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• States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Legislation Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 2000

  to: appropriate additional funding for the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies and Projects Programme for the Tutorial Credits Initiative in 2004; and correct a technical defect in the socioeconomic status funding phasing-in arrangements for non-government schools. Also repeals the

  States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 1992

  and

  States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 1996

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Surveillance Devices Bill (No. 2) 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes procedures for federal, State and Territory law enforcement agencies to obtain warrants, emergency authorisations and authorisations for the installation and use of surveillance devices in Australia and overseas in relation to criminal investigations and child recovery orders; and regulates the use, communication, publication, storage, destruction and making of records in connection with surveillance device operations. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  ,

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  ,

  Customs Act 1901

  and

  Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

  ; and contains transitional and savings provisions and a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Sex Discrimination Amendment (Teaching Profession) Bill (No. 2) 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Sex Discrimination Act 1984

  to permit the provision of teaching scholarships to males, in order to address the imbalance in the number of male and female teachers in schools. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Superannuation Act 1976

  and the Rules for the Administration of the Public Sector Superannuation Scheme (PSS) in respect of the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS) and the PSS in relation to the superannuation salary for secretaries of departments and certain other Australian Government office holders. Also validates past determinations of superannuation salary for such scheme members and ensures that no benefit already paid will be reduced by this validation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of seven bills to implement changes to the financial sector levy setting framework, the bill amends the

  Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998

  to: separate the superannuation supervisory levy into a restricted and an unrestricted component; increase the statutory upper limit for the restricted levy component set for the 2005-06 financial year; alter the calculation of the indexation factor used to establish the statutory upper limits applying in later financial years; and allow for levy determinations for different classes of superannuation entity, thereby providing for separate lower minimum levy determinations for small superannuation funds. Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Provides financial assistance to the States and Territories for government and non-government schools for 2005-2008 by providing for: integration of Catholic system schools in the socioeconomic status (SES) funding model for non-government schools; a funding guarantee to independent non-government schools that would otherwise be disadvantaged from updating the SES scores for 2005-2008; additional funding for the Capital Grants Program for constructions and refurbishments in non-government schools in isolated locations in the Northern Territory; establishment of the Literacy, Numeracy and Special Learning Needs Program for disadvantaged students; additional funding for capital infrastructure for schools; funding for non-government rural student hostels; and extension of the national testing and Statements of Learning to include information and communications technology. Also contains transitional provisions and a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Sex Discrimination Amendment (Teaching Profession) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Sex Discrimination Act 1984

  to permit the provision of teaching scholarships to persons of one sex, in order to address the imbalance in the number of male and female teachers in schools. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Legislation Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 2000

  to: appropriate additional funding for the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies and Projects Programme for the Tutorial Credits Initiative in 2004; and correct a technical defect in the socioeconomic status funding phasing-in arrangements for non-government schools. Also repeals the

  States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 1992

  and

  States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 1996

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Surveillance Devices Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes procedures for federal, State and Territory law enforcement agencies to obtain warrants, emergency authorisations and authorisations for the installation and use of surveillance devices in Australia and overseas in relation to criminal investigations and child recovery orders; and regulates the use, communication, publication, storage, destruction and making of records in connection with surveillance device operations. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  ,

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  ,

  Customs Act 1901

  and

  Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

  ; and contains transitional and savings provisions and a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Senate Voters' Choice (Preference Allocation) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Dec 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to enable voters at Senate elections to determine the order of their party preferences in above-the-line voting. 

  Bill