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TOTAL RESULTS: 277
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01 Apr 2004
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House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Small Business and Tourism
- Summary
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Establishes Tourism Australia, which will amalgamate the functions of the Australian Tourist Commission, See Australia, the Tourism Forecasting Council and the Bureau of Tourism Research, plus a new unit, Tourism Events Australia. Tourism Australia will be responsible for international and domestic tourism marketing and research. Also contains a regulation-making power.
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28 Jun 2000
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Industry, Science and Resources portfolio
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- Date
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06 Jul 2011
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
- Summary
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Introduced with the Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill 2011, the bill amends the
Trade Marks Act 1995
to provide that regulations may be made in relation to the plain packaging of tobacco so that businesses are not prevented from registering new trade marks or from protecting trade marks against infringement.
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- Date
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04 Apr 2001
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Industry, Science and Resources portfolio
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- Date
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13 Feb 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
- Summary
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Amends the
Trade Practices Act 1974
to provide that telecommunications access declarations and extension notices which extend the period of access declarations are not legislative instruments for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003
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- Date
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24 Jun 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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Amends the:
Trade Practices Act 1974
to implement a national consumer law regime (the Australian Consumer Law) which will: address unfair contract terms; and include penalties, enforcement powers and consumer redress options; Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
to include corresponding provisions applicable to financial services; and Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
, Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act
1979, and Trade Practices Act 1974
to make consequential amendments.
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- Date
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17 Mar 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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Further to the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill 2009, the bill amends: the
Trade Practices Act 1974
, Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
and Corporations Act 2001
to implement a national consumer law regime (the Australian Consumer Law) in relation to: general and specific consumer protections; misleading and deceptive conduct; unconscionable conduct; unfair practices; consumer transactions; statutory consumer guarantees; a standard consumer product safety law for consumer goods; and product-related services; the Trade Practices Act 1974
to rename it as the Competition and Consumer Act 2010
; and 61 Acts to reflect the change in title of the Trade Practices Act 1974
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- Date
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17 Jun 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Introduced with the Australian Energy Market Bill 2004 and in accordance with the intergovernmental Australian Energy Market Agreement, the bill amends the
Trade Practices Act 1974
to: establish the Australian Energy Regulator which will perform national energy market regulation and enforcement functions; and facilitate code change processes. Also makes a consequential amendment to the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
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- Date
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03 Dec 2008
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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Introduced with the Federal Court of Australia Amendment (Criminal Jurisdiction) Bill 2008, the bill amends the
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
, Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
and Trade Practices Act 1974
to establish criminal offences and civil sanctions for serious cartel conduct. Also makes minor and technical amendments to the Trade Practices Act 1974
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- Date
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25 Sep 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the
Trade Practices Act 1974
to: prohibit corporations from advertising a component price (a price as the sum of multiple component parts) of a good or service without also prominently specifying the single figure price (to the extent that it is quantifiable at the time of advertising); update cross references relating to pyramid selling schemes; clarify that certain breaches of product safety and information standards may be a criminal offence; and provide for the concurrent operation of certain state and territory fair trading laws.
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