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13 Mar 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989
in relation to: appointment, terms of office and eligibility for election of certain statutory office holders of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC); consistency of terminology and practice with the Commonwealth Accrual-Based Outcomes and Outputs Framework; clarification and enhancement of ATSIC’s internal review process; and access to appeal and review processes through the Administrative Review Tribunal. Also contains transitional provisions.
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- Date
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27 May 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989
to abolish the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC); and make consequential amendments arising from its abolition, including: the transfer of ATSIC’s assets and liabilities to other agencies, the establishment of a new housing fund to be administered by Indigenous Business Australia, and modification of the role of the Office of Evaluation and Audit; and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2004
to: abolish regional councils from 1 July 2005; and make consequential amendments. Also contains transitional and saving provisions and makes consequential amendments to 11 other Acts.
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- Date
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01 Dec 2004
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989
to: abolish the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC); rename the Act as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005
; and make consequential amendments arising from its abolition, including: the transfer of ATSIC’s assets and liabilities to other agencies, the establishment of a new housing fund to be administered by Indigenous Business Australia, and modification of the role of the Office of Evaluation and Audit; and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2004
to: abolish regional councils from 1 July 2005; and make consequential amendments. Also makes consequential amendments to 11 other Acts.
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- Date
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12 Oct 2005
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Environment and Heritage
- Summary
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Amends the:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984
to: give certainty to international cultural loan arrangements by providing that a certificate of exemption issued under the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986
allowing the return of loaned cultural heritage objects cannot be overridden by a declaration under the Act; repeal Part IIA and other Victoria-specific provisions to enable the Victorian Government to administer Aboriginal heritage protection in Victoria directly through its own legislation; and make technical amendments as a consequence of the commencement of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003
; and Aboriginal Land (Lake Condah and Framlingham Forest) Act 1987
to make amendments consequential on the repeal of Part IIA of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984
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- Date
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12 Nov 1998
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Prime Minister
- Summary
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Provides for the preservation and protection from injury or desecration of certain indigenous areas and objects of particular significance and provide for the accreditation of heritage protection regimes in force in States and Territories. Repeals the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984
and makes related savings and transitional provisions; and amends the Archives Act 1983
, Freedom of Information Act 1982
and Hindmarsh Island Bridge Act 1997
in relation to disclosure of confidential indigenous information.
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- Date
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02 Apr 1998
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Prime Minister's portfolio
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- Date
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28 Mar 2018
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Indigenous Affairs
- Summary
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Introduced with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund Bill 2018, the bill amends: the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005
to close the Land Account; five Acts to make consequential amendments to support the operation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund on commencement; and the proposed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund Act 2018
to make amendments contingent on the repeal of the Nation-building Funds Act 2008
and enactment of the proposed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Amendment (Indigenous Land Corporation) Act 2018
. Also provides for transitional arrangements.
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- Date
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28 Mar 2018
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Indigenous Affairs
- Summary
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Introduced with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018, the bill provides for the establishment of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund as a dedicated financial asset fund for the making of annual and discretionary payments to the Indigenous Land Corporation.
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- Date
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25 Feb 2015
- 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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Amends the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Act 2013
to extend the operation of the Act by three years to 28 March 2018.
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- Date
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28 Nov 2012
- 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 / Attorney-General
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The bill: provides for the recognition by the Parliament, on behalf of the people of Australia, of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; requires the minister to cause a review of support for a referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution; requires the minister to present a report of the review to Parliament; and ceases to have effect two years after its commencement.
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