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• National Broadband Network Financial Transparency Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Oct 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Requires: NBN Co to prepare a business case for the National Broadband Network (NBN) and publish it by 19 November 2010; and the Productivity Commission to prepare a cost-benefit analysis of the NBN proposal and publish it by 31 May 2011. 

  Bill

• National Broadband Network Financial Transparency Bill 2010 (No. 2)

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BIRMINGHAM, Sen Simon 

  Summary

  Requires: NBN Co to prepare a business case for the National Broadband Network (NBN) and publish it by 19 November 2010; and the Productivity Commission to prepare a cost-benefit analysis of the NBN proposal and publish it by 31 May 2011. 

  Bill

• National Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Oct 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  and

  Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991

  to establish a merit-based appointment process for ABC and SBS non-executive directors for their respective boards; and

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  to re-establish the position of staff-elected director to the ABC Board. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  and

  Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991

  to establish a merit-based appointment process for ABC and SBS non-executive directors for their respective boards; and

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  to re-establish the position of staff-elected director to the ABC Board. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Commissioner for Children Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BARTLETT, Andrew 

  Summary

  Establishes the Office of the National Commissioner for Children and Young People to promote and protect the rights, interests and wellbeing of all Australian children under 18 years of age, and appoints and outlines the functions and responsibilities of the Commissioner. Also establishes an Advisory Committee on Children and sets out membership, function, procedure and membership conditions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Consumer Credit Protection (Fees) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to implement a national consumer credit regime, the bill imposes fees, for chargeable matters, collected by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Consumer Credit Protection (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to implement a national consumer credit regime, the bill: provides for matters resulting from the transition to the new regime including the treatment of credit contracts, mortgages, guarantees, consumer leases, court proceedings and orders, and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) role to bring or continue appeal, review or enforcement proceedings; and requires persons currently engaged in credit activities to register with ASIC prior to applying for an Australian Credit Licence. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  and

  Corporations Act 2001

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Home Loans and Credit Cards) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

  to: require licensed credit providers to provide a Key Facts Sheet for standard home loans to consumers; require credit providers to provide a Key Fact Sheet for credit card contracts; restrict when credit providers can make unsolicited invitations to borrowers to increase the credit limit on a credit card; restrict the approval of the use of credit cards to obtain amounts in excess of the credit limit; prohibit fees being charged when the credit limit is exceeded (unless agreed to by the card holder); and provide for an order of application of payments made under credit card contracts; and

  National Consumer Credit Protection (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2009

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

  to: recognise certain variations to the scope of the amendment power which some states make in referral legislation; and enable a state to adopt the national credit legislation and refer an agreed amendment power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Consumer Credit Protection Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to implement a national consumer credit regime, the bill: establishes a licensing regime for persons who engage in credit activities through an Australian Credit Licence to be administered by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission; applies conduct obligations on licensees; establishes a civil penalty and consumer remedy framework; and provides consumer access to a three-tiered dispute resolution process for credit issues. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum