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• Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Anti-avoidance) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  to strengthen anti-avoidance provisions which allow trustees to recover property disposed of prior to bankruptcy or owned by a third person but acquired by that person using the bankrupt’s resources. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002

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  Date

  23 Oct 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  to provide for new licensing arrangements for community television services;

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  in relation to licensing arrangements for community broadcasting; and

  Broadcasting Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992

  to repeal the remaining provisions of the

  Broadcasting Act 1942

  dealing with political advertisements which the High Court held invalid. Also contains saving, application and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment Bill 2002

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  Date

  21 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Act 1997

  to close a loophole by imposing the realisations charge and the interest charge on amounts received by all persons (not only trustees) who are controlling trustees; and

  Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment Act 2001

  to provide for commencement of the Act (as the existing commencement provision is tied to commencement of the Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Bill 2001 which lapsed last Parliament). Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Bill 2002

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  Date

  21 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  to make changes to bankruptcy law and practice aimed at ensuring that the interests of debtors and creditors are better balanced, particularly in relation to: early discharge arrangements; effective sanctions on uncooperative bankrupts; and administration of bankruptcies by trustees. Also makes technical and machinery amendments and contains transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Border Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2002

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  Date

  12 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  in relation to: monitoring and enforcement of security requirements at Australian borders; provision of certain information to Customs in relation to: people working in restricted areas or issued with security identification cards; and goods in-transit; examination and seizure of in-transit goods; electronic reporting of all mail cargo as part of a cargo report; access to airline computer reservation systems; authorisation of Customs officers; issue and use of firearms and personal defence equipment by Customs officers; powers of arrest in relation to assault or obstruction of Customs officers; and forfeiture of undeclared dutiable goods found in unaccompanied baggage;

  Customs Act 1901

  ,

  Migration Act 1958

  ,

  Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001

  and

  Evidence Act 1995

  in relation to electronic reports to Customs and the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs in relation to passengers and crew;

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  to allow the Australian Fisheries Management Authority to disclose vessel monitoring information to Customs; and

  Customs Administration Act 1985

  to include the Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence as a Commonwealth agency. Also includes savings provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Border Protection (Validation and Enforcement Powers) Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Sep 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Multicultural Affairs portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Jun 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Apr 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Digital Television and Datacasting) Bill 2000

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 May 2000 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment Bill 2000

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Dec 1999 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum