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TOTAL RESULTS: 283
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30 Mar 2006
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House of Representatives
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Education, Science and Training
- 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
Australian Research Council Act 2001
to: retire the Board of the Australian Research Council (ARC) and transfer the majority of the Board’s functions and responsibilities to the CEO of the ARC; establish other new governance arrangements; and update annual funding caps to reflect revised forward estimates and the transfer of the Commercialisation Training Scheme to the Department of Education, Science and Training.
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17 Nov 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
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Amends the
Australian Research Council Act 2001
to: apply indexation adjustments for existing schemes for the financial years starting 1 July 2010, 2011 and 2012; and set an additional funding cap for the financial year starting 1 July 2013.
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- Date
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12 Oct 2011
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Resources and Energy
- Summary
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Introduced with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011, the bill establishes the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) as a statutory body responsible for the funding and administration of existing renewable energy funding and technology innovation projects currently administered by the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism and the Australian Solar Institute Limited, and provides for ARENA’s governance and financial arrangements.
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- Date
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12 Oct 2011
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Resources and Energy
- Summary
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Introduced with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency Bill 2011, the bill: determines the arrangements and timings for the transfer of existing renewable energy technology projects from the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism and the Australian Solar Institute Limited (ASI) to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA); enables the deregistration of ASI and the abolition of the Australian Centre for Renewable Energy Board; and provides for the early appointment of the first Chief Executive Officer of ARENA by the minister. Also makes consequential amendments to the proposed
Clean Energy Regulator Act 2011
and repeals the Australian Centre for Renewable Energy Act 2010
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- Date
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21 Mar 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (Licence Charges) Act 1998
to confirm that the charges imposed by the Act are payable even by Commonwealth entities that are otherwise exempt from taxation.
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16 May 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Justice and Customs
- Summary
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Amends the
Australian Protective Service Act 1987
to establish the Australian Protective Service (APS) as a statutory agency, thereby transferring responsibility for the APS from the Secretary of the Attorney-General’s Department to the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police.
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- Date
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20 Jun 2007
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
- Summary
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Amends the
Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989
to provide for the inspection and examination of postal articles carried by Australia Post, with the exception of reserved services material, for interstate quarantine purposes.
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- Date
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14 Sep 2006
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Veterans' Affairs
- Summary
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Introduced with the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006, the bill provides non-liability cancer testing and treatment for eligible Australian participants in the British Nuclear Testing Program.
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- Date
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14 Sep 2006
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House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Veterans' Affairs
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Introduced with the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Bill 2006, the bill makes consequential amendments to the
Aged Care Act 1997
, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
, National Health Act 1953
and Social Security Act 1991
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- Date
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18 Sep 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Establishes the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority and the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Advisory Council to provide a legislative framework to implement measures for organ and tissue donation and transplantation.
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