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19 Nov 2009
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House of Representatives
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Health and Ageing
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In response to a recommendation of the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee report on the AusCheck Amendment Bill 2009, the bill amends the
National Health Security Act 2007
to enable the minister to require background checks of individuals who handle or dispose of security sensitive biological agents to be conducted by AusCheck.
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24 Jun 2009
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Health and Ageing
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Amends the
National Health Security Act 2007
to: enable the minister to suspend certain existing regulatory requirements and specify new conditions to ensure adequate controls are maintained in the event of a security sensitive biological agent (SSBA) outbreak; establish controls relating to the handling of biological agents suspected of being SSBAs; provide for additional search and seizure powers; require registered entities to report certain existing reportable events to state or territory police; require registered entities to lodge nil annual and biannual reports; enable the secretary to cancel registration of an entity no longer handling SSBAs; and amend the definition of ‘biological agent’.
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13 Sep 2007
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House of Representatives
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Health and Ageing
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The bill: enables the exchange of public health surveillance information in relation to public health events of national significance; enables the sharing of information with the World Health Organization and countries affected by any event relating to public health or an overseas mass casualty; gives effect to the International Health Regulations 2005; and establishes a scheme for the national registration and regulation of entities handling security-sensitive biological agents.
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22 Jun 2010
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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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Establishes a National Integrity Commission as an independent statutory agency which will consist of the National Integrity Commissioner, the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner and the Independent Parliamentary Advisor and provide for: the investigation and prevention of misconduct and corruption in all Commonwealth departments, agencies, and federal parliamentarians and their staff; the investigation and prevention of corruption in the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Crime Commission; and independent advice to ministers and parliamentarians on conduct, ethics and matters of proprietary. Also provides for the establishment of a Parliamentary Joint Committee on the National Integrity Commission.
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03 Dec 2003
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Industry, Tourism and Resources
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Amends the
National Measurement Act 1960
to: establish the National Measurement Institute (including the establishment of the position of Chief Metrologist) within the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources and outline its functions and responsibilities; and dissolve the National Standards Commission. Also contains transitional provisions to provide for the transfer of assets and liabilities from the Commission and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation to the Commonwealth; amends the Science and Industry Research Act 1949
and National Measurement Regulations 1999; and contains a regulation-making power and an application provision.
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24 Sep 2008
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House of Representatives
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Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
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Amends the
National Measurement Act 1960
to implement a national trade measurement system based on the current trade measurement systems of the states and territories.
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29 Sep 2010
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Senate
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Act
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Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
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Amends the
National Measurement Act 1960
to: narrow the circumstances in which some offence provisions may apply; provide for a new offence about letting for hire or loan unverified measuring instruments; replace monetary penalties with penalty units; provide for the Chief Metrologist to determine various technical standards and procedures; and make minor and technical amendments.
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23 Jun 2010
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
- Summary
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Amends the
National Measurement Act 1960
to: narrow the circumstances in which some offence provisions may apply; provide for a new offence about letting for hire or loan unverified measuring instruments; replace monetary penalties with penalty units; provide for the Chief Metrologist to determine various technical standards and procedures; and make minor and technical amendments.
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06 Dec 2000
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Senate
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfolio
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21 Oct 2010
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House of Representatives
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Resources, Energy and Tourism
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The bill: allows a Northern Territory Land Council and other parties in a state or territory to volunteer their land for consideration as the location for a national facility for the management of radioactive waste arising from medical, industrial and research uses of radioactive material; repeals the
Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act 2005
; and makes a consequential amendment to the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
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