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11 Dec 2002
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Transport and Regional Services
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Amends the:
Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Act 1981
and Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Fund) Act 1993
to increase the monetary liability and compensation for pollution damage resulting from the escape or discharge of “persistent oil” (heavy oils which do not evaporate readily) from oil tankers; Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983
to prohibit the disposal from a ship into the sea of incinerator ashes from plastic products which may contain toxic or heavy metal residues; allow garbage disposal placards to be written in Spanish (rather than English or French); and convert penalties from monetary amounts to penalty units. Trade Practices Act 1974
to clarify that stevedoring operators are not permitted to collude in setting charges for stevedoring services. Also repeals the Bass Strait Sea Passenger Service Agreement Act 1984
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05 Dec 2002
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Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
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Introduced with the Migration Legislation Amendment (Contributory Parents Migration Scheme) Bill 2002, the bill amends the
Migration (Visa Application) Charge Act 1997
to provide for: a visa application charge limit of $26 745 in relation to certain visa applications made during the 2002-2003 financial year; and indexation of the new visa application charge limit.
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05 Dec 2002
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Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
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Introduced with the Migration (Visa Application) Charge Amendment Bill 2002, the bill amends the
Migration Act 1958
to make minor technical amendments in relation to the visa application charge limit; and Migration Regulations 1994 to: establish new parent visa classes and subclasses, both offshore and onshore; increase the assurance of support bond and period of effect in relation to applicants for the new parent visa classes; and offset the health costs of parent entry by requiring applicants for the new visa classes to pay an additional application charge.
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13 Nov 2002
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Health and Ageing
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Part of a package of four bills to implement a framework for medical indemnity insurance, the bill amends: the secrecy provisions of the
Health Insurance Act 1973
and National Health Act 1953
to include reference to the medical indemnity legislation; and Health Insurance Commission Act 1973
to: amend certain offence definitions; and require the Health Insurance Commission to include in its annual report material on the operations of the medical indemnity legislation.
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13 Nov 2002
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Health and Ageing
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Part of a package of four bills to implement a framework for medical indemnity insurance, the bill imposes a tax on certain members and former members of United Medical Protection Limited (UMP) to recover the costs of the Commonwealth guarantee to the provisional liquidator of UMP/AMIL (Australasian Medical Insurance Limited). Also contains a regulation-making power.
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13 Nov 2002
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Health and Ageing
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Part of a package of four bills to implement a framework for medical indemnity insurance, the bill imposes a tax on members of medical defence organisations with unfunded incurred but not reported liabilities to recover the costs of Commonwealth assistance in meeting these liabilities. Also contains a regulation-making power.
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13 Nov 2002
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Health and Ageing
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Part of a package of four bills to implement a framework for medical indemnity insurance, the bill: implements the IBNR (incurred but not reported) indemnity scheme and the high cost claims scheme which provide for Commonwealth assistance in relation to certain liabilities of medical defence organisations and medical indemnity insurers; and introduces premium subsidies to assist medical practitioners in meeting the cost of indemnity coverage. Also contains a regulation-making power.
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16 Oct 2002
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Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to repeal the sunset clause (due to take effect on 21 March 2003) to enable the continuation of the current statutory self-regulatory arrangements in relation to the migration advice industry.
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19 Sep 2002
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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Amends the
Murray-Darling Basin Act 1993
to approve and give effect to the Murray-Darling Basin Amending Agreement between the Commonwealth, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia which will make new arrangements for sharing water made available in the River Murray catchment above Hume Dam by the Snowy Scheme.
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26 Jun 2002
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Employment and Workplace Relations
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The bill: appropriates funds out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for payments in accordance with an indemnity agreement between the Commonwealth and Australasian Medical Insurance Limited/United Medical Protection Limited; and confirms the Commonwealth’s commitments under the indemnity agreement.
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