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TOTAL RESULTS: 54
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- Date
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20 Mar 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the
Reserve Bank Act 1959
to give the Governor-General authority to appoint, suspend and terminate the positions of Governor or Deputy-Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia. Terminations of these positions requires parliamentary approval.
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- Date
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15 May 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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- Summary
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Amends the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
to establish a national feed-in tariff scheme to provide financial support for the commercialisation of prospective renewable energy technologies. Also provides for an annual review of the operation of the Act.
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- Date
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17 Sep 2008
- Chamber
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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
Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978
, Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988
and Norfolk Island Act 1979
to remove the prohibition on legalising voluntary euthanasia. Also repeals the Euthanasia Laws Act 1997
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- Date
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25 Sep 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
- Summary
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Introduced with the Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008, the bill repeals the
Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Act 1993
and repeals provisions of the Road Transport Reform (Heavy Vehicles Registration) Act 1997
to allow the Australian Capital Territory Government to introduce the new heavy vehicle registration charges. Also amends the Fuel Tax Act 2006
to: increase the road user charge rate to 21 cents per litre from 1 January 2009; and establish a mechanism to allow for regulations to be made to adjust the charge.
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- Date
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11 Nov 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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MILNE, Sen Christine
- Summary
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Amends the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
to establish a national feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme to provide financial support for the commercialisation of prospective renewable energy technologies by providing: that the minister sets and reviews a FiT rate for renewable energy technology and a FiT levy rate to fund payments under the scheme; that qualifying generators be allowed to connect and feed into the grid; that the Renewable Energy Regulator establish a Feed-in-Tariff Register; and for the preparation and tabling of an independent report on the operation of the scheme.
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- Date
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27 Nov 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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MILNE, Sen Christine
- Summary
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Amends the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
to increase the mandatory renewable energy target from 9,500GWh to 45,000GWh and require the minister to review the targets annually.
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- Date
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27 Nov 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Environment, Heritage and the Arts
- Summary
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Establishes a resale royalty right for visual artists and an accompanying statutory scheme. The resale royalty right will entitle visual artists to a royalty payment on the sale price of any commercial resale of their original works of art valued over $1,000, be inalienable and endure for the life of the artist plus 70 years.
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- Date
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14 May 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Summary
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Amends the
Rural Adjustment Act 1992
to allow for the re-appointment of National Rural Advisory Council members for two subsequent terms after their initial term.
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- Date
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17 Jun 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Climate Change and Water
- Summary
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Amends the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Charge) Act 2000
to increase the shortfall charge payable by non-complaint liable parties from $40 per megawatt-hour to $65 per megawatt-hour.
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- Date
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17 Jun 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Climate Change and Water
- Summary
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Amends the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
to: clarify the objectives of the Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme; increase annual targets for renewable energy generation from 2010; implement a Solar Credits mechanism; require a review of the legislation and regulations in 2014 and for the review to be tabled in Parliament; provide partial exemptions from liability for certain activities; provide for the transition of existing and proposed State renewable energy target schemes; enable power stations utilising waste coal mine gas as a fuel source to participate in the RET scheme for a specified period; and further increase the annual targets under the scheme for the years during which this fuel source will be eligible.
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