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- Date
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13 May 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Tourism
- Summary
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Further to the Tourism Australia Bill 2004, the bill: repeals the
Australian Tourist Commission Act 1987
; and puts in place transitional arrangements to facilitate the merger of the operations and employees of the Australian Tourist Commission, the Bureau of Tourism Research and the Tourism Forecasting Council into Tourism Australia. Also contains a regulation-making power.
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- Date
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14 Feb 2007
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Industry, Tourism and Resources
- Summary
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Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the
Tourism Australia Act 2004
to: remove the position of government member from the Board; broaden ministerial power to terminate appointment of Board members; replace ministerial approval of the corporate plan and operational plan with endorsement and provide that the plans do not come into force until endorsed; and reduce the threshold for ministerial approval of contracts from $5 million to $3 million.
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- Date
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01 Apr 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Small Business and Tourism
- Summary
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Establishes Tourism Australia, which will amalgamate the functions of the Australian Tourist Commission, See Australia, the Tourism Forecasting Council and the Bureau of Tourism Research, plus a new unit, Tourism Events Australia. Tourism Australia will be responsible for international and domestic tourism marketing and research. Also contains a regulation-making power.
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- Date
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05 Mar 2014
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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WHISH-WILSON, Sen Peter
- Summary
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Prevents the Commonwealth from entering into agreements with foreign countries that include investor-state dispute settlement clauses.
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- Date
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10 Feb 2016
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Trade and Investment
- Summary
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Amends the
Export Market Development Grants Act 1997
to: remove communications as an eligible expenditure category; place a limit of $15 000 on the free sample expenditure category; describe the promotional literature or other advertising expenditure category as including literature or material in electronic or any other form; remove reimbursement of in country travel (other than air fares) and increase the daily allowance for overseas visits; add to the list of excluded expenses those relating to activities or products that the chief executive officer of Austrade considers may have had a detrimental impact on Australia’s trade reputation; permit Austrade to direct funds from other sources towards export market development grants (EMDG) administration costs; provide that the first independent review of the EMDG scheme must be completed by no later than 31 December 2021 and enable the minister to determine a date for later reviews; and enable the EMDG scheme to continue without a specified termination date; and the Australian Trade Commission Act 1985
to: change the name of the Australian Trade Commission to the Australian Trade and Investment Commission; and amend the short title of the Act to the Australian Trade and Investment Commission Act 1985
. Also makes consequential amendments to 10 Acts.
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- Date
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14 Sep 2015
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP
- Summary
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Amends the
Trade Marks Act 1995
to prohibit the registration of trade marks which consist of a sign which is of national significance or iconic value to the people of Australia; and provide that any trade marks that currently purport to restrict the use of a sign of national significance must be removed from the register of trade marks.
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- Date
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28 Jun 2000
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Industry, Science and Resources portfolio
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- Date
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06 Jul 2011
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
- Summary
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Introduced with the Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill 2011, the bill amends the
Trade Marks Act 1995
to provide that regulations may be made in relation to the plain packaging of tobacco so that businesses are not prevented from registering new trade marks or from protecting trade marks against infringement.
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- Date
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21 Jun 2006
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Industry, Tourism and Resources
- Summary
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In response to a recent review by IP Australia, the bill amends the
Trade Marks Act 1995
to clarify the operation of the Act to: increase the certainty of trade mark rights issued; improve the administration and transparency of the trade mark system; and align the Act with other intellectual property legislation.
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- Date
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04 Apr 2001
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Industry, Science and Resources portfolio
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