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TOTAL RESULTS: 55
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- Date
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22 Aug 2011
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BANDT, Adam, MP
- Summary
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Amends the:
Banking Act 1959
to: impose certain conditions on authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) in relation to the transfer of personal transaction accounts; and require ADIs that offer term deposits to provide certain information when those deposits are due for reinvestment; and National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009
to: require credit contracts to expressly include advice of any unjust transactions and unconscionable interest and other charges; and provide for the termination of mortgage indemnity insurance contracts when the related mortgage is terminated and the rebate of associated premiums.
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- Date
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15 Nov 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BANDT, Adam, MP
- Summary
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Amends the
Banking Act 1959
to: require banks to offer basic transaction accounts and to limit other fees to cost recovery; provide that transactions at a bank’s own-branded ATMs are free of charge; cap charges for the use of a bank’s ATMs by customers of another authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI); require ADIs to offer fixed interest gap loans and mortgages; cap mortgage and loan exit fees at cost recovery; and require uniform identification of exit fees in advertising and in mortgage and loan contracts.
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- Date
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15 Jun 2010
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BROWN, Sen Bob
- Summary
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Amends the
Banking Act 1959
to: require banks to offer basic transaction accounts and to limit other fees to cost recovery; provide that transactions at a bank’s own-branded ATMs are free of charge; cap charges for the use of a bank’s ATMs by customers of another authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI); require ADIs to offer a fixed interest gap mortgage; cap mortgage exit fees at cost recovery; and require uniform identification of exit fees in advertising and mortgage contracts.
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- Date
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17 Sep 2009
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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FIELDING, Sen Steve
- Summary
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The bill: requires the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to identify and contact a person’s next of kin when that person is in a foreign country and believed to be missing; provides for the department and its agencies to offer assistance in such circumstances; and requires the minister to report annually on the development and implementation of international agreements relating to Australian citizens believed to be missing overseas.
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- Date
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25 Jun 2009
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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FIELDING, Sen Steve
- Summary
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Amends the
Banking Act 1959
to enable the Treasurer to determine that the Financial Claims Scheme no longer apply to a bank which either withholds an interest rate cut or increases its variable standard rate in response to an official interest rate reduction.
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- Date
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17 Jun 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the
Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005
to: abolish the Office of the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner and create the Office of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate; remove existing building industry specific laws; enable the Inspectorate to compulsorily obtain information or documents relevant to an investigation from certain persons; provide for safeguards in relation to the Inspectorate's powers to obtain information and documents (including a five year sunset provision); and create the office of the Independent Assessor.
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- Date
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28 Aug 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
- Summary
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Repeals the
Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005
and Building and Construction Industry Improvement (Consequential and Transitional) Act 2005
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- Date
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03 Dec 2003
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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LEES, Meg
- Summary
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Amends the
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
to require the Australian Broadcasting Authority to impose licence conditions on commercial television licensees in metropolitan areas, obliging them to provide locally-produced news, current affairs and other programming.
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- Date
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01 Mar 2001
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfolio
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- Date
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02 Jul 1998
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Communications, the Information Economy and the Arts Portfolio
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