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• 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

• 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

• National Health Reform Amendment (Definitions) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Health Reform Act 2011

  to: amend the definitions of ‘local hospital network’, ‘primary health care organisation’, ‘private hospital’ and ‘public hospital’ to enable the National Health Performance Authority to undertake its performance reporting role; and make technical amendments. 

  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

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Consumer Protection) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Do Not Call Register Act 2006

  to clarify which party is responsible for making telemarketing calls and sending marketing faxes where third parties are carrying out the marketing activities;

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: enable industry codes to be varied; extend the application of the reimbursement scheme for developing consumer-related industry codes to varying these codes; and require code developers to publish draft code and draft variations and related public submissions; and

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Services Standards) Act 1999

  to: require the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) scheme to comply with standards determined by the minister; and require independent periodic public reviews of the TIO scheme to be conducted. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum