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• Emergency Water (Murray-Darling Basin Rescue) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Aug 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Provides the minister with power to direct the Murray-Darling Basin Authority to establish an Interim Basin Plan to provide for emergency measures to ensure the environmental and economic sustainability of the Murray-Darling Basin. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Emergency Assistance Fund for the Lower Lakes and Coorong Region of South Australia Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  NELSON, Brendan, MP 

  Summary

  Requires the responsible minister to determine, by legislative instrument, guidelines for the operation of the Lower Lakes and Coorong Assistance Scheme, and gives the secretary responsibility for the administration of the scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Emergency Assistance Fund for the Lower Lakes and Coorong Region of South Australia Bill 2008 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MINCHIN, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Requires the responsible minister to determine, by legislative instrument, guidelines for the operation of the Lower Lakes and Coorong Assistance Scheme, and gives the secretary responsibility for the administration of the scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Schools Assistance Bill 2008, the bill amends the:

  Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000

  to: provide additional funding for 2009-2013 to support Indigenous education outcomes; continue the ‘Away-From-Base’ element of ABSTUDY; provide for transitional arrangements in the early childhood development and vocational education and training sectors; and cease funding from 2009 for six Indigenous education program elements; and

  Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia’s Skills Needs) Act 2005

  ,

  Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000

  and

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

  to make consequential, transitional and technical amendments. Also repeals the

  States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 2000

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Employment and Workplace Relations Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  to increase lump sum compensation to $400,000 and to $110 a week (to be increased annually) for benefits paid to each prescribed child in the event of a work-related death;

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: extend the Sickness Allowance and Parenting Payment (single) which prevents a person from receiving payment while there is an Assurance of Support in force; and clarify rent assistance entitlements for Austudy and ABSTUDY receipts. Also makes technical amendments to the

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  ,

  Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999

  and

  Social Security Legislation Amendment (2007 Budget Measures for Students) Act 2007

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Excise Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Feb 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009, the bill amends the

  Excise Tariff Act 1921

  to increase the excise duty rate applying to certain alcoholic beverages (‘alcopops’) from $39.36 to $66.67 per litre of alcohol content. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Evidence Amendment (Journalists' Privilege) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Mar 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Evidence Act 1995

  to amend the professional confidential relationship privilege provisions available to protect confidential communications between journalists and their sources in certain circumstances by: providing that courts observe public interest considerations; requiring courts to consider any likely harm to a journalist if certain evidence were given; repealing provisions for automatic loss of privilege in cases of misconduct; and removing the requirement for courts to give the greatest weight to any risk of prejudice to national security. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Excise Tariff Validation Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Validation Bill 2009, the bill validates all excise duties demanded or collected before 14 May 2009 to ensure the duties have been lawfully imposed and lawfully demanded or collected. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Protection (Beverage Container Deposit and Recovery Scheme) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LUDLAM, Sen Scott 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes the national Beverage Container Deposit and Recovery Scheme; enforces and imposes civil penalties on persons or body corporates for breaches of the scheme; provides for an annual report on the operation of the Act; and contains a regulation making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to establish Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme fuel credits, the bill amends the

  Excise Tariff Act 1921

  to reduce fuel tax on 1 July 2011 to 35.688 cents per litre. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum