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  • Work Health and Safety Bill 2011

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    Date
    06 Jul 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Work Health and Safety (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2011, the bill implements the Model Work Health and Safety Bill (the model bill) within the Commonwealth jurisdiction to form part of a system of nationally harmonised occupational health and safety laws which will apply to businesses and undertakings conducted by the Commonwealth, public authorities, and transitionally, non-Commonwealth licensees. State and territory governments, together with the Commonwealth, signed the Intergovernmental Agreement for Regulatory and Operational Reform in Occupational Health and Safety which commits the jurisdictions to implement the model laws by December 2011. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Fair Protection for Firefighters) Bill 2011

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    Date
    04 Jul 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Sponsor
    BANDT, Adam, MP
    BROADBENT, Russell, MP
    VAMVAKINOU, Maria, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
    to create a legal presumption that, if a firefighter has been employed for a certain period before being diagnosed with one of seven primary site cancers, the employment is taken to have been the dominant cause of the contraction of the cancer. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

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    Date
    23 Jun 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
    to enable certain parcels of land to be granted to relevant Aboriginal Land Trusts;
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005
    to: remove the connection between the election of members to the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) and Queensland local government elections; and allow for changes to be made to the composition of the TSRA, following a governance review. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2011

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    Date
    23 Jun 2011 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
    to require certain persons to inform the department within 14 days of events or changes in circumstances that may affect social security payments or qualification for concession cards; and
    Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment (Child Care and Other Measures) Act 2011
    and
    Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Rebate) Act 2011
    to make technical amendments. Also clarifies that certain computer-generated decisions made from 12 June 2001 to the date of assent comply with the
    Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

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    Date
    22 Jun 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Facilitates Australia’s accession to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime by amending the:
    Telecommunications Act 1997
    and
    Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
    to require carriers and carriage service providers to preserve stored communications when requested by certain domestic agencies or when requested by the Australian Federal Police on behalf of certain foreign countries;
    Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
    and
    Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
    to: ensure that a foreign country can secure access to stored computer data, including preserved data; and allow a stored communication warrant to be obtained for foreign law enforcement purposes;
    Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
    ,
    Telecommunications Act 1997
    and
    Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
    to: enable existing telecommunications data to be provided to a foreign law enforcement agency on a police to police basis; and enable the collection of prospective telecommunications data for foreign law enforcement purposes in certain circumstances;
    Telecommunications Act 1997
    to provide that carriers and carriage service providers can recover costs incurred when assisting foreign law enforcement agencies;
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    to provide that computer offences are consistent with the convention; and
    Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
    to: create confidentiality requirements in relation to authorisations to disclose telecommunications data; and expand offence provisions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill 2011 [2012]

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    Date
    22 Jun 2011 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Innovation, Industry, Science and Research 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Patents Act 1990
    in relation to: the thresholds set for the grant of a patent; and exempting patent infringement of research and experimental activities;
    Patents Act 1990
    and
    Trade Marks Act 1995
    to: reduce delays in finalising patent and trade mark applications; enable trade marks and patent attorneys to practise through a corporate structure; and extend to trade marks and patent attorneys the same ‘advice’ privilege available to legal professionals;
    Copyright Act 1968
    and
    Trade Marks Act 1995
    in relation to the enforcement regime for counterfeit trade mark and copyright goods; and
    Designs Act 2003
    ,
    Patents Act 1990
    ,
    Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994
    and
    Trade Marks Act 1995
    to provide that the intellectual property rights system can adapt to the electronic and global business environments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Schools Assistance Amendment Bill 2011

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    Date
    22 Jun 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    School Education, Early Childhood and Youth 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Schools Assistance Act 2008
    to provide for a phased implementation of the national curriculum by certain authorities and approved school systems. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 6) Bill 2011

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    Date
    22 Jun 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to: provide that the outer regional and remote payment made under the Better Start for Children with Disability initiative is exempt from income tax; and update the list of deductible gift recipients; and
    Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986
    to provide that transport costs from an employee’s residence to their employment in a remote area overseas is exempt from fringe benefits tax. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Customs Amendment (New Zealand Rules of Origin) Bill 2011

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    Date
    16 Jun 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Customs Act 1901
    to provides for changes to the rules of origin requirements in Article 3 of the Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement resulting from a review of the rules completed in 2010. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

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    Date
    15 Jun 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Competition and Consumer Act 2010
    in relation to the: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) consideration of acquisitions in local markets (including creeping acquisitions); ACCC’S consideration of multiple markets when assessing mergers; and reform of the prohibition on anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions;
    Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
    and
    Competition and Consumer Act 2010
    , in response to recommendations of the Senate Economics Legislation Committee, to: insert a statement of interpretative principles into the unconscionable conduct provisions; and provide that the statutory concept of unconscionable conduct is consistently applied to both consumers and businesses; and
    Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 2) 2010
    to make technical amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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