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• Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  ,

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

  ,

  Office of National Assessments Act 1977

  ,

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  ,

  Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979

  ,

  Privacy Act 1988

  ,

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  and 5 other Acts to implement recommendations from the Inquiry into Australian Intelligence Agencies (the Flood Inquiry) and reviews of the

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  that require legislative amendment, including: extending the terms of reference of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on ASIO, ASIS and DSD (PJCAAD) to include all Australian intelligence agencies; clarifying the roles and functions of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) and the Defence Signals Directorate (DSD), including in relation to communication of incidentally obtained intelligence and ministerial authorisation of intelligence collection; giving legislative basis to the functions and ministerial accountabilities of the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation; extending and clarifying the functions of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security; and increasing the size of the PJCAAD and changing its name to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Intelligence Services Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Intelligence Services Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Oct 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  to: allow the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) to provide for the protection of its staff members and agents, including the provision of self-defence training and weapons for use outside Australia under strict conditions, such as reporting to the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security on the discharge of any such weapons; and allow ASIS to accept protection from other agencies, including armed protection in certain circumstances. Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Intelligence Services (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Patents Act 1990

  ,

  Trade Marks Act 1995

  and

  Designs Act 1906

  to clarify that errors or omission by persons such as independent contractors, employed by the Commissioner of Patents, Registrar of Trade Marks or Registrar of Designs, are encompassed by the existing extension of time provisions;

  Patents Act 1990

  in relation to disclosure of information to the Commissioner of Patents that is relevant to the patentability of an invention;

  Trade Marks Act 1995

  to: amend the definition of “employee”; and remove the term “trade marks officer”; and

  Patents Amendment (Innovation Patents) Act 2000

  to correct a drafting error. Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill 2011 [2012]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Innovation, Industry, Science and Research 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Patents Act 1990

  in relation to: the thresholds set for the grant of a patent; and exempting patent infringement of research and experimental activities;

  Patents Act 1990

  and

  Trade Marks Act 1995

  to: reduce delays in finalising patent and trade mark applications; enable trade marks and patent attorneys to practise through a corporate structure; and extend to trade marks and patent attorneys the same ‘advice’ privilege available to legal professionals;

  Copyright Act 1968

  and

  Trade Marks Act 1995

  in relation to the enforcement regime for counterfeit trade mark and copyright goods; and

  Designs Act 2003

  ,

  Patents Act 1990

  ,

  Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994

  and

  Trade Marks Act 1995

  to provide that the intellectual property rights system can adapt to the electronic and global business environments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Insurance Contracts Act 1984

  to enable regulations to be made to: establish a standard definition of flood for riverine flooding in home building and home contents insurance contracts and contracts held by small businesses and strata titles; and require insurance providers to provide consumers with a key facts sheet for home building and home contents insurance contracts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Insurance Contracts Act 1984

  in relation to: duty of utmost good faith; ‘bundled’ workers’ compensation contracts; ‘bundled contracts’; enabling the use of electronic communication for statutory notices and documents; extending the Australian Securities and Investments Commission powers under the Act; disclosure and misrepresentations; remedies for bundled contracts of life insurance; the rights and obligations of third parties; and the division of proceeds from a recovery action. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Insurance and Aviation Liability Legislation Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Civil Aviation (Carriers’ Liability) Act 1959

  to correct a technical error in relation to the application of the definitions of “Australian citizen” and “Australian person” to charter operators;

  Damage by Aircraft Act 1999

  to exempt passive owners from liability for damage to third parties on the ground; and

  Insurance Contracts Act 1984

  to allow for the exemption, by regulation, of third party aviation war risk insurance from the cancellation and variation provisions of the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Inspector-General of Taxation Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Establishes an independent statutory office of Inspector-General of Taxation to conduct reviews and advise the Minister in relation to tax administration systems. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  and

  National Crime Authority Act 1984

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum