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22 Aug 2002
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House of Representatives
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
to: allow the water component of emulsified diesel/water fuel blends produced by licensed excise manufacturers to be free of excise duty; exempt certain goods from the Product Stewardship Oil levy; amend rates of excise duty for low alcohol beer; and remove indexation provisions for those goods subject to the Product Stewardship Oil levy. Also contains application and transitional provisions.
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28 Aug 2002
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House of Representatives
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Education, Science and Training
- Summary
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Amends the
Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
to: clarify the definition of “registered provider”; clarify to whom refunds of student monies should be paid in the case of student default; provide greater flexibility to impose sanctions in cases of non-compliance, including the ability to impose lesser sanctions; and correct technical anomalies.
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28 Aug 2002
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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Introduced with the Egg Industry Service Provision Bill 2002, the bill provides for the transfer of assets and liabilities associated with the egg sub-programme of the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation to the newly created Australian Egg Corporation Limited. Also makes consequential amendments to the
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999
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- Date
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28 Aug 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Summary
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Introduced with the Egg Industry Service Provision (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2002, the bill establishes Australian Egg Corporation Limited (AECL) which will be limited by guarantee under the
Corporations Act 2001
and will be responsible for providing industry services to the egg industry, including generic promotion and research and development functions.
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26 Sep 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Treasury
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Introduced with the Excise Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002, the bill amends the:
Excise Act 1901
to: enable excise to be charged on the higher of the labelled alcohol content or the actual alcohol content of alcoholic beverages; and allow the Commission of Taxation to determine rules for working out the percentage by volume of alcohol in beverages; and Distillation Act 1901
and Spirits Act 1906
to make consequential amendments.
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- Date
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26 Sep 2002
- 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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Consequential on the Excise Laws Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2002, the bill amends the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
to remove a previous reference to how the volume of alcohol should be physically measured and substitute references to the new provisions in the Excise Act 1901
relating to the calculation of the volume of alcohol and excise duty.
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- Date
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03 Mar 2003
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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- Date
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20 Jun 2005
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BOWEN, Chris, MP
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- Date
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08 Dec 2005
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Special Minister of State
- Summary
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Amends the:
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
, Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004
and Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
in relation to: closure of the electoral rolls; proof of identity for enrolment and provisional voting; financial disclosure requirements in non-election periods; access to the electoral roll and its use; political party registration; paid electoral advertising on the Internet; candidate nomination deposits; prisoner voting entitlements; location of Divisional Offices; abolition of broadcasters and publishers returns; and the disclosure of political donations; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to increase the tax deductibility value of contributions and gifts to political parties, independent candidates and members; and makes consequential amendments to the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
. Also provides for the automatic de-registration and requirement for re-registration of certain political parties.
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29 Mar 2006
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
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Further to the
Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Act 2005
, the bill amends the Social Security Act 1991
, Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
, A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Act 2005
and Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999
to: replace, amend or repeal terminology and provisions to clarify the policy intent of certain Welfare to Work measures, including the new income support payment compliance framework; allow parenting payment partnered recipients who have a temporary incapacity exemption to have access to pharmaceutical allowance; allow the continuation for 14 weeks of the same rate of Newstart Allowance or Youth Allowance for single principal carer parents following the death of a child; and extend access to an Employment Entry Payment.
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