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• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Great Barrier Reef) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to: prohibit developments within and outside existing port areas along the Great Barrier Reef coastline; implement a moratorium from 20 March 2013 on approval of developments impacting on the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area until a strategic assessment is completed and deemed adequate by the World Heritage Committee; and prohibit approval of any developments that do not deliver a net benefit to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Funding for Certain Types of Abortion) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to provide that Medicare benefits are not payable for medically induced terminations carried on the basis of gender. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2013

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  Date

  14 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Insurance Contracts Act 1984

  in relation to: duty of utmost good faith; bundled workers’ compensation contracts; bundled contracts generally; electronic communication; powers of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC); insureds’ duty of disclosure and duty to inform of duty of disclosure; eligible contracts of insurance; non-disclosure by life insureds; unbundling of contracts; remedies for non-disclosure and misrepresentation; remedy for misstatement of date of birth; cancellation of contracts; requests by third party beneficiaries to insurers for information; insurers’ defences in actions by third party beneficiaries; rights and obligations of third party beneficiaries under life insurance contracts; rights of third parties to recover against insurers; representative actions by ASIC on behalf of third party beneficiaries; non-disclosure or misrepresentation by members of group life insurance schemes; and subrogation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2013

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  Date

  13 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  The bill: amends the:

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  to provide that decisions made under the proposed amendment to the

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  are not subject to administrative review;

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  to authorise the Commonwealth to form or participate in forming companies and to acquire shares in, or become a member of a company, if the proposed company and its objects or proposed activities are specified in the Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997;

  Social Security Act 1991

  to provide for recoverable payments and recoverable death payments for payments made under the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payments scheme;

  Judges’ Pensions Act 1968

  and

  Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973

  to establish recoverable payments and recoverable death payments; and Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 to specify a list of existing Commonwealth owned companies; and enables deferred tax asset relief to be provided to the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation in relation to the transfer of assets from the Military Superannuation and Benefits Fund to the ARIA Investments Trust. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Foreign Affairs Portfolio Miscellaneous Measures Bill 2013

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  Date

  13 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  to enable an Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) employee to move to an Australian Public Service (APS) agency in the same way that APS employees voluntarily transfer between agencies; and

  Work Health and Safety Act 2011

  to enable the Director-General of ASIS, with the approval of the minister, to make a declaration that specified provisions of the Act do not apply, or apply subject to modifications, in relation to persons carrying out work for the Director-General. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Amendment Bill 2013

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  Date

  13 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963

  to: provide for regulations to confer privileges and immunities on the International Committee for the Red Cross and the International Criminal Court; and make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Not-for-profit Sector Freedom to Advocate Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Invalidates clauses in Commonwealth agreements with the not-for-profit (NFP) sector that restrict or prevent NFP entities from advocating on Commonwealth law, policy or actions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Caring for Single Parents) Bill 2013

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  Date

  13 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  to provide for: a $40 per week supplementary payment for single parents receiving Newstart payments; and the income test for single parents receiving Newstart to be the same as the income test for single parents receiving Parenting Payment;

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to provide for payments under this Act; and

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to provide for an enforceable right to request flexible working arrangements for people with caring responsibilities, including single parents. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (Registration Fees) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Amendment (Registration Fees) Bill 2013, the bill provides for the recovery of costs for the administration of the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards scheme through taxes, in the form of fees for applying for registration. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Amendment (Registration Fees) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (Registration Fees) Bill 2013, the bill amends the

  Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005

  to enable fees to be collected and administered by the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards scheme Regulator. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum