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• Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1999

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Mar 1999 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs portfolio 

  Bill

• Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1997

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 1997 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Amendment (Strengthening Land and Governance Provisions) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Mar 2022 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Indigenous Australians 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986

  to: amend the title of the Act to the

  Aboriginal Land and Waters (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986

  ; exempt certain leases granted by the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council from the application of the

  Residential Tenancies Act 1997

  (ACT); increase the payment amount at which the council is required to seek approval from the minister before entering into a contract; amend the council's governance structure and decision making powers to align more closely with other corporate Commonwealth entities; remove the requirement for the council to enter into an agreement to lease with the Director of National Parks before land in the Booderee National Park can be declared as Aboriginal land; clarify that the functions of the council relate to registered members and eligible children; and update the wording of the term 'physical or mental incapacity'; and eight Acts to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Bill 1998

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Nov 1998 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister 

  Summary

  Provides for the preservation and protection from injury or desecration of certain indigenous areas and objects of particular significance and provide for the accreditation of heritage protection regimes in force in States and Territories. Repeals the

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984

  and makes related savings and transitional provisions; and amends the

  Archives Act 1983

  ,

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  and

  Hindmarsh Island Bridge Act 1997

  in relation to disclosure of confidential indigenous information. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Bill 1998

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Apr 1998 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister's portfolio 

  Bill

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 May 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989

  to abolish the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC); and make consequential amendments arising from its abolition, including: the transfer of ATSIC’s assets and liabilities to other agencies, the establishment of a new housing fund to be administered by Indigenous Business Australia, and modification of the role of the Office of Evaluation and Audit; and

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2004

  to: abolish regional councils from 1 July 2005; and make consequential amendments. Also contains transitional and saving provisions and makes consequential amendments to 11 other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1996 [1998]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jun 1996 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Amendment (A Stronger Land Account) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SIEWERT, Sen Rachel 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005

  to: clarify the purpose of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account; provide for excess returns from Land Account investments to be equally shared between the Account and the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC); provide that the minister may have regard to advice provided by the ILC about its financial requirements; provide for parliamentary review of any proposed changes to the ILC and the Land Account; provide for the establishment of a Nomination Committee to make recommendations about appointments to the ILC Board; require the ILC Board to establish a Risk and Audit Management Committee; limit the tenure and reappointments of directors; require the chair and directors to disclose all pecuniary interests; and require the ILC Board to determine a code of conduct. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Abolition of the Gold Travel Pass for Former Politicians (Reflecting Community Standards) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Aug 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ORGAN, Michael 

  Summary

  The bill: abolishes the entitlement of former members of Parliament to severance travel and to a Life Gold Pass; provides for limited travel and other entitlements in certain circumstances; and provides for the transfer of certain frequent flyer points to the Commonwealth upon a member’s death or retirement. Repeals the

  Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) Act 2002

  and contains transitional provisions and a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Abolition of Age Limit on Payment of the Superannuation Guarantee Charge Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992

  to abolish the current age limit of 70 years for the payment of the superannuation guarantee. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum