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• Poker Machine Harm Reduction ($1 Bets and Other Measures) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Mar 2012 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  The bill: regulates poker machine use by requiring that poker machines: must not accept banknotes with a denomination greater than $20; must not accept certain additional credits; must not allow a bet in excess of $1 per spin; and must not have a jackpot or a linked-jackpot arrangement greater than $500; and imposes penalties for a contravention of these requirements. Also provides: that the minister takes all reasonable steps to implement uniform national standards for poker machines in relation to harm minimisation, with particular reference to maximum losses, to take effect from 1 January 2015; and for the establishment of a national monitoring network. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Skills Australia Amendment (Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Mar 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Passed Both Houses 

  Portfolio

  Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research 

  Summary

  Establishes the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency by amending the

  Skills Australia Act 2008

  to: amend the long and short titles of the Act to rename Skills Australia to the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency; broaden the object of the Act to include the provision of advice on the allocation of Commonwealth industry skills and workforce development funding; broaden the functions of the agency in relation to its research, analysis and advisory role; increase the size of the agency from seven to 10 members; expand the current membership criteria; and make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Mar 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Passed Both Houses 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Supports the newly established Victorian Independent Board-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and South Australian Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC), the Victorian Inspectorate (VI) and the Victorian Public Interest Monitor (PIM) by amending the:

  Crimes Act 1914

  to provide the IBAC with access to items and documents seized by a constable or Commonwealth officer for specific purposes;

  Privacy Act 1988

  to include the IBAC as an enforcement body which is used in the National Privacy Principles in relation to the law enforcement exemptions to the use and disclosure, and access and correction obligations;

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to enable the Australian Taxation Office to disclose taxpayer protected information to the IBAC for certain law enforcement purposes; and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to: enable the IBAC, the ICAC, and the VI to use and communicate existing intercepted information; and enable the PIM to access relevant information and appear at applications for warrants under the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Assisting Victims of Overseas Terrorism Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Mar 2012 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  BRANDIS, Sen George 

  Summary

  Establishes a framework to provide financial assistance to persons or their next of kin who are injured or killed as a result of an international terrorist act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 1) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Mar 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Passed Both Houses 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

  to provide: that a supply made by a health care provider to an insurer, statutory compensation scheme operator, compulsory third party scheme operator or a government entity is treated as GST-free supply; and that non-commercial activities of government related entites are not subject to GST;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to pause the indexation of the superannuation concessional contributions cap during the 2013-14 financial year;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003

  ,

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  and

  Taxation (Interest on Overpayments and Early Payments) Act 1983

  to allow eligible individuals the option to have excess concessional contributions taken out of their superannuation fund and assessed at their marginal tax rates;

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to: permit the Australian Taxation Office to disclose individual’s superannuation information to superannuation entities and their administrators for certain purposes; and provide the Commisioner of Taxation with a discretion to delay refunding an amount to a taxpayer pending integrity checks of their claim; and

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to require employers to report, on payslips, any information prescribed in the regulations about superannuation contributions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Legislation Amendment (Audit Enhancement) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Feb 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Passed Both Houses 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  to: enable directors of a listed company or listed registered scheme to extend the auditor rotation period for up to two years in certain circumstances; and require auditors who audit 10 or more certain types of entities to publish a transparency report; and

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  to: revise the functions of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to require the FRC to provide the minister and professional accounting bodies with strategic policy advice and reports in relation to the quality of audits conducted by Australian auditors; enable the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to publish an audit deficiency report in relation to specified audit failures by an Australian auditor identified by ASIC; and enable ASIC to communicate certain information obtained during an audit directly with an audited body. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Native Title Amendment (Reform) Bill (No. 1) 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Feb 2012 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  SIEWERT, Sen Rachel 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Native Title Act 1993

  in relation to: the right to negotiate to apply to offshore areas; good faith negotiations; enabling extinguishment to be disregarded; reversal of the burden of proof; the definition of ‘traditional’; and commercial rights and interests. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work (Job Security and Fairer Bargaining) Amendment Bill 2012

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  Date

  27 Feb 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fair Work Act 2009

  in relation to: the objects of the Act; permitted matters in enterprise agreements; settling disputes; industrial action related workplace determinations; notice requirements for industrial action; and the termination of protected industrial action. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Special Broadcasting Service Amendment (Natural Program Breaks and Disruptive Advertising) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Feb 2012 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  LUDLAM, Sen Scott 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991

  to phase out by 2016 advertising within television programs on SBS. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work Amendment (Better Work/Life Balance) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to extend the right to request flexible working arrangements to all employees. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum