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• Private Health Insurance Complaints Levy Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of seven bills to reform the private health insurance sector, the bill amends the

  Private Health Insurance Complaints Levy Act 1995

  to update definitions as a consequence of the proposed

  Private Health Insurance Act 2007

  ; and repeals the existing levy and imposes a new levy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Payment of Accounts by Government Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Aug 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Parliamentary Service Act 1999

  and

  Public Service Act 1999

  to require annual reports of departments and agencies to contain details of the timing of the payment of accounts to small business. 

  Bill

• Privacy (Extension to Political Acts and Practices) Amendment Bill 2006 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Privacy Act 1988

  to remove the exemption in the Act for political acts and practices. 

  Bill

• Protecting Children from Junk Food Advertising Bill 2006 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ALLISON, Lyn 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to impose restrictions on: food and beverage advertising on television during children’s viewing times; and advertising in schools by companies whose principal activity is the manufacture, distribution or sale of junk food. 

  Bill

• Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy) Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Aug 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy) Act 1981

  to remove the maximum levy rate, enabling prescription of an appropriate levy rate through regulations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Payment Systems (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998

  to provide for an exemption to ensure that financial institutions do not contravene competition provisions contained in Part IV of the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  when complying with the Reserve Bank’s standards for credit card interchange fees. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Rice) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999

  to: increase the maximum allowable rice research and development levy rate from $2 to $3 per tonne; and allow the rates to be set and leviable rice varieties to be declared in regulations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Service Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Sponsor

  CALVERT, Paul 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Parliamentary Service Act 1999

  to: provide for the creation of a statutory position of Parliamentary Librarian; and make consequential amendments to the

  Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976

  and

  Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973

  . Also gives statutory status to the Parliamentary Library and the Security Management Board. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance Incentives Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Private Health Insurance Incentives Act 1998

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to increase the private health insurance rebate from 30 to 35 per cent for people aged 65 to 69 years and to 40 per cent for people aged 70 years and over. Also makes a consequential amendment to the

  National Health Act 1953

  to ensure that certain Gold Card holders are not affected by the application of Lifetime Health Cover. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Postal Industry Ombudsman Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum