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• Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Measures) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Amendment Bill 2013, the bill amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to: remove, in certain circumstances, the minister’s mandatory consideration of the lesser duty rule; align the retrospective duties provisions of the anti-dumping system with the relevant World Trade Organization agreements; clarify that the minister is the decision maker for certain findings; and provide for a circumvention activity to address sales at a loss and other similar practices. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Measures) Bill 2013, the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act 1975

  to remove, in certain circumstances, the minister’s mandatory consideration of the lesser duty rule. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Interest Disclosure (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Public Service and Integrity 

  Summary

  Further to the Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, the bill makes consequential amendments to the

  Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996

  ,

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

  ,

  Ombudsman Act 1976

  ,

  Parliamentary Service Act 1999

  and

  Public Service Act 1999

  . 

  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

• Superannuation Laws Amendment (MySuper Capital Gains Tax Relief and Other Measures) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to provide income tax relief to superannuation funds where there is a mandatory transfer of default members’ account balances to a MySuper product in another superannuation fund; and

  Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973

  to make consequential amendments as a result of the proposed

  Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Increased Concessional Contributions Cap and Other Measures) Act 2013

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Imported Food Warning Labels Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  The bill: requires all imported food to carry an imported food warning label; and creates offences and penalties for failure to comply. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Infrastructure (Priority Funding) Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Infrastructure Australia Act 2008

  to prioritise Commonwealth funding of rail projects identified by Infrastructure Australia over any infrastructure project that relates to roads, with the exception of road projects designed to address an urgent or significant road safety issue or on which construction has already begun. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Live Animal Export Restriction and Prohibition Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997

  to: prohibit the export of live-stock for slaughter on or after 1 July 2017; and provide that export licence holders ensure all live-stock are treated satisfactorily prior to slaughter; and

  Export Control Act 1982

  to: prohibit the export of live-stock for slaughter unless the secretary is satisfied that the live-stock will be treated satisfactorily prior to slaughter; and prohibit the export of live-stock for slaughter on or after 1 July 2017. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Voice for Animals (Independent Office of Animal Welfare) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  The bill: establishes the Office of Animal Welfare as an independent statutory authority with responsibility for advising on the protection of animal welfare in Commonwealth regulated activities; provides for the functions, appointment, and terms and conditions of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO); provides for staff and consultants; establishes the Office of Animal Welfare Advisory Committee to advise the CEO; and provides for reporting requirements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Establishes a system of governance and accountability across Commonwealth entities by: establishing a uniform set of duties for accountable authorities; establishing a uniform set of duties for all officials who use or manage public resources; establishing a comprehensive and uniform reporting framework including requiring the development of corporate plans; placing a duty on entities to establish appropriate systems of risk oversight and management (earned autonomy); enabling Commonwealth entities to partner with the states, territories and not-for-profit sector; and clarifying the Finance Minister’s role in relation to the financial framework. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum