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• National Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Oct 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  and

  Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991

  to establish a merit-based appointment process for ABC and SBS non-executive directors for their respective boards; and

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  to re-establish the position of staff-elected director to the ABC Board. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Insurance Amendment (Revival of Table Items) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Oct 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  CORMANN, Sen Mathias
  FIELDING, Sen Steve
  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to provide that if an item in the general medical services table is disallowed under the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  , the corresponding item in the previous regulations is taken to apply from the time of disallowance. 

  Bill

• Poker Machine (Reduced Losses—Interim Measures) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Oct 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Regulates poker machine use by requiring that poker machines: cannot accept banknotes with a denomination greater than $20; cannot accept certain additional credits; cannot allow a bet in excess of $1 per spin; and cannot allow a loss exceeding $120 in one hour’s operation. Also imposes penalties for a contravention of these requirements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Protecting Problem Gamblers Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Oct 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FIELDING, Sen Steve 

  Summary

  Regulates poker and gaming machine use by placing technical requirements on manufacturers and suppliers of those machines by requiring that they cannot: accept banknotes with a denomination greater than $20; accept certain additional credits; and allow a bet in excess of $1 per spin. Also imposes penalties for a contravention of these requirements. 

  Bill

• Keeping Jobs from Going Offshore (Protection of Personal Information) Bill 2009 [2010]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Oct 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FIELDING, Sen Steve 

  Summary

  The bill: requires Australian organisations to meet certain requirements before transferring personal information about an individual to an organisation in a foreign country; and requires foreign call centres to identify the city and country in which they are located when contacting customers. 

  Bill

• Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2009 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Oct 2009 

  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 (CPRS), the bill establishes the Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority as an independent statutory body to administer the CPRS, the Renewable Energy Target and the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System. Also contains a regulation making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges—Customs) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Oct 2009 

  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 imposes a tax on the issue of Australian emissions units issued as a result of an auction or for a fixed charge, to the extent that it is a duty of customs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges—Excise) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Oct 2009 

  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 imposes a tax on the issue of Australian emissions units issued as a result of an auction or for a fixed charge, to the extent that it is a duty of excise. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges—General) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Oct 2009 

  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 imposes a tax on the issue of Australian emissions units issued as a result of an auction or for a fixed charge, to the extent that it is neither a duty of customs nor a duty of excise. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Oct 2009 

  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 11 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