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TOTAL RESULTS: 165
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- Date
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21 Aug 2002
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House of Representatives
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Education, Science and Training
- Summary
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Amends the
States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 2000
to provide maximum capital grant funding amounts for government and non-government schools for 2005-2007.
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14 Feb 2002
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Education, Science and Training
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Amends the
States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 2000
to alter the mechanism for establishment grant funding for new non-government schools to a per capita entitlement payable to all eligible schools as a standing appropriation rather than through a fixed legislated special appropriation for the 2001-2004 funding period. Also contains transitional provisions.
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14 Feb 2002
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Education, Science and Training
- Summary
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Amends the
Student Assistance Act 1973
to: permit social security, veterans’ and family assistance legislation overpayments to be offset against benefits payable under the Assistance for Isolated Children and ABSTUDY schemes; update certain definitions to reflect that the Aboriginal Overseas Student Assistance Scheme no longer exists; and increase the 7-day notification period, within which students are obliged to notify certain prescribed events, to a 14-day period.
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07 Jun 2001
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education, Training and Youth Affairs portfolio
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- Date
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29 Jun 2000
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education, Training and Youth Affairs portfolio
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- Date
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25 Nov 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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In response to recommendations of the Review of Higher Education (the Bradley Review), the bill amends the:
Social Security Act 1991
to: phase-in a change to the age of independence from 25 to 22 years for the purposes of the independent youth allowance; provide that youth allowance claimants will not be able to attain independence through part-time employment or wages; increase the annual parental income threshold for non-independent youth allowance recipients; change the taper rate from 25 per cent per person to 20 per cent for families for the parental income reduction for youth allowance; increase and index to the Consumer Price Index the personal income free area for youth allowance, austudy students and Australian Apprentices; and provide the training supplement to all parenting payment recipients who are subject to participation requirements; and Social Security Act 1991
, Higher Education Support Act 2003
, Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
, Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to: provide for a start-up scholarship and a relocation scholarship (both to be indexed from 2011); and exempt (to an indexed threshold) merit and equity based scholarships from the income test under social security and veterans’ entitlements legislation. Also requires a review of the impact of this proposed Act on student income arrangements to be completed by 30 September 2012.
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- Date
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17 Sep 2009
- Chamber
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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
- Summary
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Amends the
Social Security Act 1991
to provide for a training supplement of $41.60 per fortnight to participants in the National Green Jobs Corps who receive youth allowance, newstart allowance and parenting payment.
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- Date
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10 Sep 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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In response to recommendations of the Review of Higher Education (the Bradley Review), the bill amends the:
Social Security Act 1991
to: phase-in a change to the age of independence from 25 to 22 years for the purposes of the independent youth allowance; provide that youth allowance claimants will not be able to attain independence through part-time employment or wages; increase the annual parental income threshold for non-independent youth allowance recipients; change the taper rate from 25 per cent per person to 20 per cent for families for the parental income reduction for youth allowance; increase and index to the Consumer Price Index the personal income free area for youth allowance, austudy students and Australian Apprentices; and provide the training supplement to all parenting payment recipients who are subject to participation requirements; and Social Security Act 1991
, Higher Education Support Act 2003
, Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
, Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to: provide for a start-up scholarship and a relocation scholarship (both to be indexed from 2011); and exempt (to an indexed threshold) merit and equity based scholarships from the income test under social security and veterans’ entitlements legislation.
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- Date
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30 Nov 2006
- Chamber
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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
- Summary
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Amends: the
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
to ensure the financial viability of the Commonwealth workers’ compensation scheme, by amending the definitions of ‘disease’ and ‘injury’ and making changes to improve the administration and provision of benefits; and makes amendments consequential on the commencement of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003
; and the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991
to: prohibit the operation of major hazard facilities without a licence; and extend its civil penalty regime to breaches of regulations. Also increases the maximum funeral benefits payable and makes a similar amendment to the Military Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2004
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- Date
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08 Dec 1999
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Environment and Heritage portfolio
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