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• Civil Dispute Resolution Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  The bill: requires civil litigants to file a genuine steps statement before legal proceedings are instituted in the Federal Court or the Federal Magistrates Court; sets out the powers of court in relation to the genuine steps requirements and awarding costs; and provides that certain categories of legal proceedings are excluded proceedings. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Preventing the Misuse of Government Advertising Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Requires the Auditor-General to assess certain government information and advertising campaigns for their compliance with guidelines and to present reports of any assessment to Parliament. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Radiocommunications Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  in relation to: the commencement timeframe of spectrum licence re-issue processes by the Australian Communications Media Authority; the coexistence of class licences and spectrum licences; and certain determinations not being subject to disallowance. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Service and Execution of Process Amendment (Interstate Fine Enforcement) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Service and Execution of Process Act 1992

  to enable states and territories to enforce interstate fines according to the laws of their own jurisdiction; and

  Service and Execution of Process Act 1992

  and

  Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tradex Scheme Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Innovation, Industry, Science and Research 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Tradex Scheme Act 1999

  to: provide that partnerships are eligible to apply for a tradex order; and remove transitional arrangements relating to the Texco Scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005

  to provide that a Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme (WELS) standard may require a product to comply with certain requirements relating to plumbing before the product can be registered as a WELS product. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Banking Amendment (Delivering Essential Financial Services for the Community) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Banking Act 1959

  to: require banks to offer basic transaction accounts and to limit other fees to cost recovery; provide that transactions at a bank’s own-branded ATMs are free of charge; cap charges for the use of a bank’s ATMs by customers of another authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI); require ADIs to offer a fixed interest gap mortgage; cap mortgage exit fees at cost recovery; and require uniform identification of exit fees in advertising and mortgage contracts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Amendment (Sons of Gwalia) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to reverse the effect of the High Court decision in

  Sons of Gwalia Ltd v Margaretic

  (2007) 232 ALR 232, relating to the rights of persons bringing claims for damages in relation to shareholdings. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Close of Rolls and Other Measures) Bill (No. 2) 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  to provide that: rolls are closed seven days after the issue of the writ for an election; and provisional voters are not required to provide evidence of identity. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill 2010, the bill amends the:

  Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

  to: include the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission as an ex officio member of the Administrative Review Council (ARC); and increase the quorum of the ARC from four to five members; and

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  to require explanatory statements for disallowable legislative instruments to contain a statement of compatibility. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum