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06 Dec 2006
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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The bill: amends 45 Acts to correct clerical and drafting errors; repeals 17 obsolete Acts and amends six Acts as a consequence of those repeals.
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30 Nov 2006
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
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Amends: the
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
to ensure the financial viability of the Commonwealth workers’ compensation scheme, by amending the definitions of ‘disease’ and ‘injury’ and making changes to improve the administration and provision of benefits; and makes amendments consequential on the commencement of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003
; and the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991
to: prohibit the operation of major hazard facilities without a licence; and extend its civil penalty regime to breaches of regulations. Also increases the maximum funeral benefits payable and makes a similar amendment to the Military Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2004
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14 Sep 2006
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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EVANS, Sen Chris
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Amends the
Social Security Act 1991
to provide a discretion to extend the period in which sale proceeds from a pensioner’s principal home are not included in the assets test for pensioners whose new principal home construction has been unavoidably delayed.
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19 Jun 2006
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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HULL, Kay, MP
- Summary
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Amends the
Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Act 1997
in the event that the Snowy Hydro Company is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in relation to: limits on individual, corporate and foreign ownership; and corporate and operational provisions to be included in the company constitution.
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12 May 2005
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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GREIG, Brian
- Summary
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Regulates the unauthorised installation of computer software; and provides for disclosure to computer users of software features that may pose a threat to user privacy.
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09 Dec 2004
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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
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
to enable voters at Senate elections to determine the order of their party preferences in above-the-line voting.
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17 Nov 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Education, Science and Training
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Provides financial assistance to the States and Territories for government and non-government schools for 2005-2008 by providing for: integration of Catholic system schools in the socioeconomic status (SES) funding model for non-government schools; a funding guarantee to independent non-government schools that would otherwise be disadvantaged from updating the SES scores for 2005-2008; additional funding for the Capital Grants Program for constructions and refurbishments in non-government schools in isolated locations in the Northern Territory; establishment of the Literacy, Numeracy and Special Learning Needs Program for disadvantaged students; additional funding for capital infrastructure for schools; funding for non-government rural student hostels; and extension of the national testing and Statements of Learning to include information and communications technology. Also contains transitional provisions and a regulation-making power.
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17 Nov 2004
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
to permit the provision of teaching scholarships to persons of one sex, in order to address the imbalance in the number of male and female teachers in schools.
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17 Nov 2004
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education, Science and Training
- Summary
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Amends the
States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 2000
to: appropriate additional funding for the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies and Projects Programme for the Tutorial Credits Initiative in 2004; and correct a technical defect in the socioeconomic status funding phasing-in arrangements for non-government schools. Also repeals the States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 1992
and States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 1996
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17 Nov 2004
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Senate
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
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The bill: establishes procedures for federal, State and Territory law enforcement agencies to obtain warrants, emergency authorisations and authorisations for the installation and use of surveillance devices in Australia and overseas in relation to criminal investigations and child recovery orders; and regulates the use, communication, publication, storage, destruction and making of records in connection with surveillance device operations. Also makes consequential amendments to the
Australian Federal Police Act 1979
, Criminal Code Act 1995
, Customs Act 1901
and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
; and contains transitional and savings provisions and a regulation-making power.
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