requirement for new spending on drama on subscription television; and allow the Australian Communications and Media Authority to approve the transfer of a community broadcasting licence to another person who represents the same community interest. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum