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• Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Patents Act 1990

  ,

  Trade Marks Act 1995

  and

  Designs Act 1906

  to clarify that errors or omission by persons such as independent contractors, employed by the Commissioner of Patents, Registrar of Trade Marks or Registrar of Designs, are encompassed by the existing extension of time provisions;

  Patents Act 1990

  in relation to disclosure of information to the Commissioner of Patents that is relevant to the patentability of an invention;

  Trade Marks Act 1995

  to: amend the definition of “employee”; and remove the term “trade marks officer”; and

  Patents Amendment (Innovation Patents) Act 2000

  to correct a drafting error. Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• New Business Tax System (Consolidation, Value Shifting, Demergers and Other Measures) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Further to the New Business Tax System (Consolidation) Bill (No. 1) 2002, the bill amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  and

  New Business Tax System (Consolidation) Act (No. 1) 2002

  to further implement the consolidation regime from 1 July 2002;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to make consequential amendments in relation to imputation treatment of exempting entities and former exempting entities;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to allow global company asset valuations in loss integrity measures;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to introduce a general value shifting regime (in place of existing share value shifting and asset stripping rules), applying mainly to interests in controlled companies and trusts that are not consolidated which meet control or common ownership tests; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to provide capital gains tax relief for a demerger in certain circumstances. Also contains application, saving and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Choice of Superannuation Funds) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992

  to: require employers to make superannuation contributions on behalf of an employee to a complying superannuation fund or scheme or retirement savings account in compliance with the choice of fund requirements; and provide for penalties for breach of the choice of fund requirements; and

  Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997

  to remove a redundant provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 5) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to provide transitional valuation arrangements for the 2001-02 income year for oyster farmers capturing oyster spat by the traditional stick farming method;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to prevent double taxation where an amount is paid in respect of work in progress;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  and

  New Business Tax System (Capital Allowances—Transitional and Consequential) Act 2001

  in relation to the capital allowances system; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to enable the Commissioner to recover outstanding pay as you go withholding amounts by making an estimate of the debt. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  to clarify the definition of a “therapeutic good”; transfer advertising offences from the regulations to the Act; create new offences for publishing advertisements that breach the Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code and extend the coverage of existing offences to broadcast media; and strengthen existing requirements on manufacturers and sponsors of therapeutic goods to ensure the quality, safety and efficacy of therapeutic goods supplied in, or exported from, Australia; and

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to remove provisions relating to pre-approval of therapeutic goods advertisements in the broadcast media, to enable these functions to be transferred to the Therapeutic Goods Regulations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Amendment (Liability for Recreational Services) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to allow individuals to waive their contractual right to sue when undertaking hazardous recreational activities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  in relation to: double counting of civilian compensation payments; recovery of lump sum compensation payments received by the partners of service pension or income support supplement recipients; misuse of retirement village entry contribution payments to obtain rent assistance; telephone allowance eligibility; rent assistance eligibility for persons receiving Family Tax Benefit; Pension Loan Scheme eligibility; seniors health card eligibility; and definition of “non-illness separated spouse”. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Sector Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Banking Act 1959

  in relation to: expertise and integrity of directors and senior managers of authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) and authorised non-operating holding companies (NOHCs); removal of auditors; reporting requirements in relation to breaches of prudential requirements; application of prudential standards on a consolidated group basis; revocation of authority of an ADI or NOHC to operate a banking business; and protection for APRA officers against lawsuits;

  Insurance Act 1973

  in relation to: APRA’s capacity to discuss submissions on management expertise and integrity with third parties; reporting requirements in relation to breaches of prudential requirements; and penalties;

  Superannuation (Resolution of Complaints) Act 1993

  in relation to: time limits relating to disability benefit complaints; conciliation powers of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal; removal of redundant arbitration powers; and minor technical amendments;

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to allow the recognition of awards, still in force, under arbitration agreements even after removal of the arbitration power; and

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  ,

  Corporations Act 2001

  and

  Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001

  to: correct minor errors, grammatical mistakes and erroneous cross references; and remove obsolete provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medical Indemnity Agreement (Financial Assistance—Binding Commonwealth Obligations) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  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. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Establishes uniform arrangements for all Life Gold Pass holders, their spouses and their widows or widowers, including limits on the number of return trips within Australia and forfeiture of travel entitlements linked to the forfeiture of superannuation benefits following a corruption offence conviction. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum