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• Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Water 

  Summary

  Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, the bill: amends 14 Acts and the Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 consequent on the introduction of the scheme; and makes transitional arrangements to transfer the functions of the Greenhouse and Energy Data Officer and the Renewable Energy Regulator to the Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to establish Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme fuel credits, the bill amends the

  Fuel Tax Act 2006

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  consequent on the proposed

  Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Act 2010

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to establish Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) fuel credits, the bill establishes a CPRS fuel credits program to provide transitional assistance to eligible businesses and gaseous fuels suppliers to offset the impact of the scheme emissions unit charge. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Amendment (Household Assistance) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Consequent on the implementation of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, the bill amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: increase pensions, income support allowances and family payments by 2.5 per cent over two years, commencing on 1 July 2011; and make adjustments to indexation arrangements;

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance)(Administration) Act 1999

  to: increase certain family tax benefit rates (FTB) additional to the usual indexation; and introduce a FTB combined supplement;

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to: increase disability, war widow and widower, and service pensions by 2.5 per cent over two years, commencing on 1 July 2011; and provide for increases to payment rates and adjustments to indexation by legislative instrument;

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  to increase the maximum rate weekly permanent impairment compensation, weekly compensation for wholly dependant partners and Special Rate Disability Pension by 2.5 per cent over two years, commencing on 1 July 2011;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Medicare Levy Act 1986

  to increase the low income tax, Senior Australians tax, dependency tax, dependent spouse, housekeeper and child-housekeeper, invalid relative, and parent/parent-in-law offsets, and Medicare levy low-income thresholds; and

  Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Reform and Other 2009 Budget Measures) Act 2009

  and

  Veterans’ Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Reform) Act 2009

  to make minor technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Water 

  Summary

  Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, the bill gives effect to Australia’s obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol by outlining: entities and emissions covered by the scheme; liable entities’ obligations to surrender emission units corresponding to their emissions; limits on the number of emissions units that will be issued; the nature and allocation of Australian emissions units; mechanisms to contain costs; linking to other emissions trading schemes; assistance in relation to emissions-intensive trade-exposed activities, coal-fired electricity generators and coal mining; voluntary inclusion of reforestation activities under the scheme; the domestic offsets program; the Australian National Registry of Emissions Units; and monitoring and enforcement. Also contains a regulation making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to establish Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme fuel credits, the bill amends the:

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to ensure reductions made to excise rates on fuels also apply to relevant imported products; and

  Customs Tariff Amendment (ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Act 2009

  to make a minor technical amendment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to establish Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme fuel credits, the bill amends the

  Excise Tariff Act 1921

  to reduce fuel tax to 35.688 cents per litre from 1 July 2011. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment (Disallowance and Amendment Power of the Commonwealth) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988

  to repeal the provision which enables the Governor-General to disallow and recommend amendments to, any Act made by the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Occupational Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991

  to provide that the manufacture, supply, installation, design and safe use of lifts are regulated;

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  to: restore Comcare’s access to the Consolidated Revenue Fund to pay compensation claims for diseases with long latency periods; re-instate workers’ compensation claims arising from off-site recess injuries; allow for compensation for medical expenses to be paid when payment of compensation benefits is suspended; and set time limits within which claims must be determined; and

  Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991

  ,

  Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993

  and

  Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992

  to make amendments consequent on the commencement of the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Amendment (Material Lessening of Competition—Richmond Amendment) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to prevent corporations from directly or indirectly merging with or acquiring an asset which would result in material lessening of competition in the relevant market. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum