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TOTAL RESULTS: 92
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- Date
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22 Jun 2011
- Chamber
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Senate
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Portfolio
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Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
- Summary
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Amends the:
Patents Act 1990
in relation to: the thresholds set for the grant of a patent; and exempting patent infringement of research and experimental activities; Patents Act 1990
and Trade Marks Act 1995
to: reduce delays in finalising patent and trade mark applications; enable trade marks and patent attorneys to practise through a corporate structure; and extend to trade marks and patent attorneys the same ‘advice’ privilege available to legal professionals; Copyright Act 1968
and Trade Marks Act 1995
in relation to the enforcement regime for counterfeit trade mark and copyright goods; and Designs Act 2003
, Patents Act 1990
, Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994
and Trade Marks Act 1995
to provide that the intellectual property rights system can adapt to the electronic and global business environments.
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- Date
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26 May 2011
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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School Education, Early Childhood and Youth
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Amends the:
Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000
to provide funding for non-ABSTUDY payments for the 2013 calendar year; and Higher Education Support Act 2003
to transfer funding for the 2012 and 2013 calendar years for the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education from the Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000
to the Other Grants Program.
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- Date
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23 Mar 2011
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Special Minister of State for the Public Service and Integrity
- Summary
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Amends the:
Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
to: recognise expressly the role of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS) in assisting the Government to provide the Parliament and the public with assurances that the use of special powers and capabilities by Australian intelligence and security agencies are subject to scrutiny; enable the IGIS to undertake own-motion preliminary inquiries; extend the IGIS capacity to undertake own-motion full inquiries; enable the IGIS to delegate powers of the agency subject to ministerial approval; enable the IGIS to release material to any Royal Commission at the discretion of the government; and make technical amendments; and Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006
to make a consequential amendment.
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- Date
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23 Mar 2011
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the:
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
to: provide a consistent meaning of foreign intelligence and consistent approach to foreign intelligence with the Intelligence Services Act 2001
and the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
; clarify that a computer access warrant authorises access to data held in the target computer at any time while the warrant is in force; and exclude the communication of information relating to employment within the Australian intelligence community from the operation of security assessment provisions; Criminal Code Act 1995
to clarify that the immunity for liability for certain employees for computer-related activities cannot be overridden by other Commonwealth, state or territory laws; and Intelligence Services Act 2001
to: provide a specific function for the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation to assist the defence force; provide a new ground for granting a ministerial authorisation for producing intelligence on a person; clarify that the immunity for liability for certain employees for computer-related activities cannot be overridden by other Commonwealth, state or territory laws; and move existing exemptions from the Legislative Instruments Regulations 2004 into the Act.
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- Date
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23 Mar 2011
- 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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Amends the
International Tax Agreements Act 1953
to: change the structure of the Act; and give legislative effect to bilateral taxation agreements with Aruba, Chile, the Cook Islands, Guernsey, Malaysia, Samoa and Turkey.
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- Date
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10 Feb 2011
- 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 Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood and Cyclone Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011, the bill amends the
Income Tax Rates Act 1986
to increase income tax rates for the 2011-12 financial year by 0.5 per cent on taxable income between $50 001 and $100 000, and 1 per cent on taxable income above $100 000.
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- Date
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28 Oct 2010
- 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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Amends the:
International Monetary Agreements Act 1947
to appropriate funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to enable Australia to buy a specified number of additional shares in the capital stock of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; International Finance Corporation Act 1955
to adopt a proposed amendment to the Articles of Agreement of the International Finance Corporation; and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Act 1997
to adopt amendments to the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Convention.
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- Date
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30 Sep 2010
- 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 Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010, the bill amends the
Income Tax Rates Act 1986
to provide that the rate of additional income tax payable on all or part of a recoupment for research and development activities is 10 per cent.
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- Date
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29 Sep 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the
International Tax Agreements Act 1953
to give legislative effect to the Second Protocol amending the Agreement between the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Singapore for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income
as amended by the Protocol of 16 October 1989.
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- Date
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16 Jun 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the
International Monetary Agreements Act 1947
to enable the Commonwealth to make loans to the International Monetary Fund in the event of calls under the amended New Arrangements to Borrow.
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