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• Defence Housing Authority Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review) and the recommendations of an interdepartmental committee, the bill amends the

  Defence Housing Authority Act 1987

  to: rename the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) as Defence Housing Australia; reduce the size of the Board and create an advisory committee; expand the scope of the services DHA can provide and enable it to expand operations to include the provision of services to other Commonwealth agencies; remove DHA’s exemption from Commonwealth taxation and require it to make State and Territory tax equivalent payments to the Commonwealth; and remove outdated provisions. Also amends the

  Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990

  and

  Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991

  to reflect the name change to Defence Housing Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Legislation Amendment (Aid to Civilian Authorities) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Defence Act 1903

  to permit the use of the Australian Defence Force to protect States and Territories in response to domestic security and violence situations and to protect Commonwealth interests where State and Territory jurisdictions do not apply. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Air Force Act 1923

  ,

  Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act 2001

  and

  Naval Defence Act 1910

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence (Road Transport Legislation Exemption) Bill 2005 [2006]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Clarifies the extent of the ADF’s exemption from the operation of particular State and Territory road transport laws in certain circumstances, to enable the operation of the Australian Defence Force Road Transport Exemption Framework recently negotiated between the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and State and Territory road transport authorities by. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Disability Discrimination Amendment (Education Standards) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Disability Discrimination Act 1992

  to support the draft Disability Standards for Education which will be formulated and tabled following passage of this bill and which will clarify and elaborate the obligations under the Act of education and training providers in relation to students with disabilities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Dairy Produce Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Further to the

  Dairy Industry Service Reform Act 2003

  , the bill amends the

  Dairy Produce Act 1986

  to provide for the industry services body, Dairy Australia, to: be fully indemnified (out of the assets of the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund) for any liabilities incurred by it in managing and administering the Fund; and have the power to enter into financial and other arrangements and perform contracts associated with risk management in the administration of the Fund. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Disability Discrimination Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Disability Discrimination Act 1992

  to remove the prohibition on disability discrimination on the ground of a person’s addiction to a prohibited drug; and

  Workplace Relations Act 1996

  to include a cross-reference to the new provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Amendment (Parliamentary approval for Australian involvement in overseas conflicts) Bill 2003 [2004]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BARTLETT, Andrew;STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Defence Act 1903

  to provide for parliamentary approval of overseas service by members of the Defence Force, subject to exceptions covering the movement of personnel in the normal course of their peacetime activities and the need to take emergency action. 

  Bill

• Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Defence Force Discipline Act 1982

  to: restructure the military discipline system; and reflect the general principles of criminal responsibility in the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  in existing offence provisions;

  Defence Act 1903

  to: increase the penalties for persons falsely representing themselves to be returned service personnel or for improperly using medals or decorations; and clarify the regulation-making powers in relation to defence inquiries;

  Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990

  to permit certain ex-members of the Australian Defence Force to apply for a home loan subsidy beyond the current 2-year eligibility period;

  Defence Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001

  to clarify that its commencement date is 15 December 2001;

  Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act 2001

  to correct a cross-reference; and 6 Acts to modernise the titles of the Cadet Corps. Also amends the Defence Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Regulations 2001 (No. 1) and Defence Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Regulations 2001 (No. 2) to clarify that their commencement date is 15 December 2001. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Dairy Industry Service Reform Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Dairy) Bill 2003, the bill provides for: the privatisation of the Australian Dairy Corporation (ADC) and its subsequent conversion into a company under the

  Corporations Act 2001

  , to be known as Dairy Australia Limited; and the transfer of assets, liabilities and staff of the Dairy Research and Development Corporation to the new company. Also: provides for an industry services body which will take over ADC’s role in relation to the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund; simplifies the export control arrangements for dairy produce, retaining the function with the Commonwealth; makes consequential amendments to 6 Acts; repeals the Dairy Research and Development Corporation Regulations 1990 and contains transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Designs (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Designs Bill 2002, the bill amends the

  Copyright Act 1968

  to correct anomalies that may defeat the policy intent of a number of provisions that limit copyright protection for essentially industrial products. Also makes minor amendments to 15 Acts consequential on the proposed

  Designs Act 2002

  and repeal of the

  Designs Act 1906

  . Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum