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• Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Caring for Single Parents) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  to provide for: a $40 per week supplementary payment for single parents receiving Newstart payments; and the income test for single parents receiving Newstart to be the same as the income test for single parents receiving Parenting Payment;

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to provide for payments under this Act; and

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to provide for an enforceable right to request flexible working arrangements for people with caring responsibilities, including single parents. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Caring for People on Newstart) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Feb 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: increase the single rates of Newstart and Youth Allowance by $50 a week; and standardise the indexation arrangements for pensions and allowances; and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to provide that these payments are made from monies appropriated by the Parliament. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Disaster Recovery Allowance) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Emergency Management 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to create the Disaster Recovery Allowance to provide short-term income support to individuals with a demonstrated loss of income following a major on-shore disaster; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to provide that the allowance is subject to the Beneficiary Tax Off-Set scheme. 

  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

• Special Broadcasting Service Amendment (Prohibition of Disruptive Advertising) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  LUDLAM, Sen Scott 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991

  to prohibit certain advertising being shown during programs on SBS television. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Statute Law Revision Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends: 39 Acts to correct technical errors and misdescribed or redundant amendments and modernise language; the

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  ,

  Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

  and

  Inspector-General of Taxation Act 2003

  to repeal provisions relating to redundant acting appointments; the

  Fisheries Levy Act 1984

  and

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  to prescribe matters by reference to other instruments; 43 Acts to make amendments consequential on amendments to the

  Acts Interpretation Act 1901

  and the enactment of the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  ; and 22 Acts to repeal spent and obsolete provisions. Also repeals the

  Air Passenger Ticket Levy (Collection) Act 2001

  and

  Air Passenger Ticket Levy (Imposition) Act 2001

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Statute Stocktake (Appropriations) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Stolen Generations Reparations Tribunal Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  SIEWERT, Sen Rachel 

  Summary

  Establishes a Stolen Generations Reparations Tribunal to decide and make recommendations on claims for reparation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Student Identifiers Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education 

  Summary

  Establishes a framework for the introduction of a student identifier for individuals undertaking nationally recognised vocational education and training from 1 January 2014 by: providing for how the student identifier may be assigned, collected, used and disclosed; providing for the creation of an authenticated transcript of an individual’s record of nationally recognised training undertaken; establishing the Student Identifiers Agency to administer the scheme; providing for the functions, powers, appointment and terms and conditions of the Chief Executive Officer of the agency; and making technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation (Excess Concessional Contributions Tax) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Passed Both Houses 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum