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• Medical Indemnity (Competitive Advantage Payment) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing portfoli 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment (Competitive Neutrality) Bill 2005, the bill imposes a competitive adjustment payment to be made by insurers that provide medical indemnity to members of medical defence organisations participating in the incurred but not reported indemnity scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment (Competitive Neutrality) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Medical Indemnity (Competitive Advantage Payment) Bill 2005, the bill amends the

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  ,

  Medical Indemnity (UMP Support Payment) Act 2002

  ,

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  Health Insurance Commission Act 1973

  and

  National Health Act 1953

  to: introduce administrative arrangements for the competitive advantage payment (to be imposed by the proposed

  Medical Indemnity (Competitive Advantage Payment) Act 2005

  ); modify aspects of the United Medical Protection support payment; and make a technical correction to the run-off cover payment provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Mandatory Detention) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob;NETTLE, Kerry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: abolish temporary protection visas; ensure that detention of children is a last resort; provide for judicial review of immigration detention; limit the period of time that asylum seekers are detained; and provide for the Federal Court to impose on detainees certain conditions of release. 

  Bill

• Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (Indicia and Images) Protection Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Arts and Sport 

  Summary

  Protects the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games sponsorship and licensing revenue from the unauthorised use of the Games’ key words, indicia and images by corporate competitors of the official Games sponsors. The provisions of this proposed Act will cease to have effect on 30 June 2006, if not repealed earlier. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Maritime Transport Security Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Maritime Transport Security Act 2003

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

  Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

  ; extend application of the Act to Australia’s offshore oil and gas facilities; and introduce the Maritime Security Identification Card which will cover unmonitored personnel who are required to be in maritime security zones and offshore security zones. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Litigation Reform Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  and 4 other Acts in relation to migration litigation by: increasing the role of the Federal Magistrates Court (FMC); ensuring identical grounds of review in migration cases in the High Court and the FMC; imposing uniform extendable time limits for applications for judicial review of migration decisions; improving court processes to facilitate quicker handling of cases; deterring unmeritorious applications by broadening the grounds on which a court can summarily dispose of proceedings; and making the Chief Federal Magistrate responsible for the administration of the FMC. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Feb 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Refines the operation of the medical indemnity package by amending the:

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  ,

  Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) Act 2003

  and

  Medical Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Act 2004

  in relation to the Run-Off Cover Indemnity Scheme; and

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  in relation to claims protocols. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Marriage Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Marriage Act 1961

  to: define marriage as a union of a man and a woman; and clarify that same-sex marriages entered into under the law of another country will not be recognised in Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Marriage Legislation Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 May 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Marriage Act 1961

  to: define marriage as a union of a man and a woman; and clarify that same-sex marriages entered into under the law of another country will not be recognised in Australia; and

  Family Law Act 1975

  to prevent intercountry adoptions by same sex couples under multilateral or bilateral agreements or arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medical Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment (Run-off Cover Indemnity and Other Measures) Bill 2004, the bill imposes the run-off cover support payment as a levy on the premium income received by insurers for medical indemnity cover. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum