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• Climate Change Action Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MILNE, Sen Christine 

  Summary

  Requires the Australian Government to effect Australia’s obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change by ratifying the Kyoto Protocol. Also sets greenhouse gas emission, renewable energy and energy efficiency targets and prohibits logging in old growth forests. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Amendment (Victim Impact Statements) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Oct 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LUDWIG, Sen Joe 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Crimes Act 1914

  to provide for victim impact statements and victim reports to be presented in federal criminal proceedings. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Legislation Amendment (Modernising Import Controls and Other Measures) Bill 2006 [2007]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to: provide Customs officers with additional powers to deal with prescribed prohibited imports that are low value and low risk, including allowing for: voluntary surrender of goods that have not been concealed, grant of post-importation permissions, rather than automatic seizure of goods, and service of infringement notices for certain offences; and reflect the new Certificate of Origin requirements for the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Act Amendment (Incitement to Violence) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ROXON, Nicola, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Crimes Act 1914

  to insert a new offence in relation to threats and incitement to commit violence on racial and religious grounds. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Charter of Budget Honesty Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  31 Oct 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  TANNER, Lindsay 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998

  to: extend to 12 months the period over which policy costings can be obtained from the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Finance and Administration, prior to an election; enable the opposition party to deal directly with the secretaries of the departments; and impose a confidentiality requirement on the secretaries. 

  Bill

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Preventing Smoking Related Deaths) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KERR, Duncan 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to deny public election funding to political parties or candidates accepting donations from the tobacco industry. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Child Support Legislation Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Dec 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Family and Community Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

  ,

  Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

  and

  Family Law Act 1975

  to: relocate provisions currently contained in regulations relating to overseas maintenance arrangements; and makes minor and consequential amendments;

  Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

  and

  Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

  in relation to: equity between parents in access to courts; and streamlining of certain review processes; and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  ,

  Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

  and

  Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

  to make minor and technical amendments in relation to child support. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Amendment (Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2004 to give effect to Australia’s obligations under the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA), the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to: provide duty-free access to certain goods and preferential rates of customs duty for other goods that are of Thai origin; phase the preferential rates of customs duty for certain goods to zero by 2015; and provide the mechanism to initiate safeguard measures on sensitive products including canned tuna, processed pineapple and pineapple juice, if necessary. Also makes contingent amendments to the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  and

  US Free Trade Agreement Implementation (Customs Tariff) Act 2004

  in the event the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement is not in force for Australia before TAFTA enters into force for Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Criminal Code Amendment (Workplace Death and Serious Injury) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  NETTLE, Kerry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to insert new offences in relation to industrial manslaughter and causing serious injury. Also amends the

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  in relation to monitoring compliance with related court orders. 

  Bill

• Corporations Amendment (Improving Corporate Governance) Bill 2002 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  CONROY, Sen Stephen 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Corporations Act 2001

  in relation to: an increase in penalties for serious breaches of the Act; protection for whistleblowers providing information to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission; executive remuneration reporting requirements; auditor independence and reporting obligations; disclosure standards in relation to research reports; access to analyst briefings; and election processes for directors. 

  Bill