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TOTAL RESULTS: 164
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- Date
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11 Sep 2007
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the
Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007
to: replace the 1,350ml trigger for seeking and recording details in relation to takeaway alcohol sales; clarifies the storage of records of takeaway purchases; provides certain exceptions to the alcohol offences in relation to tourism operations in parks and other certain areas; provide for the alcohol measures not to apply to certain areas when local alcohol management measures are implemented; and to clarify the operation of certain Northern Territory law.
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- Date
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15 Aug 2007
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the
Health Insurance Act 1973
and National Health Act 1953
to allow authorised optometrists to prescribe certain ophthalmic (eye) medicines for supply under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Also amends the National Health Act 1953
to clarify the supply of pharmaceutical benefits ‘at or from’ approved premises.
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- Date
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07 Aug 2007
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Summary
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Part of a package of five bills to implement the Northern Territory National Emergency Response, the bill: effects restrictions on the possession, consumption, sale and transportation of liquor; establishes a scheme to prevent and detect misuse of publicly funded computers located in certain prescribed areas; provides for the immediate and later acquisition of five-year leases over certain Aboriginal townships; provides for the management of government activities and assets in business management areas; implements 2006 Council of Australian Government decisions relating to the treatment of violence or sexual abuse, and bail and sentencing discretion; introduces a licensing regime for community stores in Indigenous communities; and modifies Northern Territory legislation.
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- Date
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20 Jun 2007
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the
National Health Act 1953
to establish a National Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Program Register to facilitate the implementation of the National HPV Program.
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- Date
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29 Mar 2007
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the
Native Title Act 1993
, Native Title Amendment Act 1998
and Native Title Amendment Act 2007
in relation to: processes for native title litigation and negotiation; representative Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander bodies; operation of prescribed bodies corporate; and makes amendments consequential to the Legislative Instruments Act 2003
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- Date
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07 Dec 2006
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the
Native Title Act 1993
to: introduce a new regime for representative Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander bodies; implement recommendations made by an independent review into the native title claims resolution process, particularly in relation to increased powers and functions of the National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT) and improved coordination and communication between the Federal Court and the NNTT; and implement changes to the prescribed bodies corporate governance regime and the native title non-claimants financial assistance program.
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06 Dec 2006
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Summary
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Amends the:
Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987
(Safeguards Act) to implement Australia’s obligations under the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and to the International Atomic Energy Agency under the Additional Protocol; and create new offences; Safeguards Act, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Act 1998
and Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1994
to extend the geographical jurisdiction for offences related to proliferation of nuclear and chemical weapons; and Australian Federal Police Act 1979
to make a consequential amendment.
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- Date
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20 Jun 2005
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BARTLETT, Andrew
- Summary
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Provides a legislative framework for animal welfare in Australia, including the establishment of the National Animal Welfare Authority which will coordinate, monitor and review the care, protection and use of domestic animals, livestock, wildlife and animals kept for scientific purposes.
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18 Nov 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Prime Minister
- Summary
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Establishes the National Water Commission as an independent statutory body to: assess the implementation and promotion of the objectives and outcomes of the National Water Initiative Intergovernmental Agreement; and advise the Commonwealth on financial assistance to be provided under the Australian Water Fund. Also contains a regulation-making power.
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17 Nov 2004
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
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Introduced with the National Security Information (Criminal Proceedings) Bill 2004, the bill amends the
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
to limit a court’s jurisdiction to determine a defendant’s application for review of a certificate decision by the Attorney-General; and to exclude a person from requesting a written statement of reasons for a certificate decision from the Attorney-General; and Judiciary Act 1903
to give the relevant Supreme Court jurisdiction in respect of applications for writs of mandamus or prohibition, or injunctions.
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