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20 Aug 2009
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House of Representatives
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Home Affairs
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Amends the
Crimes Act 1914
to: enable pardoned, quashed and spent convictions to be disclosed and taken into account by Commonwealth, State and Territory screening agencies in determining whether a person is suitable to work with children; specify the criteria screening units must meet before obtaining and dealing with this information; and require the Minister for Home Affairs to conduct a review of these disclosures no later than 30 June 2011 and table the review report in Parliament within 15 sitting days of receiving the report.
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25 Jun 2009
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House of Representatives
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Treasury
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Amends the:
Corporations Act 2001
to: set a national regulatory regime for margin loans; require that promissory notes valued at $50,000 or over are subject to the same regulatory regime as debentures; require the establishment of a public register of debenture trustees; and provide that Australian Capital Territory courts have jurisdiction for certain offences; and Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
and Corporations Act 2001
to transfer the regulation of trustee companies from the states and territories to the Commonwealth.
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24 Jun 2009
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House of Representatives
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Treasury
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Amends the
Corporations Act 2001
to: lower the threshold at which termination payments to company executives (including senior executives or key management personnel) must be approved by shareholders; specify the types of benefits which are subject to shareholder approval; require unauthorised termination benefits to be repaid immediately; provide that retiree shareholders cannot participate in a vote on their termination benefit (except as a proxy); and increase the penalties applicable to unauthorised termination benefits.
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24 Jun 2009
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Amends the:
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
, Bankruptcy Act 1966
and Crimes Act 1914
to introduce a regime for unexplained wealth; Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
, Crimes Act 1914
, and Family Law Act 1975
to introduce freezing orders to ensure assets are not dispersed; Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
to: remove the six-year limit on orders for non-conviction-based restraint and forfeiture of proceeds of crime; provide for non-conviction-based restraint and forfeiture of instruments of serious crime; enable the disclosure of certain information; and enable legal aid commissions to recover certain costs from the Confiscated Assets Account; Crimes Act 1914
and Customs Act 1901
to: harmonise the controlled operations, assumed identities and protection of witness identity regimes across Australia; and make a consequential amendment; Criminal Code Act 1995
to extend criminal liability to the joint commission of criminal offences; and Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
to enable telecommunications interception to be available for certain offences for state and territory law enforcement agencies.
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22 Jun 2009
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House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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Introduced with the Excise Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 [No. 2], the bill amends the
Customs Tariff Act 1995
to: increase the customs duty rate applying to certain alcoholic beverages ('alcopops') from $39.36 to $66.67 per litre of alcohol content; and alter the taxation definitions of 'beer' and 'grape wine product'.
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27 May 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
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The bill: creates the statutory position of Coordinator-General for Remote Indigenous Services to coordinate the Remote Service Delivery Strategy; and provides for: the functions and general powers of the position; terms and conditions and staffing support; and regular and annual reporting requirements.
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14 May 2009
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House of Representatives
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Treasury
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Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purposes of paying claims under the Australian Government Guarantee to support interim funding to car dealerships.
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12 May 2009
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House of Representatives
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Home Affairs
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Introduced with the Excise Tariff Validation Bill 2009, the bill validates all customs duties demanded or collected before 14 May 2009 to ensure the duties have been lawfully imposed and lawfully demanded or collected.
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12 Mar 2009
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House of Representatives
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Home Affairs
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Amends the
Customs Administration Act 1985
to rename the Australian Customs Service as the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. Also amends 24 other Acts to reflect the name change.
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12 Feb 2009
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House of Representatives
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
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Introduced with the Transport Safety Investigation Amendment Bill 2009, the bill amends the:
Civil Aviation Act 1988
and Aviation Transport Security Act 2004
to: establish a Civil Aviation and Safety Authority Board appointed by the minister; and provide for the board's functions and powers; and Civil Aviation Act 1988
to: create an offence for negligently consigning or carrying dangerous goods on an aircraft; extend the period of Enforceable Voluntary Undertakings from six to 12 months; and clarify certain provisions in relation to: entitlements to certain protections for reporting information, the demerit points scheme, automatic stay, investigative powers, search and seizure procedures, and oversight of foreign aircraft operations.
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