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12 May 2011
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House of Representatives
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Home Affairs
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Part of a package of four bills to apply an energy content based taxation to certain alternative fuels, the bill amends the
Customs Tariff Act 1995
to: set the customs duty rates applying to certain alternative fuels from 1 December 2011; and calculate the duty payable on blended goods.
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24 Mar 2011
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House of Representatives
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Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
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Part of a package of three bills to establish the Carbon Farming Initiative, the bill provides for: the types of abatement projects eligible for Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs); requirements for recognition as an offsets entity; eligibility for offsets projects; participation by holders of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land; characteristics of methodology determinations; permanence arrangements for sequestration projects; reporting requirements for offsets projects; a framework for auditing offset reports; the issue and exchange of ACCUs; monitoring and enforcement powers; merits review of decisions; the establishment and functions of the Domestic Offsets Integrity Committee and the Carbon Credits Administrator; and the publication of information and the treatment of confidential information.
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24 Mar 2011
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House of Representatives
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Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
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Part of a package of three bills to establish the Carbon Farming Initiative, the bill amends the:
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006
to provide that financial institutions and other persons who buy Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) are subject to reporting and other obligations; Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
and Corporations Act 2001
in relation to the regulation of financial services for ACCUs; Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
, Competition and Consumer Act 2010
and National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007
to provide for the appropriate exchange of information between administrators; and National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007
to extend the arrangements for reporting transfer certificates beyond 30 June 2011.
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24 Mar 2011
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House of Representatives
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Treasury
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Amends the
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
to: prohibit the private disclosure of pricing information to a competitor; prohibit disclosure of that or other information if the disclosure is made to substantially lessen competition; provide that the prohibitions only apply to goods and services prescribed by regulations; provide exceptions to the prohibitions; and extend existing authorisation and notification regimes to enable businesses to obtain immunity from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission from the prohibitions where a public net benefit results.
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24 Mar 2011
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House of Representatives
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Finance and Deregulation
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Part of a package of three bills to establish governance arrangements for Commonwealth superannuation schemes, the bill establishes ComSuper as a statutory body and provides for: the terms and conditions of employment, functions and powers of the Chief Executive Officer; staff and consultants; and finance and reporting requirements.
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23 Mar 2011
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House of Representatives
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Human Services
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Amends the
Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
to: enable certain powers of the Child Support Registrar to be delegated to persons outside the Department of Human Services; and update certain criminal penalty provisions.
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23 Mar 2011
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House of Representatives
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Justice
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Amends: the
Customs Administration Act 1985
and Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006
to include the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service within the jurisdiction of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity; the Australian Federal Police Act 1979
and Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
to: allow the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to commence litigation on proceeds of crime matters on behalf of the Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce; allow the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Commissioner of the AFP to transfer matters already commenced between themselves; give courts a discretion when calculating the amount of a pecuniary penalty order to take into account tax paid after proceeds of crime proceedings are commenced; and align the production order provisions with unexplained wealth provisions; the Family Law Act 1975
to enable courts to take account of Commonwealth, state and territory forfeiture applications when determining a person’s property for the purpose of property settlement and spouse maintenance proceedings; and 10 Acts to make consequential amendments.
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23 Mar 2011
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Home Affairs
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Amends the:
Customs Act 1901
in relation to: goods that are no longer for export; directions for the movement and storage of goods subject to Customs control; the suspension of an authority to deal; compliance requirements for warehouse licences; and reporting requirements for cargo on board a ship or aircraft that is lost or wrecked; and Customs Act 1901
and Customs Depot Licensing Charges Act 1997
in relation to compliance requirements for depot licences.
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23 Mar 2011
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House of Representatives
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Home Affairs
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Amends the
Customs Tariff Act 1995
as a result of the fourth review by the World Customs Organization of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, by effecting changes required by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (relating to food security), the Rotherdam Convention (relating to hazardous chemicals and pesticides), and the Montreal Protocol (relating to halogenated hydrocarbons).
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02 Mar 2011
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House of Representatives
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Home Affairs
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Amends the
Customs Act 1901
to: enable the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Customs to recommend, and the minister to declare, that anti-dumping measures be revoked at the end of a review; and provide for a revocation test outlining when the CEO may recommend that the minister revoke anti-dumping measures.
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