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• Excise Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 [No. 2], 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; and alter the taxation definition of 'beer'. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Excise Tariff Validation Bill 2009

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  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

• Employment and Workplace Relations Amendment Bill 2009

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  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

• Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

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  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

• Evidence Amendment Bill 2008

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  Date

  28 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Implements recommendations made by the Australian Law Reform Commission, New South Wales Reform Commission and Victorian Law Reform Commission in their report into the operation of the uniform Evidence Acts (Uniform Evidence Law) by amending the:

  Evidence Act 1995

  to implement model evidence provisions in relation to hearsay and opinion rules, the admissibility of expert evidence, admissions in criminal proceedings, coincidence evidence, credibility of witnesses, compellability provisions in relation to same-sex couples, advance rulings on evidentiary issues, warnings and directions to the jury, and the manner and form of questioning witnesses, and make consequential amendments and update certain cross references;

  Amendments Incorporation Act 1905

  to: amend the long title of the Act and rename it as the

  Acts Publication Act 1905

  ; provide for certain printed and electronic versions of Acts to be taken, unless the contrary is proven, to be an accurate record of those Acts; and provide that printed compilations of Acts include amendments by either Acts or legislative instruments. Also makes consequential amendments to four other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Excise Legislation Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2008

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  Date

  15 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Excise Tariff Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2008, the bill amends the:

  Petroleum Excise (Prices) Act 1987

  to ensure the method for determining the price of condensate (to calculate the excise payable) is the same as that used to determine the price of stabilised crude petroleum oil; and

  Excise Act 1901

  and

  Petroleum Revenue Act 1985

  to ensure condensate is treated consistently to stabilised crude petroleum oil for the purposes of the excise. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill 2008

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  Date

  20 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs and Trade 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Trade Commission Act 1985

  and

  Export Market Development Grants Act 1997

  to: increase the maximum grant to $200,000; add two claimable expense categories to the range of eligible expenses; expand the range of bodies able to access the scheme; lift the maximum turnover limit to $50 million; reduce the minimum threshold of expenditure to a $10,000 minimum; extend the limit on the number of annual grants to eight; remove the distinction between internal and external services to provide that all non-tourism services are eligible products; and introduce a performance measure for applicants claiming their third and subsequent grants. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Evidence Amendment (Journalists' Privilege) Bill 2007

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  Date

  24 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Evidence Act 1995

  to introduce a privilege during trial and pre-trial stages of civil or criminal proceedings to protect confidential communications between journalists and their sources;

  James Hardie (Investigations and Proceedings) Act 2004

  and

  Proceeds of Crimes Act 2002

  to ensure that the professional confidential relationship privilege under the

  Evidence Act 1995

  , Evidence Act (NSW) or a similar law in another State or Territory, does not apply in James Hardie proceedings and in proceeds of crime examinations and subsequent proceedings; and

  Family Law Act 1975

  to ensure that the best interests of the child are paramount when a court is determining whether confidential communications should be disclosed in family law proceedings concerning children. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000

  and

  Migration Act 1958

  to: include education to overseas students on Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands; facilitate course delivery across state boundaries; require international education providers to have written agreements with all overseas students; and remove the penalty for late payment of the annual Assurance Fund contribution. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral and Referendum Legislation Amendment Bill 2007

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  Date

  30 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  in relation to: trials of electronically assisted voting for sight-impaired people and remote electronic voting for defence members and civilians serving outside Australia; registration of certain persons as general postal voters; the deadline for postal vote applications; delivery arrangements for postal voting material; receipt of postal votes; establishment of pre-poll voting centres; proof of identity for enrolment from outside Australia; and defamation of electoral candidates and false statements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum