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TOTAL RESULTS: 106
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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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XENOPHON, Sen Nick
- Summary
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Provides the minister with power to direct the Murray-Darling Basin Authority to establish an Interim Basin Plan to provide for emergency measures to ensure the environmental and economic sustainability of the Murray-Darling Basin.
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01 Sep 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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NELSON, Brendan, MP
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Requires the responsible minister to determine, by legislative instrument, guidelines for the operation of the Lower Lakes and Coorong Assistance Scheme, and gives the secretary responsibility for the administration of the scheme.
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04 Sep 2008
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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MINCHIN, Sen Nick
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Requires the responsible minister to determine, by legislative instrument, guidelines for the operation of the Lower Lakes and Coorong Assistance Scheme, and gives the secretary responsibility for the administration of the scheme.
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24 Sep 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
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Introduced with the Schools Assistance Bill 2008, the bill amends the:
Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000
to: provide additional funding for 2009-2013 to support Indigenous education outcomes; continue the ‘Away-From-Base’ element of ABSTUDY; provide for transitional arrangements in the early childhood development and vocational education and training sectors; and cease funding from 2009 for six Indigenous education program elements; and Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia’s Skills Needs) Act 2005
, Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000
and Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Act 2004
to make consequential, transitional and technical amendments. Also repeals the States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 2000
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03 Dec 2008
- 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 increase lump sum compensation to $400,000 and to $110 a week (to be increased annually) for benefits paid to each prescribed child in the event of a work-related death; Social Security Act 1991
to: extend the Sickness Allowance and Parenting Payment (single) which prevents a person from receiving payment while there is an Assurance of Support in force; and clarify rent assistance entitlements for Austudy and ABSTUDY receipts. Also makes technical amendments to the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
, Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999
and Social Security Legislation Amendment (2007 Budget Measures for Students) Act 2007
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- Date
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11 Feb 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009, the bill amends the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
to increase the excise duty rate applying to certain alcoholic beverages (‘alcopops’) from $39.36 to $66.67 per litre of alcohol content.
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19 Mar 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the
Evidence Act 1995
to amend the professional confidential relationship privilege provisions available to protect confidential communications between journalists and their sources in certain circumstances by: providing that courts observe public interest considerations; requiring courts to consider any likely harm to a journalist if certain evidence were given; repealing provisions for automatic loss of privilege in cases of misconduct; and removing the requirement for courts to give the greatest weight to any risk of prejudice to national security.
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12 May 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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Introduced with the Customs Tariff Validation Bill 2009, the bill validates all excise 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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14 May 2009
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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LUDLAM, Sen Scott
- Summary
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The bill: establishes the national Beverage Container Deposit and Recovery Scheme; enforces and imposes civil penalties on persons or body corporates for breaches of the scheme; provides for an annual report on the operation of the Act; and contains a regulation making power.
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14 May 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Part of a package of four bills to establish Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme fuel credits, the bill amends the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
to reduce fuel tax on 1 July 2011 to 35.688 cents per litre.
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