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• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  to: require the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) to implement the Agvet Code having regard to certain principles; provide for the APVMA to develop, publish and have regard to guidelines (the risk compendium) when exercising powers and performing functions under the code; implement a mandatory scheme for the re-approval of active constituents and re-registration of chemical products to periodically review active constituents and products; enable consistent data protection; and remove disincentives for industry to generate and provide data;

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994

  ,

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  to: provide the APVMA with a graduated range of compliance and enforcement powers; and provide for a power to apply statutory conditions to registration and approvals;

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994

  to enable any Commonwealth agency to collect the levy on product sales on behalf of the APVMA;

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  to require a review at least every 10 years of all Commonwealth agricultural and veterinary chemicals legislation;

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994

  and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  to provide that legislative instruments remain subject to disallowance with two exceptions; and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994

  ,

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  to remove redundant provisions and amend out of date provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Federal Circuit Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Consequential on the Federal Circuit Court of Australia Legislation Amendment Bill 2012, the bill amends 83 Acts and the proposed

  Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2012

  to reflect the renaming of the Federal Magistrates Court to the Federal Circuit Court of Australia and the change in titles of Chief Federal Magistrate to Chief Judge and Federal Magistrate to Judge. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Native Title Amendment Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Native Title Act 1993

  to: enable certain parties to agree to disregard historical extinguishment of native title in certain areas set aside and public works in areas set aside; clarify the conduct expected of parties in future act negotiations; extend to eight months the time before a party may seek a determination from an arbitral body; streamline processes and broaden the scope for voluntary Indigenous Land Use Agreements; and make a technical amendment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Courts and Tribunals Legislation Amendment (Administration) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  31 Oct 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Native Title Act 1993

  to: enable the transfer of the National Native Title Tribunal’s appropriations, staff and some of its administrative functions to the Federal Court of Australia; and provide that the tribunal is no longer a statutory agency for the purposes of the

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  and the

  Public Service Act 1999

  ;

  Family Law Act 1975

  and

  Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999

  to enable the merger of the administrative functions of the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia, including by establishing a single Chief Executive Officer position for both courts; and

  Ombudsman Act 1976

  to make an amendment consequential on the establishment of a single Chief Executive Officer. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Oct 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Establishes a framework of standard regulatory powers exercised by Commonwealth agencies by providing for: monitoring and investigative powers; and enforcement provisions including civil penalties, infringement notices, enforceable undertakings and injunctions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Military Court of Australia (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Military Court of Australia Bill 2012, the bill amends: the

  Defence Force Discipline Act 1982

  to: retain courts martial and Defence Force magistrates; provide for a right of election for trial; clarify the status and character of service offences; remove references to old system offences; and maintain cooperation where military discipline and criminal law jurisdictions overlap; and 22 other Acts to make consequential amendments. Also abolishes the Defence Force Discipline Appeals Tribunal by repealing the

  Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Military Court of Australia Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Military Court of Australia (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012, the bill establishes the Military Court of Australia and provides for the court’s management, jurisdiction, administration within the infrastructure of the Federal Court of Australia, and practice and procedure. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support Bonus) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  ,

  Farm Household Support Act 1992

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to provide for an income support bonus (of $105 for single people or $87.50 for most people who are an eligible member of a couple) to be paid to eligible income support recipients on a twice yearly basis from March 2013. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Education Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes three goals for Australian schooling, namely: for Australian schooling to provide an excellent education for all students; for Australian schooling to be highly equitable; and for Australia to be placed in the top five countries in reading, science and mathematics, quality and equity in recognised international testing by 2025; and commits the Commonwealth to work collaboratively with states, territories, the non-government sector and other partners to meet these goals through developing and implementing a national plan for school improvement and needs-based funding arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Establishes a framework for the National Disability Insurance Scheme by: setting out the objects and principles of the scheme, including people with disability being given choice and control over the care and support they receive, and giving effect to certain obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; providing for the establishment and functions of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency, including implementing the scheme from July 2013; and providing for a review of the operation of the Act after a two-year period. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum