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• 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 Jobs Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education 

  Summary

  The bill: requires private and public projects with a capital expenditure of $500 million or more to develop an Australian Industry Participation (AIP) plan; establishes the Australian Industry Participation Authority to administer and monitor AIP plan compliance; provides for the appointment, terms and conditions of the authority; provides for staff and consultants; establishes the Australian Industry Participation Advisory Board to advise the authority and the minister as required; provides for the authority’s reporting requirements; requires a review of the operation of the legislation within five years; and requires the minister to present a report of the review to Parliament. 

  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

• Aviation Laws Amendment (Australian Ownership and Operation) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Feb 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Air Navigation Act 1920

  and

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  to provide that Australian international and domestic air services are Australian owned and operated, that is, at least 51 per cent owned by Australian citizens or residents, at least 80 per cent of the operator’s aircraft maintenance is carried out in Australia, and with aircrews comprised only of persons domiciled in Australia. 

  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

• Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Food Labelling) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Sep 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to: create specific requirements for country of original labelling for food; provide that the labelling is based on the ingoing weight of the ingredients and components; and create penalties and defences; and

  Imported Food Control Act 1992

  to make a consequential amendment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Competition and Consumer Amendment (Strengthening Rules About Misuse of Market Power) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

   

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Prohibition of Certain Coal Exports) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to: prohibit the export of coal mined in the water catchment valleys and district of the Wyong Shire Council; and enable the minister to prohibit the export of coal mined in other areas. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Dairy Industry (Drinking Milk) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Feb 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Provides for: the registration of dairy regional representative bodies; Fair Work Australia to determine a modern award for dairy farmers (including the objective of providing a fair minimum return to dairy farmers for producing drinking milk); dairy farmers and processors to establish enterprise agreements; and collective negotiations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Early Years Quality Fund Special Account Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  School Education, Early Childhood and Youth 

  Summary

  Establishes the Early Years Quality Fund Special Account to provide $300 million over two years to approved centre based long day care services in the form of grants to be used exclusively for the remuneration of employees and other employment-related costs and expenses. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum