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• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Assent 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs / Attorney-General 

  Summary

  The bill: provides for the recognition by the Parliament, on behalf of the people of Australia, of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; requires the minister to cause a review of support for a referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution; requires the minister to present a report of the review to Parliament; and ceases to have effect two years after its commencement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal Land Rights and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976

  to: enable the town of Jabiru and two adjacent portions of Northern Territory land to be granted as Aboriginal land to the Kakadu Aboriginal Land Trust; and enable Northern Territory Portion 7021 in Patta to also be granted as Aboriginal land; and

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to: provide that world heritage, natural and cultural values of Kakadu National Park continue to be protected in relation to Jabiru; and amend existing management plan and town plan requirements for development of towns in Commonwealth reserves. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care (Bond Security) Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills in relation to the Living Longer Living Better aged care package, the bill amends the

  Aged Care (Bond Security) Act 2006

  to: amend the long and short titles of the Act; and extend the Accommodation Bond Guarantee Scheme to refundable accommodation deposits and refundable accommodation contributions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care (Bond Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills in relation to the Living Longer Living Better aged care package, the bill amends the

  Aged Care (Bond Security) Levy Act 2006

  to: amend the long and short titles of the Act; and enable a levy to be imposed on approved providers for the costs incurred by the Commonwealth in refunding refundable accommodation deposit balances and refundable accommodation contribution balances. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills in relation to the Living Longer Living Better aged care package, the bill amends: the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to: remove the distinction between low level and high level residential care; provide for a means test combining income and assets tests and annual and lifetime caps on means tested care fees; provide for a dementia supplement, veterans’ mental health supplement and workforce supplement to be payable to providers who care for eligible care recipients; enable care recipients to choose the method by which they pay for accommodation, including by a fully refundable lump sum, a rental style periodic payment, or a combination of both; replace community care and some forms of care delivered in a person’s home with home care; extend the community visitors scheme to people in home care; appoint and provide for the functions of an Aged Care Pricing Commissioner; require the commissioner to prepare an annual report; and provide that an independent review of this package is undertaken and provided to the minister by 1 July 2017; and eight Acts to make consequential and technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  to: require the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) to implement the Agvet Code having regard to certain principles; provide for the APVMA to develop, publish and have regard to guidelines (the risk compendium) when exercising powers and performing functions under the code; implement a mandatory scheme for the re-approval of active constituents and re-registration of chemical products to periodically review active constituents and products; enable consistent data protection; and remove disincentives for industry to generate and provide data;

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994

  ,

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  to: provide the APVMA with a graduated range of compliance and enforcement powers; and provide for a power to apply statutory conditions to registration and approvals;

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994

  to enable any Commonwealth agency to collect the levy on product sales on behalf of the APVMA;

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  to require a review at least every 10 years of all Commonwealth agricultural and veterinary chemicals legislation;

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994

  and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  to provide that legislative instruments remain subject to disallowance with two exceptions; and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994

  ,

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  to remove redundant provisions and amend out of date provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Mar 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Assent 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980

  to: reduce the record keeping requirements of persons, or their agents, who supply or receive wine goods that are packaged for sale to a consumer; and provide that a vintage year occurs between 1 September and 31 August;

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  to: make compliance with a direction to close a fishery a condition on all types of statutory fishing concessions; and make technical amendments;

  Fisheries Administration Act 1991

  to enable co-management arrangements to be implemented;

  Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991

  to enable the secretary to remit all or part of a penalty imposed for the late payment of a levy or charge; and

  Farm Household Support Act 1992

  to remove specific references to departments and secretaries. Also: makes technical amendments to the

  Export Control Act 1982

  ,

  Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989

  and

  Quarantine Act 1908

  ; and repeals the

  States Grants (War Service Land Settlement) Act 1952

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Air Navigation and Civil Aviation Amendment (Aircraft Crew) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Aug 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Air Navigation Act 1920

  and

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  to provide that an Australian airline, or a subsidiary of an Australian airline, is not issued an international aviation licence unless it provides the same wages and conditions to overseas-based flight and cabin crew operating its flights as if they were directly employed by the airline. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Alcohol Toll Reduction Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  FIELDING, Sen Steve 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005

  ,

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  and

  Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

  to: establish the Responsible Advertising of Alcohol Division within the Australian Communications and Media Authority to monitor the advertising of alcohol; limit the times at which alcohol products are advertised on radio and television and impose a penalty for breaches; and provide for labelling standards for alcohol products. 

  Bill

• Anti-Money Laundering Amendment (Gaming Machine Venues) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Oct 2012 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

  to: provide that poker machine payouts of more than $1000 and the cashing of transferred cheques are threshold transactions which are reportable to the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre; require gaming machine venues to issue cheques for payouts of winnings or gaming machine credits over $1000 with an indication that they have been issued for that purpose; and impose penalties for failure to issue cheques in those circumstances. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum