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• National Measurement Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Industry and Innovation 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Measurement Act 1960

  in relation to the: powers of trade measurement inspectors to issue a notice to remedy, to investigate potential breaches in public areas of business premises and to give directions to controllers of business vehicles; offences relating to the use and repair of measuring instruments; clarification of the extent to which the definition of ‘use for trade’ applies to the determination of fuel tax credits; and technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Disaster Recovery Allowance) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Emergency Management 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to create the Disaster Recovery Allowance to provide short-term income support to individuals with a demonstrated loss of income following a major on-shore disaster; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to provide that the allowance is subject to the Beneficiary Tax Off-Set scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Military Compensation Review and Other Measures) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Veterans’ Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  and

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  in relation to rehabilitation and transition management; the

  Military, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  in relation to: the date of effect for periodic impairment compensation; the inclusion of a lifestyle factor in the calculation of interim permanent impairment compensation; recalculation of permanent impairment compensation for certain people; an increase to the rate of periodic compensation payable for dependent children; expansion of the eligibility criteria for the special rate disability pension; superannuation; remittal power of the Veterans’ Review Board; increase in the membership of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission; and access to rehabilitation and compensation for certain categories of persons; the

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to increase the compensation for financial advice and cover legal advice; five Acts to: expand the lump sum compensation options for wholly dependent partners of deceased members; and require that eligible claims for existing conditions aggravated by defence service on or after 1 July 2004 be determined under the

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  ; the

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  ,

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to issue Repatriation Health Cards (for specific conditions) to certain eligible persons; the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  ,

  Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006

  ,

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to clarify the appropriation of costs for certain aged care services; the

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to extend the entitlement for travelling expenses to the partner of certain eligible persons; the

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to clarify administrative arrangements for the nomination of bank accounts for payments; and the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to make technical amendments. 

  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

  Track (What's this?)

  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

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment 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

  Amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to: create a matter of national environmental significance for coal seam gas and large coal mining developments which are likely to have a significant impact on a water resource; and establish penalties and offences to prohibit such action. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  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

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

  Track (What's this?)

  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