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• National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 May 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Health Act 1953

  to: provide for prices for medicines supplied under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to be expressed uniformly across different programs based on one ex-manufacturer price for all brands of a pharmaceutical item; provide for this uniform price to be used to set prices for different quantities of a pharmaceutical item and to calculate price changes, patient charges and price disclosure reductions; and make technical amendments in relation to listing PBS medicines for supply only through PBS prescriber bags. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Charges) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Mar 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research 

  Summary

  Enables the National VET Regulator (NVR) (known as the Australian Skills Quality Authority) to impose charges on NVR registered training organisations for conducting compliance audits and investigating complaints about NVR registered training organisaitons. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Water Commission Amendment Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Mar 2012 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Water Commission Act 2004

  to: continue the National Water Commission (NWC) beyond its current sunset date of 30 June 2012; revise the functions and operations of the NWC; close the Australian Water Fund (AWF) Account and remove the NWC’s ability to administer any AWF funds; reduce the number of NWC commissioners to five; provide for a review of the NWC’s performance by the end of 2017, with further reviews every five years; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Nuclear Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987

  to: create offences for specific conduct prohibited by the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism; and make technical amendments consequential on the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  ; and

  Extradition Act 1988

  to update an incorrect reference in the definition of ‘Australian aircraft’. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Health Reform Amendment (Independent Hospital Pricing Authority) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Aug 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Health Reform Act 2011

  to establish the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority and provide for its functions, powers, obligations, liabilities, privileges, membership, appointments, formation of committees, staffing, reporting, and disclosure of information. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Aug 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  In response to issues raised by the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills and recommendations made by the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee, the bill amends the

  National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011

  to: add an objects clause; clarify which laws of the states and territories apply to registered training organisations; clarify the circumstances when the Regulator can amend an accredited course without an application being made by the course owner; ensure that a person is aware of the cancellation of the qualification or statement of attainment before being liable for a civil penalty; limit the use of force; require authorised officers to possess certain experience, training and qualifications; enable information sharing with the Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Amendment (Deer) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Aug 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998

  to increase the cap on the National Residue Survey component of the deer slaughter levy from 4 cents to 10.5 cents per kilogram. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Navigation Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 May 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure and Transport 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Navigation Act 1912

  to: implement the Maritime Labour Convention in Australia by setting minimum requirements for working and living conditions for seafarers working on certain ships engaged in commercial activities, except fishing; and enable vessel traffic services to be extended to the southern part of the Great Barrier Reef. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Home Loans and Credit Cards) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

  to: require licensed credit providers to provide a Key Facts Sheet for standard home loans to consumers; require credit providers to provide a Key Fact Sheet for credit card contracts; restrict when credit providers can make unsolicited invitations to borrowers to increase the credit limit on a credit card; restrict the approval of the use of credit cards to obtain amounts in excess of the credit limit; prohibit fees being charged when the credit limit is exceeded (unless agreed to by the card holder); and provide for an order of application of payments made under credit card contracts; and

  National Consumer Credit Protection (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2009

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Health Reform Amendment (National Health Performance Authority) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the proposed

  National Health and Hospitals Network Act 2011

  to: establish the National Health Performance Authority as a statutory authority and provide for its functions, powers, membership, committees, staffing, reporting and planning, and disclosure of information; amend the long and short titles of the Act; and make amendments consequential on the establishment of the authority and the Act title change. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum