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• 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

• Import Processing Charges (Amendment and Repeal) Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Legislation Amendment (Application of International Trade Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2003, the bill amends the

  Import Processing Charges (Amendment and Repeal) Act 2002

  to extend the application of cost recovery charges during the transition between the Customs legacy electronic systems and the new Integrated Cargo System. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Import Processing Charges (Amendment and Repeal) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Continues the operation of the import processing charges imposed by the

  Import Processing Charges Act 1997

  after that Act is repealed until certain other provisions of the

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

  are proclaimed, and during certain moratorium periods. Also amends the

  Import Processing Charges Act 2001

  to clarify the amount of self-assessed declaration charge that is payable in relation to reportable documents. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Import Processing Charges Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Dec 2000 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Import Processing Charges Amendment Bill 2000

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Mar 1999 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs portfolio 

  Bill

• Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  School Education, Early Childhood and Youth 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000

  to provide funding for non-ABSTUDY payments for the 2013 calendar year; and

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to transfer funding for the 2012 and 2013 calendar years for the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education from the

  Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000

  to the Other Grants Program. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State for the Public Service and Integrity 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

  to: recognise expressly the role of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS) in assisting the Government to provide the Parliament and the public with assurances that the use of special powers and capabilities by Australian intelligence and security agencies are subject to scrutiny; enable the IGIS to undertake own-motion preliminary inquiries; extend the IGIS capacity to undertake own-motion full inquiries; enable the IGIS to delegate powers of the agency subject to ministerial approval; enable the IGIS to release material to any Royal Commission at the discretion of the government; and make technical amendments; and

  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

  to make a consequential amendment. 

  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

• Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Amendment Bill 2002, the bill amends the

  Interstate Road Transport Charge Act 1985

  to ensure that an automatic annual adjustment is applied to the level of charges for vehicles registered under the Federal Interstate Registration Scheme, by reference to the percentage amount determined for the purposes of the charge under the

  Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Act 1993

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• International Maritime Conventions Legislation Amendment Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Apr 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum