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• Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Superannuation Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Superannuation Act 1976

  ,

  Superannuation Act 1990

  and

  Superannuation Act 2005

  to: provide for the application to the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme (CSS) Board of the new fitness and propriety operating standard under the

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  ; reduce the reliance on acting members of the CSS Board, and for the use of proxies at Board meetings; allow the CSS and Public Sector Superannuation Scheme (PSS) Boards to delegate certain functions to their staff; and broaden the type of information that can be provided to members via their employers; and

  Superannuation Act 1976

  to: allow negative crediting rates to be applied to CSS member accounts; validate the payment of incorrect benefits to certain members of the CSS; and allow for debt recovery by set-off against benefits payable. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2005 Measures No. 4) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: introduce a 30 per cent tax offset for out-of-pocket child care expenses, to be known as the child care tax rebate, to a maximum of $4000; and update the list of deductible gift recipients;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to expand the purposes for which business tax income information may be disclosed to the Australian Statistician; and

  A New Tax System (Wine Equalisation Tax) Act 1999

  to extend the wine equalisation tax rebate to New Zealand wine producers that export wine to Australia. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Protection of Submarine Cables and Other Measures) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1963

  and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to create a regulatory scheme to enable the Australian Communications Authority to establish protection zones over submarine telecommunications cables that link Australia to global networks and which are of national significance. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Detention Arrangements) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  in relation to: detention of unlawful non-citizens, particularly minors; granting of visas to persons in detention, including a removal pending bridging visa; and the role of the Commonwealth Ombudsman in reviewing the cases of persons who have been in immigration detention for more than 2 years. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Farm Household Support Amendment (Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payment) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Farm Household Support Act 1992

  to implement changes to: the income test for the Exception Circumstances Relief Payment; and the process by which farmers obtain Exceptional Circumstances Certificates. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  ,

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

  ,

  Office of National Assessments Act 1977

  ,

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  ,

  Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979

  ,

  Privacy Act 1988

  ,

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  and 5 other Acts to implement recommendations from the Inquiry into Australian Intelligence Agencies (the Flood Inquiry) and reviews of the

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  that require legislative amendment, including: extending the terms of reference of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on ASIO, ASIS and DSD (PJCAAD) to include all Australian intelligence agencies; clarifying the roles and functions of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) and the Defence Signals Directorate (DSD), including in relation to communication of incidentally obtained intelligence and ministerial authorisation of intelligence collection; giving legislative basis to the functions and ministerial accountabilities of the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation; extending and clarifying the functions of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security; and increasing the size of the PJCAAD and changing its name to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medical Indemnity (Competitive Advantage Payment) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing portfoli 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment (Competitive Neutrality) Bill 2005, the bill imposes a competitive adjustment payment to be made by insurers that provide medical indemnity to members of medical defence organisations participating in the incurred but not reported indemnity scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment (Competitive Neutrality) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Medical Indemnity (Competitive Advantage Payment) Bill 2005, the bill amends the

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  ,

  Medical Indemnity (UMP Support Payment) Act 2002

  ,

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  Health Insurance Commission Act 1973

  and

  National Health Act 1953

  to: introduce administrative arrangements for the competitive advantage payment (to be imposed by the proposed

  Medical Indemnity (Competitive Advantage Payment) Act 2005

  ); modify aspects of the United Medical Protection support payment; and make a technical correction to the run-off cover payment provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Responds to the South Australian Supreme Court decision in

  Hanel v O’Neill

  by amending the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to clarify the scope of the potential personal liability of the directors of corporate trustees. Also makes a retrospective amendment to clarify the operation of auditor independence provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Amendment (National Access Regime) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  in relation to regulation of access to strategic infrastructure services. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum