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• Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to: provide for a ‘two strikes and re-election’ process when a company’s remuneration report receives a 25 per cent or more ‘no’ vote in two consecutive years; require the company board or remuneration committee to approve any remuneration consultancy contract; require remuneration consultants to report to non-executive directors or the remuneration committee; require remuneration consultants and boards to declare a recommendation is made free from undue influence; require companies to disclose certain details relating to a remuneration consultant; prohibit directors and executives from voting their shares on remuneration resolutions; prohibit hedging of incentive remuneration; require shareholder approval for declarations of ‘no vacancy’ at annual general meetings; require that non-chair proxies vote as directed when they vote on a poll; and confine disclosures in the remuneration report to key management personnel. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations and Other Legislation Amendment (Trustee Companies and Other Measures) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

  and

  Corporations Act 2001

  in relation to: Australian Securities and Investments Commission approved (compulsory and voluntary) transfers of estate assets and liabilities; ‘compulsory’ transfers of business to a public trustee; ministerial approval for listing a trustee company; holding out as a licensed trustee company; the term ‘authorised trustee corporation’; common funds and registered schemes; arm’s length transactions; fee regulation; drawing down of fees from income or capital; and reasonable fees being charged for tax return preparation; and

  Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998

  to provide that anything done by a payment system participant when complying with an ATM access regime as determined by the Reserve Bank of Australia is exempt from Part IV of the

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Serious Drugs Detection) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to enable Customs officers, using prescribed equipment, to undertake an initial internal non-medical scan of a person suspected to be internally concealing a suspicious substance. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Combating the Financing of People Smuggling and Other Measures Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

  to: extend the regulatory regime for remittance dealers and providers of remittance networks; and expand the agencies with which Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) can share financial intelligence;

  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

  and

  Privacy Act 1988

  to enable reporting entities to use credit reporting data to verify the identity of their customers; and

  Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988

  to enable the Chief Executive Officer of AUSTRAC to exempt a person from provisions of the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Competition and Consumer (Price Signalling) Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Nov 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BILLSON, Bruce, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to prohibit corporations from engaging in price signalling. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commission of Inquiry into the Building the Education Revolution Program Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Oct 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  PYNE, Christopher, MP 

  Summary

  Establishes the Commission of Inquiry into the Building the Education Revolution Program and provides for: the functions and powers of the commission; offences relating to the giving of evidence before the commission; matters relating to the operation of the commission; and the commission to present its findings and any recommendations by 1 November 2011. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Civil Dispute Resolution Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  The bill: requires civil litigants to file a genuine steps statement before legal proceedings are instituted in the Federal Court or the Federal Magistrates Court; sets out the powers of court in relation to the genuine steps requirements and awarding costs; and provides that certain categories of legal proceedings are excluded proceedings. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Carer Recognition Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Establishes the Statement for Australia’s Carers and places obligations on public sector agencies and associated providers in relation to the statement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Commissioner for Children and Young People Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 

  Summary

  Creates the independent statutory position of Commonwealth Commissioner for Children and Young People and provides for: the functions and general powers of the position; terms and conditions and staffing support; regular and annual reporting requirements; and a review of the operation of the Act after a two-year period. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  to permit the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to apply for a search warrant without issuing a notice to produce the material sought;

  Corporations Act 2001

  to: require persons to state the purpose for which they require a copy of a register of members of a company or registered scheme; provide that a register maintained on a computer should be inspected on a computer; enable the regulations to prescribe the formats in which a copy of a register should be provided; provide that an unsolicited offer made to purchase financial products off-market must remain open for at least one month from the date of offer; and increase the maximum penalties for insider trading and market manipulation offences; and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to enable an interception agency to apply for telecommunications interception warrants when investigating insider trading and market manipulation offences. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum