A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General.
Bills introduced to Parliament are scrutinised to make sure they meet certain standards and to consider whether they should be referred to a committee for further investigation. This can include feedback from stakeholders and the general public, and a report recommending potential improvements to the bill.
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08 Oct 1996
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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16 Feb 2000
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio
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16 Feb 2000
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio
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16 Feb 2000
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio
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24 Sep 2008
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House of Representatives
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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Amends the
Dairy Produce Act 1986
to finalise the Dairy Industry Adjustment Program by terminating the dairy adjustment levy, winding-up the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund and terminating the Dairy Adjustment Authority. Also makes consequential amendments to the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
, Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973
and Social Security Act 1991
to remove references to the Dairy Industry Adjustment Program; repeals the Dairy Adjustment Levy (Customs) Act 2000
, Dairy Adjustment Levy (Excise) Act 2000
and Dairy Adjustment Levy (General) Act 2000
which set the dairy adjustment levy rate; and includes a regulation-making power to make transitional arrangements.
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11 Feb 2013
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP
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Provides for: the registration of dairy regional representative bodies; Fair Work Australia to determine a modern award for dairy farmers (including the objective of providing a fair minimum return to dairy farmers for producing drinking milk); dairy farmers and processors to establish enterprise agreements; and collective negotiations.
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16 Feb 2000
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio
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28 Aug 2002
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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Amends the:
Dairy Produce Act 1986
to incorporate planning, facilitation and participation in the reform or privatisation of the Australian Dairy Corporation (ADC) and the Dairy Research and Development Corporation as an additional function of the ADC; and Dairy Produce Act 1986
and Farm Household Support Act 1992
to enable holders of Dairy Structural Adjustment Program scheme and Supplementary Dairy Assistance scheme entitlements to access a farm exit payment under the Farm Help Re-establishment Grant scheme.
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12 Feb 2003
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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Introduced with the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Dairy) Bill 2003, the bill provides for: the privatisation of the Australian Dairy Corporation (ADC) and its subsequent conversion into a company under the
Corporations Act 2001
, to be known as Dairy Australia Limited; and the transfer of assets, liabilities and staff of the Dairy Research and Development Corporation to the new company. Also: provides for an industry services body which will take over ADC’s role in relation to the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund; simplifies the export control arrangements for dairy produce, retaining the function with the Commonwealth; makes consequential amendments to 6 Acts; repeals the Dairy Research and Development Corporation Regulations 1990 and contains transitional provisions.
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11 Feb 2016
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture and Water Resources
- Summary
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Amends the
Dairy Produce Act 1986
to remove the requirement for the dairy industry to hold a dairy levy poll every five years; and enable the minister to make a legislative instrument to require the industry services body to establish a levy poll advisory committee to consider the levy rate every five years, require the industry services body to hold a levy poll if a variation to the rate is recommended by the advisory committee, and include a mechanism for dairy farmer members of Dairy Australia Limited to request a poll if they disagree with the advisory committee’s decision not to convene a levy poll.
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