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  • Date
    10 Feb 2010 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Environment, Heritage and the Arts 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980
    to implement Australia’s international obligations arising from revisions made to Annex II to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (the Madrid Protocol), which relates to native flora and fauna. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    24 May 2007 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
    and
    Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Act 2006
    to establish an office of Executive Director of Township Leasing to enter into and administer 99 year leases over townships on Aboriginal land in the Northern Territory. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    31 May 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005
    and
    Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
    to: increase access to Aboriginal land for development, especially exploration and mining; facilitate the leasing of Aboriginal land and the mortgaging of leases; provide for a tenure system for townships on Aboriginal land that will allow individuals to have property rights; devolve decision-making powers to regional Aboriginal communities; clarify provisions for the establishment of new Land Councils; increase accountability of Land Councils and incorporated bodies which receive payments for the use of Aboriginal land and provide for funding on the basis of workloads; and dispose of land claims which cannot be heard or finalised or which are clearly inappropriate to grant. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    17 Feb 1999 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Family and Community Services portfolio 
    Summary
    Act No. 13 of 1999 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    07 Aug 2007 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Part of a package of five bills, the bill appropriates sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the government in relation to the Northern Territory National Emergency Response. 

    Bill

  • Date
    07 Aug 2007 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Part of a package of five bills, the bill appropriates sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in relation to the Northern Territory National Emergency Response. 

    Bill

  • Date
    08 May 2007 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in relation to the parliamentary departments in respect of the year ending on 30 June 2008. 

    Bill

  • Date
    08 May 2007 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for service of the year ending on 30 June 2008. 

    Bill

  • Date
    08 May 2007 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 2008. 

    Bill

  • Date
    08 May 2007 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sums appropriated by
    Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2006-2007
    and
    Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2006-2007
    , for the service of the year ending on 30 June 2007. 

    Bill

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