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• Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Protection of the Sea (Imposition of Contributions to Oil Pollution Compensation Fund—Customs) Act 1993

  ,

  Protection of the Sea (Imposition of Contributions to Oil Pollution Compensation Fund—Excise) Act 1993

  ,

  Protection of the Sea (Imposition of Contributions to Oil Pollution Compensation Fund—General) Act 1993

  and

  Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Fund) Act 1993

  to implement Australia’s obligations to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage 1992 to provide further compensation for pollution damage resulting from oil spills from an oil tanker;

  Navigation Act 1912

  and

  Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983

  to: implement changes to Annexes I, III and IV to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 (MARPOL), make miscellaneous amendments to the requirements for maintenance of garbage record books, and allow for regulations to be made to prescribe penalties;

  Marine Navigation Levy Collection Act 1989

  ,

  Maritime Navigation (Regulatory Functions) Levy Collection Act 1991

  and

  Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy Collection) Act 1981

  to amend certain definitions; and

  Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Fund) Act 1993

  to make minor technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Passenger Movement Charge Act 1978

  to increase the rate of passenger movement charge to $47 from 1 July 2008. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  ,

  Corporations Act 2001

  ,

  Insurance Act 1973

  and

  Insurance Contracts Act 1984

  to remove the 1 July 2008 requirement for health-related business conducted through health benefits funds to be subject to dual regulation by the Private Health Insurance Administration Council and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority; and

  Private Health Insurance Act 2007

  to: enable restricted access insurers to specify their eligibility requirements in constitutions or operational rules; require all private health insurers to be companies under the Corporations Act by January 2010; clarify that discounted corporate products offered by private health insurers are not a breach of community rating; and provide that a pilot project conducted as specified in the Private Health Insurance (Complying Product) Rules does not breach community rating. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Admiralty Act 1988

  ,

  Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Act 1981

  and

  Protection of the Sea (Powers of Intervention) Act 1981

  to make amendments consequential on the Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage) Bill 2008. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008, the bill implements the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage which establishes a liability and compensation regime to apply in cases of pollution damage following the leakage of bunker oil from a ship that is not an oil tanker. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Privacy Protection for Off-shoring Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Bill

• Product Stewardship (Oil) Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Water Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000

  to give effect to recommendations of the first review of that Act, particularly in relation to the constitution and operation of the Oil Stewardship Advisory Council. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

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

  Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989

  to strengthen the governance, accountability and reporting framework of the eight statutory rural Research and Development Corporations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Collapsed Organization Levy) Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of seven bills to reform the private health insurance sector, the bill amends the

  Private Health Insurance (Collapsed Organization Levy) Act 2003

  to update definitions as a consequence of the proposed

  Private Health Insurance Act 2007

  ; and repeals the existing levy and imposes a new levy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Council Administration Levy) Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of seven bills to reform the private health insurance sector, the bill amends the

  Private Health Insurance (Council Administration Levy) Act 2003

  to update definitions and other terminology as a consequence of the proposed

  Private Health Insurance Act 2007

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum