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• Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Aug 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000

  to: clarify the definition of “registered provider”; clarify to whom refunds of student monies should be paid in the case of student default; provide greater flexibility to impose sanctions in cases of non-compliance, including the ability to impose lesser sanctions; and correct technical anomalies. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Egg Industry Service Provision (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Aug 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Egg Industry Service Provision Bill 2002, the bill provides for the transfer of assets and liabilities associated with the egg sub-programme of the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation to the newly created Australian Egg Corporation Limited. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Egg Industry Service Provision Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Aug 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Egg Industry Service Provision (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2002, the bill establishes Australian Egg Corporation Limited (AECL) which will be limited by guarantee under the

  Corporations Act 2001

  and will be responsible for providing industry services to the egg industry, including generic promotion and research and development functions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• ACIS Administration Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Aug 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  ACIS Administration Act 1999

  to allow eligible motor vehicle producers to claim Automotive Competitiveness and Investment Scheme (ACIS) uncapped production credits for the production of derivatives of specified load-carrying vehicles with effect from the date of commencement of ACIS. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Aug 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to: exempt certain goods from the Product Stewardship Oil levy; amend rates of customs duty for low alcohol beer; and make amendments consequential on the removal of indexation provisions for those goods subject to the Product Stewardship Oil levy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Excise Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Aug 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Excise Tariff Act 1921

  to: allow the water component of emulsified diesel/water fuel blends produced by licensed excise manufacturers to be free of excise duty; exempt certain goods from the Product Stewardship Oil levy; amend rates of excise duty for low alcohol beer; and remove indexation provisions for those goods subject to the Product Stewardship Oil levy. Also contains application and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Aug 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 2000

  to provide maximum capital grant funding amounts for government and non-government schools for 2005-2007. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Heritage Council (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Heritage 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Heritage Council Bill 2002, the bill: repeals the

  Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975

  ; and amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to remove a reference to the

  Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975

  . Also makes consequential amendments to 5 other Acts and provides for transitional arrangements for the transition from the Australian Heritage Commission to the Australian Heritage Council, including a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Heritage Council Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Heritage 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Heritage Council (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2002 and in conjunction with the Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2002, the bill: replaces the Australian Heritage Commission by establishing the Australian Heritage Council which will provide advice on the identification, conservation and protection of places on the National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heritage List; and provides for the functions, composition and conduct of meetings of the Australian Heritage Council. Also includes a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Communications Authority Act 1997

  to allow the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) to incorporate other documents by reference when making a written definitions determination;

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  to ensure that certain prohibited material is specifically exempt from disclosure under the Act;

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  to enable, by disallowable instrument, the exemption of certain law enforcement and anti-corruption bodies from the operation of sections of the Act dealing with unlicensed transmissions, equipment standards and interference emissions; streamline licensing provisions and expand the objects clause;

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to abolish the specially-constituted ACA; and in relation to the criteria for the issue of a facility installation permit; and

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

  in relation to: the National Relay Service; disallowance of a revocation or variation of a customer service guarantee; and the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman Scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum