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  • Date
    10 Mar 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Justice and Customs 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Customs Tariff Act 1995
    to: reflect changes in technology in the oil and gas exploration industries; reclassify paraquat dichloride with an added emetic as duty free; extend the operation of the South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Co-operation Agreement (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Provisions) Scheme to 31 December 2011; amend the country codes for Poland and Wake Island; increase the rates of customs duty payable on certain US originating alcohol and tobacco products in accordance with the Consumer Price Index. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    10 Mar 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Science and Training 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Higher Education Support Act 2003
    to further implement and refine the new framework for the Commonwealth funding of higher education and provide certainty to higher education providers and students, particularly in relation to review of decisions; access to student support payments; and flexibility of providers to respond to changes in demand and supply for particular courses or units of study. Also amends the:
    Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003
    to clarify certain references; and
    Higher Education Support Act 2003
    and
    Taxation Administration Act 1953
    clarify tax file number requirements for students. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    10 Mar 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Migration Act 1958
    and 4 other Acts in relation to migration litigation by: increasing the role of the Federal Magistrates Court (FMC); ensuring identical grounds of review in migration cases in the High Court and the FMC; imposing uniform extendable time limits for applications for judicial review of migration decisions; improving court processes to facilitate quicker handling of cases; deterring unmeritorious applications by broadening the grounds on which a court can summarily dispose of proceedings; and making the Chief Federal Magistrate responsible for the administration of the FMC. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    10 Mar 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    National Security Information (Criminal Proceedings) Act 2004
    to: extend the operation of the Act to include certain civil proceedings, including amending the short and long title of the Act;
    Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
    to limit a court’s jurisdiction to determine a defendant’s application for review of a certificate decision by the Attorney-General; and to exclude a person requesting a written statement of reasons for a certificate or notice decision of the Attorney-General; and
    Judiciary Act 1903
    to give the relevant court jurisdiction in respect of applications for writs of mandamus or prohibition, or injunctions; and judicial review of a certificate or notice decision. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    10 Mar 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998
    to provide for an exemption to ensure that financial institutions do not contravene competition provisions contained in Part IV of the
    Trade Practices Act 1974
    when complying with the Reserve Bank’s standards for credit card interchange fees. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    10 Mar 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999
    to: increase the maximum allowable rice research and development levy rate from $2 to $3 per tonne; and allow the rates to be set and leviable rice varieties to be declared in regulations. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    10 Mar 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 
    Summary
    Responds to recommendations of the Regional Telecommunications Inquiry Report of 2002 by amending the:
    Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
    to provide a framework for future, regular independent reviews and reports of the adequacy of regional telecommunications services;
    Telecommunications Act 1997
    to clarify that any licence condition requiring Telstra to maintain a local presence in regional, rural or remote parts of Australia may empower the minister or the Australian Communications Authority to make decisions of an administrative character; and
    Telstra Corporation Act 1991
    to require at least two directors of Telstra to have knowledge of or experience of rural or remote as well as regional areas of Australia. Also makes amendments to the
    Telecommunications Act 1997
    and
    Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
    consequential on the establishment of the Australian Communications and Media Authority. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    09 Mar 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Appropriates sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in relation to Tsunami financial assistance and the Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction and Development. 

    Bill

  • Date
    09 Mar 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Appropriates sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the government in relation to Tsunami financial assistance. 

    Bill

  • Date
    09 Mar 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Bill 2005, the bill: makes consequential amendments to the
    Workplace Relations Act 1996
    ,
    Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987
    and Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997; and provides the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner with access to the records of the Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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