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• Urgent Relief for Single Age Pensioners Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  COONAN, Sen Helen 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to increase the single age pension, single age service pension and the Widow B pension by $30 per week. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Unit Pricing (Easy comparison of grocery prices) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FIELDING, Sen Steve 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Measurement Act 1960

  to: require grocery retailers to display unit prices of products sold by measure, weight or volume; provide for a penalty regime for breaches; appoint unit pricing inspectors to monitor compliance; and require the secretary to undertake certain guidance functions. 

  Bill

• Uranium Mining in or near Australian World Heritage Properties (Prohibition) Bill 1998 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 May 1998 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ALLISON, Lyn 

  Summary

  Prohibits the mining, extraction, treatment and transport of any uranium or uranium ore in or near any property in Australia on the World Heritage List. 

  Bill

• Uranium Mining in Australian World Heritage Properties (Prohibition) Bill 1996

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 May 1996 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  Sen Meg LEES 

  Bill

• Uranium Royalty (Northern Territory) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources and Energy 

  Summary

  Applies a profits-based mineral royalty regime to new projects containing designated substances, including uranium, on Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal land. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• US Free Trade Agreement Implementation (Customs Tariff) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Bill 2004, the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to vary customs duty for certain goods and include a regulation-making power, in order to implement Australia’s obligations under the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement which is due to commence on 1 January 2005. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Trade 

  Summary

  Introduced with the US Free Trade Agreement Implementation (Customs Tariff) Bill 2004, the bill amends 11 Acts, relating to customs, agricultural and veterinary chemicals, geographical wine indicators, life insurance, foreign acquisitions and takeovers, Commonwealth authorities and companies, therapeutic goods, patents and copyright, in order to implement Australia’s obligations under the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement which is due to commence on 1 January 2005. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum