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  • Communications Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 1997

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    Date
    18 Jun 1997 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Communications, the Information Economy and the Arts Portfolio 

    Bill

  • Child Support Legislation Amendment Bill 2000

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    Date
    09 Mar 2000 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Community Services portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

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    Date
    21 Sep 2011 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Act 1992
    to: provide for a minimum long service leave entitlement for all eligible employees in the black coal mining industry; require the Board of the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation to make rules relating to the calculation of amounts employers are to be reimbursed; amend the long and short titles of the Act; change the structure and representation of the Board; increase the terms of directors; and make consequential amendments;
    Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Payroll Levy Act 1992
    and
    Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Payroll Levy Collection Act 1992
    to make consequential amendments;
    Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Payroll Levy Collection Act 1992
    to: amend definitions to reflect remuneration practices in the black coal mining industry; and place requirements on employers relating to the levy, including submitting returns and annual reports to the Board;
    Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Amendment Act 2009
    to: clarify the calculation of long service leave entitlements for non-award employees; and provide for: transitional arrangements; recognition of long service before 1 January 2012; long service leave record keeping before 1 January 2012; and the Board to seek actuarial advice about the adequacy of the levy. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Legislation Amendment Bill 2006

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    Date
    02 Nov 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Science and Training 
    Summary
    Amends: the
    Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act 2005
    (CRWM Act) to provide for the return of nominated Aboriginal land used for a radioactive waste management facility, when no longer required for the facility; and indemnifies traditional owners, following the land return, against any damages claims arising from the use of the land for a facility; and the
    Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1997
    (ADJR Act) and the CRWM Act to make land nominations non-reviewable under the ADJR Act. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Amendment Bill 2009

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    Date
    18 Nov 2009 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Act 1992
    to: ensure that employers are reimbursed from the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Fund for long service leave payments they make to employees which are preserved by the
    Fair Work Act 2009
    and paid under industrial instruments and contracts; and preserve existing long service leave entitlements for employees in the black coal industry. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Coal Mining Legislation Amendment (Oakdale Collieries and Others) Bill 1999

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    Date
    26 Aug 1999 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme—New Formula and Other Measures) Bill 2006

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    Date
    14 Sep 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
    and 7 other Acts in relation to: a new child support formula; independent review of child support decisions by the Social Security Appeals Tribunal; court enforcement of the new Child Support Scheme; family tax benefit Part A maintenance income test; child support agreements and court orders; income definitions used to calculate child support and family tax benefit; minimum payment rules; exclusion of re-establishment costs from child support calculations; suspension of child support payments during reconciliation; inclusion of step-children as dependants in calculating child support; and “change of assessment” processes and rules. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Consequential, Transitional and Other Measures Bill 2006

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    Date
    14 Sep 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Consequential on the commencement of the proposed
    Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
    , the bill: amends the
    Native Title Act 1993
    to correct a technical error in the definition of “registered native title body corporate”; amends 10 Acts to make consequential changes to certain references and terminology; contains transitional arrangements for the conversion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations incorporated under the
    Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976
    to corporations registered under the proposed
    Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
    ; and repeals the
    Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Corporations Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations) Bill 2006

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    Date
    14 Sep 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Consequential on the commencement of the proposed
    Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
    , the bill amends the
    Corporations Act 2001
    to remove duplication between these two Acts in certain areas and clarify that the
    Corporations Act 2001
    otherwise applies to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation registered under the proposed
    Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme—Initial Measures) Bill 2006

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    Date
    10 May 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
    to: increase and index the minimum annual child support payment; provide for a new method of assessing a parent’s capacity to earn; and reduce the cap on adjusted income for child support assessment purposes and make a consequential amendment to the proposed
    Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 2006
    ;
    Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
    to increase the limit on prescribed non-agency payments from 25 to 30 per cent; and
    Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
    and
    Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
    to address a constitutional issue with the application of the Child Support Scheme to exnuptial children in Western Australia. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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