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• Television Licence Fees Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Part of a package of six bills in relation to the media sector, the bill amends the

  Television Licence Fees Act 1964

  to: reduce by 50 per cent the annual licence fee payable by commercial television broadcasting licensees, to a maximum of 4.5 per cent of gross earnings; and make consequential and technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Bill 1998

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  Date

  11 Nov 1998 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Bill 2005

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  Date

  08 Sep 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills relating to the sale of the government’s equity in Telstra Corporation Limited, the bill amends the:

  Telstra Corporation Act 1991

  to: repeal provisions which require the Commonwealth to retain 50.1 per cent equity in Telstra; cease application of provisions relating to Ministerial directions and reporting obligations once the Commonwealth’s equity falls below 15 per cent; specify sale provisions; reaffirm the universal service and digital data service obligations and the customer service guarantee; and temporarily cease appropriations in connection with a Telstra sale scheme;

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  to exempt decisions of Telstra from the application of the Act after the sale;

  Telstra Corporation Act 1991

  , Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Regulations and Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Regulations to preserve employee entitlements;

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  ,

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  , Archives Regulations, Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations and Ombudsman Regulations to make transitional provisions in relation to ongoing matters and consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telstra Corporation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021

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  Date

  21 Oct 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: define Telstra successor companies and designated Telstra successor entities and replace references to Telstra with references to the successor entities; allow the Minister and Australian Communications and Media Authority to make determinations relating to the designated successor entities; and make technical and consequential amendments; Telstra Corporation Act 2001 to extend existing regulations relating to the operation and ownership of Telstra to its successor entities; the

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to: extend existing regulations relating to the operation and ownership of Telstra to its successor entities; and make consequential amendments; the

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

  to: extend the Minister's powers to impose service provider obligations to Telstra's successor entities and retail price controls on each successor entity; and make consequential technical amendments; and amends three regulations, four determinations and a code of access in relation to ownership of Telstra shares, access to telecommunications infrastructure, carrier licence conditions, emergency call persons and services, real estate development exemptions, arbitration and sunsetting. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Temporary Residents' Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

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  Date

  25 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999

  ,

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: require that the superannuation of a temporary resident becomes unclaimed and payable to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) once the individual has ceased to be a temporary visa holder, has departed Australia and has not claimed their superannuation within six months; and provide that departed temporary visa holders may recover their superannuation benefits, subject to withholding tax, from the ATO. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Territories Law Reform Bill 2010

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  Date

  29 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  In response to recommendations of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories report

  Quis custodiet ipsos Custodes?: Inquiry into Governance on Norfolk Island

  , the bill amends: the

  Norfolk Island Act 1979

  in relation to: the voting system for the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly; when elections are held; the process for selecting a Chief Minister and Ministers; advice provided to the Administrator when assenting to bills; the role of the Governor-General and Minister responsible for Territories in processing legislation; and the implementation of a contemporary financial management framework; six Acts in relation to the review of administrative actions; 10 Acts to make consequential amendments; and the

  Christmas Island Act 1958

  and

  Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955

  to provide a vesting mechanism for powers and functions under Western Australian laws in these territories. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Territories Legislation Amendment Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure and Regional Development 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Passenger Movement Charge Amendment (Norfolk Island) Bill 2016, the bill amends the:

  Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act 2015

  to: enable New Zealand residents who hold a permanent visa and reside on Norfolk Island access to social security payments from 1 July 2016; align the early claims period for family assistance payments with the early claims periods for social security and child support payments before 1 July 2016; and broaden the definition of the Norfolk Island Regional Council to enable flexibility in the application of local government law;

  Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

  and

  Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

  to extend the child support scheme to residents of the Indian Ocean Territories of Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands;

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  to require eligible Australian citizens and eligible other persons living in Norfolk Island to enrol and vote in federal elections and referendums; and

  Acts Interpretation Act 1901

  and

  Norfolk Island Act 1979

  to extend all Commonwealth laws to Norfolk Island, unless expressly provided otherwise. Also makes consequential and transitional amendments to 57 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Territories Legislation Amendment Bill 2020

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  Date

  07 Oct 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment (Norfolk Island) Bill 2020, the bill amends the:

  Norfolk Island Act 1979

  ,

  Christmas Island Act 1958

  and

  Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955

  to ensure the effective operation of the laws of other states and territories which have been applied in these external territories;

  Norfolk Island Act 1979

  to: enable the Australian Government to enter into arrangements with any state or territory government to support state-type service delivery in Norfolk Island; and provide for the possible future conferral upon the courts of a state or territory jurisdiction in relation to Norfolk Island;

  Corporations Act 2001

  ,

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  ,

  National Credit Protection Act 2009

  ,

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  and

  Cross-Border Insolvency Act 2008

  to extend the application of the Acts to the external territories;

  ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy Act 2017

  and

  ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy (Collection) Act 2017

  to remove outdated references to the 'Crown in right of Norfolk Island';

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  to enable the Australian Financial Security Authority to provide bankruptcy and personal property security services to Norfolk Island;

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  to clarify its application to bodies established under a law in force in Norfolk Island;

  Privacy Act 1988

  to: clarify its application to statutory bodies in the external territories; and clarify the application of the Australian Privacy Principles to state and territory laws which have been applied in the external territories and the Jervis Bay Territory;

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  to: extend its coverage to decisions made by Commonwealth officials under applied laws in the external territories and the Jervis Bay Territory; and extend the right to judicial review to decisions made under laws made by the former Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly and continued pre-self-government ordinances;

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to update the definition of 'Commonwealth public official' to include people exercising powers or functions under a law in force in Norfolk Island;

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to enable the Australian Communications and Media Authority to issues licences and undertake future broadcasting planning in Norfolk Island;

  Copyright Act 1968

  to ensure Norfolk Island is treated as a territory instead of a state for the purposes of the Act; and

  Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000

  to extend the application of the Act to Norfolk Island. Also makes consequential amendments to eight Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Territories Self-Government Legislation Amendment (Disallowance and Amendment of Laws) Bill 2011

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  Date

  29 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988

  to remove the Governor-General’s power to to disallow or recommend amendments of any enactments made by the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly; and

  Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978

  to remove the Governor-General’s power to to disallow or recommend amendments of any laws made by the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Territories Stolen Generations Redress Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Aug 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Indigenous Australians 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Territories Stolen Generations Redress Scheme (Facilitation) Bill 2021 to facilitate the implementation of certain aspects of the Territories Stolen Generations Redress Scheme, the bill amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to provide that redress payments are exempt from income tax;

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  to provide that redress payments are not available to creditors of recipients for the purposes of recovering money under bankruptcy proceedings;

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

  to ensure that redress payments do not count as income for the purposes of any income support payments; and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to authorise the use of protected information. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum