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TOTAL RESULTS: 159
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24 Feb 2010
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House of Representatives
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Early Childhood Education, Childcare and Youth
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Amends the:
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Management System and Other Measures) Act 2007
in relation to business continuity payments; A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
in relation to: the provision of statements by child care services to certain individuals; the secretary exercising discretion to suspend a child care service approval for child care benefit; and increasing the notification period when a child care service ceases operation; and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Management System and Other Measures) Act 2007
in relation to: the recovery of over advances of child care benefit to child care services; and the appropriation of funds to enable final acquittal payments to be made to child care services.
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26 Nov 2009
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House of Representatives
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Cabinet Secretary
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Introduced with the Australian Information Commissioner Bill 2010, the bill amends: the
Freedom of Information Act 1982
to: establish a statutory framework for an information publication scheme for certain Commonwealth agencies; remove fees for applications under the Act; enable the Australian Information Commissioner to extend time periods for processing requests in certain cases; provide for consultation processes when responding to onerous requests; provide that documents held by certain contracted service providers are subject to the Act; and limit access to certain intelligence agency information and documents of the Department of Defence; the Archives Act 1983
to reduce open access periods for certain Commonwealth records; the Archives Act 1983
, Freedom of Information Act 1982
and Privacy Act 1988
to: amend exemption provisions; and provide for a public interest test; the Freedom of Information Act 1982
and Ombudsman Act 1976
to provide that the Australian Information Commissioner has: a merits review and an investigatory function; and the power to declare a person to be a vexatious applicant; and 17 Acts consequent on the establishment of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. Also makes consequential and transitional amendments.
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25 Nov 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
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Amends the:
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
to enable three additional parcels of land in the Northern Territory to be granted to the relevant Aboriginal Land Trusts; Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to: enable people in Cape York who receive age pension or carer payments to have their payments income managed; and make changes to the treatment of residual balances when a person again become subject to income management, or dies; A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
, Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
in relation to the administrative functions of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal; Social Security Act 1991
to clarify that a gift that has been returned does not have to be assessed as a deprived asset for the purposes of the social security assets test; Social Security Act 1991
and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to clarify the requirements for an individual to pass the control test in relation to a controlled private trust; and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
to require notification within 26 weeks to be given when a child for whom baby bonus is paid leaves an individual’s care. Also makes minor and technical amendments to five Acts.
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25 Nov 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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Amends the:
Fisheries Management Act 1991
to: enable the Australian Fisheries Management Authority to undertake certain administrative and licensing functions by an eLicensing system (GOFish); and provide that fisheries officers engaged in investigating suspected illegal fishing can be issued with, and carry, prescribed defensive equipment in the course of their duties; and Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984
to clarify which individuals who receive fish directly from Torres Strait commercial fishers require a fish receiver licence.
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19 Nov 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
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Part of a package of three bills to effect three private health insurance tiers, the bill amends the
Medicare Levy Act 1986
to increase the rate of Medicare levy surcharge for certain taxpayers who do not have complying health insurance and whose income for surcharge purposes is above the relevant Medicare levy surcharge threshold.
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19 Nov 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Treasury
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Part of a package of three bills to effect three private health insurance tiers, the bill amends the
A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge--Fringe Benefits) Act 1999
to increase the rate of Medicare levy surcharge for taxpayers who do not have complying health insurance and whose income (including reportable fringe benefits) for surcharge purposes is above the relevant Medicare levy surcharge threshold.
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19 Nov 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
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Part of a package of three bills to effect three private health insurance tiers, the bill amends the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
, Private Health Insurance Act 2007
, Taxation Administration Act 1953
and Taxation (Interest on Overpayments and Early Payments) Act 1983
to reduce the amount of private health insurance rebate eligible taxpayers with complying private health insurance are entitled to when their income for surcharge purposes is above the relevant Medicare levy surcharge threshold.
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16 Sep 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
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Amends the
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
to require persons aged between 16 and 20 years to complete their final year of secondary school (or equivalent level of education) to receive family tax benefit Part A.
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20 Aug 2009
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House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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Amends the
Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975
to require foreign investors to notify the Treasurer where there is a possibility, either now or in the future, whether an investment arrangement will deliver influence or control over the business or assets of an Australian company.
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19 Aug 2009
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Amends the
Foreign States Immunities Act 1985
to enable a foreign State and its emergency management personnel to be immune in tort proceedings for acts or omissions that occur in the course of the foreign State providing emergency management assistance to Australia. Also contains a regulation making power.
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