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• Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Migration Act 1958

  to: require sponsors participating in the Temporary Sponsored Work Visa Program to undertake labour marketing testing in relation to nominated occupations; provide for enforceable undertakings between the minister and approved sponsors in relation to sponsorship; and enable Fair Work inspectors to monitor sponsorship compliance;

  Migration Act 1958

  and Migration Regulations 1994 to set out the requirements to be met by approved sponsors when undertaking labour market testing; and Migration Regulations 1994 to extend the period in which certain visa holders can seek new sponsored employment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Education (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Consequential on the Australian Education Bill 2013, the bill: amends the:

  Federal Financial Relations Act 2009

  to: enable national specific purpose payments for schools to be transitioned from financial year to calendar year appropriations; and repeal a spent provision relating to financial assistance for the 2008-09 financial year; and

  Schools Assistance Act 2008

  to cease calendar year funding for non-government schools for capital purposes from the end of the 2013 calendar year; and contains transitional provisions, including providing for certain approvals and determinations to be deemed to have been made in reference to schools and authorities existing prior to 1 January 2014. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Homelessness (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Housing and Homelessness 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Homelessness Bill 2013, the bill: repeals the

  Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994

  ; and makes a consequential amendment to the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Homelessness Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Housing and Homelessness 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Homelessness (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2013, the bill provides for the recognition of people who are, or at risk of, experiencing homelessness. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Sugar Research and Development Services (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Sugar Research and Development Services Bill 2013, the bill amends the:

  Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999

  to set the levy rate to a maximum of 70 cents per tonne of sugar cane that is processed, or sold for processing, and allow for the rate to be amended by regulation;

  Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999

  ,

  Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991

  , Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999 and Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Regulations 1991 to make consequential amendments; and Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Regulations 1991 to: provide for an instalment system for payment of the levy to commence on 1 March 2014; and a penalty for late payment. Also: repeals the Sugar Research and Development Corporation Regulations 1990 to abolish the Sugar Research and Development Corporation on 1 October 2013; and contains transitional provisions relating to the transition to a new industry services body. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Sugar Research and Development Services Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Sugar Research and Development Services (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013, the bill enables the minister to: enter into a funding contract with an eligible company to enable it to receive and invest levies collected by the Commonwealth for research and development and to receive the Commonwealth’s matching funding for eligible research and development, up to a determined funding cap; and declare the company to be the industry services body or that it is no longer the industry services body. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Ownership Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Limits foreign investment in Australian agribusiness and agricultural land by: requiring the Foreign Investment Review Board to review certain foreign investment proposals and make recommendations to the Treasurer if the proposal is contrary to the national interest; enabling the Treasurer to prohibit a proposed investment and providing for penalties for contravention of the prohibition; and preventing a foreign person or bodies from holding ownership interests of more than 49 per cent in an agribusiness or a parcel of land of more than four hectares. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Advertising for Sports Betting) Bill 2013 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to: prohibit the advertising of odds for sports betting at any time; restrict advertisements for sports betting on television and radio after 9.00 pm; prohibit the broadcasting of information about sports odds within 30 minutes of a sports broadcast or a sports-related broadcast; and prohibit the promotion of sports betting products and services outside commercial breaks. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• African Development Bank Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Enables Australia to become a member of the African Development Bank Group by authorising the payments required to subscribe to membership shares in the African Development Bank and meet membership and ongoing subscriptions to the African Development Fund. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Capital Territory Water Management Legislation Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988

  to provide that the abstraction of water on National Land and by Commonwealth agencies throughout the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) will be managed by the ACT Government;

  Water Act 2007

  to enable the water resources of the Googong Dam Area to be included in a water resource plan area for which the ACT has responsibility; and

  Canberra Water Supply (Googong Dam) Act 1974

  to ensure that the ACT Executive has the appropriate powers to manage the surface waters of the Googong Dam. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum