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• Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Measures No. 1) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Feb 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  in relation to: funding for the Commonwealth Grant Scheme and Other Grants for 2005-08; eligibility for capital development funding grants; conditions for exemptions from the tuition assurance requirements; re-crediting of Student Learning Entitlement and FEE-HELP balance;

  Higher Education Funding Act 1988

  to: clarify that no refunds of voluntary Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) repayments will be made from 1 January 2005; and make a technical correction to the definition of HECS debt; and

  Maritime College Act 1978

  to ensure that the Australian Maritime College complies with the National Governance Protocols. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Feb 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Refines the operation of the medical indemnity package by amending the:

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  ,

  Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) Act 2003

  and

  Medical Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Act 2004

  in relation to the Run-Off Cover Indemnity Scheme; and

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  in relation to claims protocols. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Feb 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Implements the recommendations of the Dawson Review into competition policy by amending the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  in relation to: merger clearances and authorisations; non-merger authorisations; collective bargaining; exclusionary provisions; price fixing provisions; dual listed companies; third line forcing and exclusive dealing; enforcement; penalties and indemnities; local government bodies; and functions and powers under the Competition Code. Also amends the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  in relation to disqualification from managing corporations; and

  Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Act 1998

  to amend an incorrect cross-reference. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Farm Household Support Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Feb 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Farm Household Support Act 1992

  to: strengthen the qualification provisions for entry to the Farm Help programme; and enable reviews of re-establishment grant recipients to be conducted to confirm that recipients meet their undertakings not to re-enter farming within 5 years and to notify a change of address. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Amendment (Transition Care and Assets Testing) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to support: the implementation of the Transition Care Program by providing leave arrangements for existing recipients of residential care to receive transition care following a hospital stay; and the transfer of assets testing for residents and prospective residents of aged care facilities from approved providers of residential aged care to Centrelink and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2004-2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by

  Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2004-2005

  , for expenditure in relation to the parliamentary departments in respect of the year ending on 30 June 2005. 

  Bill

• Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2004-2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by

  Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2004-2005

  , for the service of the year ending on 30 June 2005. 

  Bill

• Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2004-2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by

  Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2004-2005

  , for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 2005. 

  Bill

• Australian Institute of Marine Science Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972

  to expand the Council of the Institute of Marine Science from 6 to 7 members, the additional part-time member being nominated by James Cook University; and amend the title of the principal executive officer of the Institute from ‘Director’ to ‘Chief Executive Officer’. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Defence Act 1903

  to provide for: a comprehensive regime for drug testing Australian Defence Force members; the incorporation into Defence Instructions of any instrument in force from time to time; and the delegation of the power to issue Defence Instructions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum