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- Date
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17 Sep 2009
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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FIELDING, Sen Steve
- Summary
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The bill: requires the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to identify and contact a person’s next of kin when that person is in a foreign country and believed to be missing; provides for the department and its agencies to offer assistance in such circumstances; and requires the minister to report annually on the development and implementation of international agreements relating to Australian citizens believed to be missing overseas.
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- Date
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25 Jun 2009
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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FIELDING, Sen Steve
- Summary
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Amends the
Banking Act 1959
to enable the Treasurer to determine that the Financial Claims Scheme no longer apply to a bank which either withholds an interest rate cut or increases its variable standard rate in response to an official interest rate reduction.
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- Date
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03 Dec 2003
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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LEES, Meg
- Summary
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Amends the
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
to require the Australian Broadcasting Authority to impose licence conditions on commercial television licensees in metropolitan areas, obliging them to provide locally-produced news, current affairs and other programming.
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- Date
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28 Aug 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
- Summary
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Repeals the
Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005
and Building and Construction Industry Improvement (Consequential and Transitional) Act 2005
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- Date
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01 Oct 1997
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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