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• Tradex Scheme Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Tradex Scheme Act 1999

  to separate the Act from provisions of the Customs Regulations that allow for the drawback of customs duty (the Drawback Regulations). Also makes administrative changes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Amendment (Securing the Future of Aged Care for Australians) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  in relation to residential aged care to: simplify fees and charges paid by residents who cannot fully meet their own care and accommodation costs; combine the current concessional resident supplement and pensioner supplement into a single asset-tested accommodation supplement; broaden eligibility for community care grants for providers of Community Aged Care Packages; and extend eligibility to providers of Extended Aged Care at Home and Extended Aged Care at Home - Dementia. Also makes technical amendments to the

  Aged Care (Bond Security) Act 2006

  and

  Aged Care (Bond Security) Levy Act 2006

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Alcohol Toll Reduction Bill 2007 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FIELDING, Sen Steve 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005

  ,

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  and

  Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

  to: establish the Responsible Advertising of Alcohol Division within the Australian Communications and Media Authority to monitor the advertising of alcohol; limit the times at which alcohol products are advertised on radio and television and impose a penalty for breaches; and provide for labelling standards for alcohol products. 

  Bill

• Farm Household Support Amendment (Farm Help Criteria and Other Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio 

  Bill

• Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ELLIS, Kate, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: amend the definition of a low-impact mobile phone tower; enable community consultation about the placement of such towers; and prevent towers from being located within 200 metres of a childcare centre, school or hospital. 

  Bill

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to give the Australian Communications and Media Authority the discretion to consider late applications for renewals of community broadcasting licences up to the expiry date of the licence; and makes technical corrections to the

  Broadcasting Amendment (Digital Radio) Act 2007

  and

  Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Act 2006

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Child Sex Tourism Offences and Related Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  ,

  Crimes Act 1914

  and

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  in relation to child sex tourism offences, by: relocating existing offences (currently in the Crimes Act) to the Criminal Code; creating new grooming, procuring and preparatory offences; making penalties consistent with like offences in the Criminal Code; introducing new offences relating to Australians overseas accessing child pornography or child abuse material; and providing for forfeiture of such material. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Surveillance Devices Act 2004

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Review of Prudential Decisions) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Banking Act 1959

  ,

  Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  Life Insurance Act 1995

  ,

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  ,

  Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997

  ,

  Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Simplifying Regulation and Review) Act 2007

  and

  Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Discretionary Mutual Funds and Direct Offshore Foreign Insurers) Act 2007

  to introduce a court-based process for disqualifying an individual from operating an Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) regulated entity;

  Banking Act 1959

  ,

  Insurance Act 1973

  and

  Life Insurance Act 1995

  in relation to APRA’s specific direction powers;

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to incorporate a materiality test into the trigger for APRA to issue a direction to freeze assets of a superannuation entity;

  Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  Life Insurance Act 1995

  and

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to remove ministerial consent from administrative decisions made by APRA or the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) under those Acts;

  Banking Act 1959

  ,

  Financial Sector Collection of Data Act 2001

  ,

  Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  Life Insurance Act 1995

  and

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to apply merits review to appropriate decisions made by APRA or the ATO; and makes consequential amendments to other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Lands Acquisition Legislation Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Lands Acquisition Act 1989

  to: allow States and Territories to administer exploration and/or mining on Commonwealth land through regulations that incorporate or adopt State/Territory mining legislation; provide for a penalty regime for breaches of the regulations; enable the minister to make offers of compensation to interest holders without a claim being made; removes the requirement for commercial acquisitions in market of an interest in land to be tabled in Parliament; and repeals the

  Lands Acquisition (Defence) Act 1968

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Stolen Generation Compensation Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BARTLETT, Andrew 

  Summary

  The bill: provides for compensation payments for certain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons removed from their families; establishes the Stolen Generations Tribunal and Stolen Generations Fund and their functions and powers; and provides for additional support services. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum