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  • Date
    21 Jun 2000 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Training and Youth Affairs portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    16 Aug 2007 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Science and Training 
    Summary
    The bill: establishes the Higher Education Endowment Fund (HEEF) to generate earnings for capital expenditure and research facilities in higher education institutions; grants the Treasurer and Finance Minister the power to credit cash amounts to the HEEF; grants the Future Fund Board of Guardians (the Board) statutory responsibility for managing the investments of the HEEF; expands the Future Fund Management Agency’s operational activities to provide executive support to the Board and be responsible for the operational activities associated with the investment of the HEEF; requires responsible ministers to issue an Investment Mandate to the Board regarding the investment of the HEEF and determine rules for the maximum level of payments from the HEEF; and establishes the Higher Education Endowment Fund Advisory Board to advise the Education Minister on matters related to the making of grants to eligible higher education institutions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    16 Aug 2007 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Science and Training 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Higher Education Endowment Fund Bill 2007, the bill amends the
    Future Fund Act 2006
    to extend the Future Fund Board’s functions in relation to the Higher Education Endowment Fund (HEEF); and the
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to make gifts of money to the HEEF tax deductible. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    10 Feb 2010 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Healthcare Identifiers (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010, the bill establishes the national e-health Healthcare Identifiers Service to provide that patients, healthcare providers and provider organisations can be consistently identified. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    10 Feb 2010 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Healthcare Identifiers Bill 2010, the bill amends the
    Health Insurance Act 1973
    to authorise the Chief Executive Officer of Medicare to delegate functions to support the Healthcare Identifiers Service (HIS); and
    Privacy Act 1988
    to: provide that the HIS comes under the jurisdiction of the Privacy Commissioner; and make amendments consequential on the
    Personal Property Securities (Consequential Amendments) Act 2009

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    13 May 2009 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Establishes Health Workforce Australia as an independent statutory body to implement Council of Australian Governments (COAG) health workforce initiatives agreed to in November 2008 including funding, planning and coordinating clinical training, supporting clinical training supervision and health workforce research and planning, funding simulation training, and providing advice to Health Ministers. Also contains a regulation making power. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    24 Feb 2010 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Crimes Act 1914
    and
    Health Insurance Act 1973
    to: make amendments consequential on the implementation of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for the Health Professions; and provide for transitional arrangements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    05 Apr 2001 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Aged Care Portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    26 Nov 1999 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Aged Care Portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    27 Mar 2003 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995
    to clarify the circumstances under which medicare and residential care benefits paid to compensation claimants can be recovered; and
    Health Insurance Act 1973
    to expand the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register to include previous foreign immunisation of children where these are notified to the Health Insurance Commission by recognised immunisation providers or prescribed bodies; and update certain definitions. Also makes consequential amendments to the
    Health and Other Services (Compensation) Care Charges Act 1995
    and contains application provisions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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