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  • Date
    27 Jun 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Sex Discrimination Act 1984
    to enable States and Territories to legislate to limit access to assisted reproductive technology services to married couples and couples in a de facto marriage. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    12 Mar 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends the:
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    to: insert new offences in relation to treason and terrorism related activities, all of which carry a penalty of life imprisonment; provide for ministerial declaration of proscribed organisations and insert offences in relation to membership or links with such an organisation;
    Crimes Act 1914
    to repeal the existing treason offence;
    Migration Act 1958
    to update treason offence cross-references; and
    Australian Protective Service Act 1987
    and
    Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991
    to ensure that the Australian Protective Service has power to deal with terrorist related offences and to perform the aircraft security officer function on intra-state flights. Also contains savings and application provisions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    11 Mar 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
     

    Bill

  • Date
    14 Mar 2000 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
     

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    15 Feb 2000 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
     

    Bill

  • Date
    26 Jun 1997 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Social Security portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    25 Jun 1997 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
     

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    24 May 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends: the
    Social Security Act 1991
    and
    Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
    to extend permanently the income test exemption for the Western Australian Country Age Pension Fuel Card and the Cost of Living Rebate Scheme; seven Acts to reduce from 13 to 6 weeks the length of time individuals can spend overseas while continuing to receive certain income support payments and family payments; the
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
    ,
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
    ,
    Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Act 2011
    and
    Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011
    to remove eligibility for family tax benefit (FTB) Part A for people over 18 years of age unless they are in full-time secondary study; the
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
    to provide that the rate of FTB Part A for a child is not restricted to the base child rate due to privately collecting less than the full child support entitlement; the
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
    and
    Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
    to allow a person’s percentage of care for child support and FTB purposes to be based on the actual care of the child immediately in special circumstances; the
    Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Act 2011
    and
    Social Security Act 1991
    to clarify the eligibility of a group of low-income families to the clean energy low income supplement; and the
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
    ,
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
    ,
    Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
    and
    Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
    to make technical amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    24 May 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Stronger Super) Bill 2012, the bill amends the
    Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998
    to enable the Treasurer to make more than one determination, for a financial year, of the restricted and unrestricted levy amounts, restricted and unrestricted levy percentages and the superannuation entity levy base. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    15 Feb 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Social Security Act 1991
    and
    Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
    to: allow all disability support pensioners to work up to 30 hours a week without having payments suspended or cancelled;
    Social Security Act 1991
    to: provide that certain disability support pensioners under 35 years of age with a work capacity of at least eight hours a week attend participation interviews and develop a participation plan with Centrelink; and provide that certain disability support pensioners may live outside Australia indefinitely and continue to receive the disability support pension; and
    Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
    ,
    Social Security Act 1991
    and
    Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
    to make technical amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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