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• Tax Laws Amendment (2013 Measures No. 1) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: ensure that the small business connected entity test and the capital gains tax scrip for scrip roll-over stakeholder tests apply appropriately; exempt from income tax Disaster Income Recovery Subsidy payments made in relation to natural disasters which occurred during 3 January to 30 September 2013; and add a new general category to the list of deductible gift recipients. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Passed Both Houses 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Medicare Levy Act 1986

  to increase the Medicare levy low-income threshold amounts for families and the dependent child-student component of the threshold from the 2012-13 financial year. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2013-2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2013-2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2013-2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  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

  Passed Both Houses 

  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

• Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to: provide that any period of unpaid special maternity leave taken by an eligible employee does not reduce that employee’s entitlement to unpaid parental leave; increase the maximum period of concurrent unpaid parental leave from three to eight weeks; allow that leave to be taken in separate periods within the first 12 months of the birth or adoption of a child; expand access to the right to request flexible working arrangements; require employers to consult with employees about changes to regular rosters or ordinary work hours; enable pregnant employees to transfer to a safe job regardless of their period of service; require the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to take into account the need to provide additional remuneration for certain employees; enable an employee who is bullied at work to apply to the FWC for an order to stop the bullying; establish a framework under which permit holders may enter premises for investigation and discussion purposes; expressly confer on the FWC the function of promoting cooperative and productive workplace relations and preventing disputes; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Military Justice (Interim Measures) Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Passed Both Houses 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Military Justice (Interim Measures) Act (No. 1) 2009

  to extend the appointment, remuneration and entitlement arrangements for the Chief Judge Advocate and two Judge Advocates for an additional two years or until the minister declares a termination day, whichever is sooner. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Public Service and Integrity 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes a framework to encourage and facilitate reporting of wrongdoing by public officials in the Commonwealth public sector; ensures that Commonwealth agencies properly investigate and respond to public interest disclosures; and provides protections to public officials who make qualifying public interest disclosures. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Sex Discrimination Act 1984

  to: provide new protections against discrimination on the basis of a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status; provide protection against discrimination for same-sex de facto couples; and make consequential amendments; and Migration Act 1958 to make a consequential amendment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum