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• 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

• Sugar Research and Development Services (Consequential Amendments—Excise) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  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

• 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

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Public Housing Tenants’ Support) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to establish the Housing Payment Deduction Scheme to provide for rent and household utilities to be compulsorily deducted from specified welfare payments to public housing tenants who are in significant rental arrears that could lead to eviction or housing abandonment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Rural Research and Development Legislation Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Reserve Bank Amendment (Australian Reconstruction and Development Board) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

   

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Bill 2013

  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

• Reducing Supermarket Dominance Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

   

  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