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22 Jun 2009
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Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 [No. 2], 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; and alter the taxation definition of 'beer'.
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12 May 2009
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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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03 Dec 2008
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Employment and Workplace Relations
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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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24 Sep 2008
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House of Representatives
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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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28 May 2008
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Implements recommendations made by the Australian Law Reform Commission, New South Wales Reform Commission and Victorian Law Reform Commission in their report into the operation of the uniform Evidence Acts (Uniform Evidence Law) by amending the:
Evidence Act 1995
to implement model evidence provisions in relation to hearsay and opinion rules, the admissibility of expert evidence, admissions in criminal proceedings, coincidence evidence, credibility of witnesses, compellability provisions in relation to same-sex couples, advance rulings on evidentiary issues, warnings and directions to the jury, and the manner and form of questioning witnesses, and make consequential amendments and update certain cross references; Amendments Incorporation Act 1905
to: amend the long title of the Act and rename it as the Acts Publication Act 1905
; provide for certain printed and electronic versions of Acts to be taken, unless the contrary is proven, to be an accurate record of those Acts; and provide that printed compilations of Acts include amendments by either Acts or legislative instruments. Also makes consequential amendments to four other Acts.
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15 May 2008
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House of Representatives
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Treasury
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Introduced with the Excise Tariff Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2008, the bill amends the:
Petroleum Excise (Prices) Act 1987
to ensure the method for determining the price of condensate (to calculate the excise payable) is the same as that used to determine the price of stabilised crude petroleum oil; and Excise Act 1901
and Petroleum Revenue Act 1985
to ensure condensate is treated consistently to stabilised crude petroleum oil for the purposes of the excise.
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20 Mar 2008
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House of Representatives
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Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Amends the
Australian Trade Commission Act 1985
and Export Market Development Grants Act 1997
to: increase the maximum grant to $200,000; add two claimable expense categories to the range of eligible expenses; expand the range of bodies able to access the scheme; lift the maximum turnover limit to $50 million; reduce the minimum threshold of expenditure to a $10,000 minimum; extend the limit on the number of annual grants to eight; remove the distinction between internal and external services to provide that all non-tourism services are eligible products; and introduce a performance measure for applicants claiming their third and subsequent grants.
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24 May 2007
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Attorney-General
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Amends the:
Evidence Act 1995
to introduce a privilege during trial and pre-trial stages of civil or criminal proceedings to protect confidential communications between journalists and their sources; James Hardie (Investigations and Proceedings) Act 2004
and Proceeds of Crimes Act 2002
to ensure that the professional confidential relationship privilege under the Evidence Act 1995
, Evidence Act (NSW) or a similar law in another State or Territory, does not apply in James Hardie proceedings and in proceeds of crime examinations and subsequent proceedings; and Family Law Act 1975
to ensure that the best interests of the child are paramount when a court is determining whether confidential communications should be disclosed in family law proceedings concerning children.
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22 Mar 2007
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House of Representatives
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Education, Science and Training
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Amends the
Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
and Migration Act 1958
to: include education to overseas students on Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands; facilitate course delivery across state boundaries; require international education providers to have written agreements with all overseas students; and remove the penalty for late payment of the annual Assurance Fund contribution.
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30 Nov 2006
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Special Minister of State
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Amends the
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
and Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
in relation to: trials of electronically assisted voting for sight-impaired people and remote electronic voting for defence members and civilians serving outside Australia; registration of certain persons as general postal voters; the deadline for postal vote applications; delivery arrangements for postal voting material; receipt of postal votes; establishment of pre-poll voting centres; proof of identity for enrolment from outside Australia; and defamation of electoral candidates and false statements.
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