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• Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment (Rent Assistance Increase) Bill 2000

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2000 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Family and Community Services portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Aug 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to allow the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) to undertake any plebiscite on the amalgamation of any local government body in Australia by: authorising the AEC to use and disclose certain information, including information contained in an electoral roll for the purposes of conducting an activity, including a plebiscite; and overrides State or Territory law which prohibits, penalises, or discriminates against a person or body taking part in such an activity. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Legislation (Provision of Information) Bill 2000

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Oct 2000 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Grants Commission Amendment Bill 1999

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Mar 1999 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• ComSuper Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish governance arrangements for Commonwealth superannuation schemes, the bill establishes ComSuper as a statutory body and provides for: the terms and conditions of employment, functions and powers of the Chief Executive Officer; staff and consultants; and finance and reporting requirements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• ComSuper Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish governance arrangements for Commonwealth superannuation schemes, the bill establishes ComSuper as a statutory body and provides for: the terms and conditions of employment, functions and powers of the Chief Executive Officer; staff and consultants; and finance and reporting requirements. Also contains a regulation making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation portfolio 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997

  to: enable the Finance Minister to make General Policy Orders which are legislative instruments and listed on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments; align annual reporting requirements for Commonwealth authorities with the

  Acts Interpretation Act 1901

  ; require all Commonwealth companies to provide annual reports to their responsible minister by specific deadlines and include information as required by Finance Minister Orders; clarify the use of credit cards, numbers and vouchers by Commonwealth authorities and introduce penalties for misuse; introduce a 'control' test to determine whether the Commonwealth controls a company; align the Act with the Corporations Act in relation to offences, penalties and terminology; require Commonwealth company subsidiaries to provide audited financial statements and audit reports to the responsible minister; and clarify compliance requirements for officers of Commonwealth companies with statutory and other duties. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  ,

  Australian Industry Development Corporation Act 1970

  ,

  Australian National University Act 1991

  ,

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  and

  Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Amendment (Sons of Gwalia) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to reverse the effect of the High Court decision in

  Sons of Gwalia Ltd v Margaretic

  (2007) 232 ALR 232, relating to the rights of persons bringing claims for damages in relation to shareholdings. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Amendment (Corporate Reporting Reform) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  and

  Corporations Amendment (Financial Market Supervision) Act 2010

  to establish a three-tiered differential reporting framework for small companies limited by guarantee;

  Financial Sector (Business Transfer and Group Restructure) Act 1999

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Medibank Private Sale Act 2006

  to make consequential amendments; and

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  to make transitional arrangements in relation to the Company Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Charter of the United Nations Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Nov 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Charter of the United Nations Act 1945

  to: give holders of assets the same ability as owners of assets to apply to the Minister for permission (given by written notice) to deal with an asset that may be a freezable asset or to give an asset to proscribed persons in specific circumstances; and to ensure the Minister’s ability to issue such a notice on his own motion. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum