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• Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  in relation to: double counting of civilian compensation payments; recovery of lump sum compensation payments received by the partners of service pension or income support supplement recipients; misuse of retirement village entry contribution payments to obtain rent assistance; telephone allowance eligibility; rent assistance eligibility for persons receiving Family Tax Benefit; Pension Loan Scheme eligibility; seniors health card eligibility; and definition of “non-illness separated spouse”. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Sector Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Banking Act 1959

  in relation to: expertise and integrity of directors and senior managers of authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) and authorised non-operating holding companies (NOHCs); removal of auditors; reporting requirements in relation to breaches of prudential requirements; application of prudential standards on a consolidated group basis; revocation of authority of an ADI or NOHC to operate a banking business; and protection for APRA officers against lawsuits;

  Insurance Act 1973

  in relation to: APRA’s capacity to discuss submissions on management expertise and integrity with third parties; reporting requirements in relation to breaches of prudential requirements; and penalties;

  Superannuation (Resolution of Complaints) Act 1993

  in relation to: time limits relating to disability benefit complaints; conciliation powers of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal; removal of redundant arbitration powers; and minor technical amendments;

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to allow the recognition of awards, still in force, under arbitration agreements even after removal of the arbitration power; and

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  ,

  Corporations Act 2001

  and

  Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001

  to: correct minor errors, grammatical mistakes and erroneous cross references; and remove obsolete provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medical Indemnity Agreement (Financial Assistance—Binding Commonwealth Obligations) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  The bill: appropriates funds out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for payments in accordance with an indemnity agreement between the Commonwealth and Australasian Medical Insurance Limited/United Medical Protection Limited; and confirms the Commonwealth’s commitments under the indemnity agreement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Establishes uniform arrangements for all Life Gold Pass holders, their spouses and their widows or widowers, including limits on the number of return trips within Australia and forfeiture of travel entitlements linked to the forfeiture of superannuation benefits following a corruption offence conviction. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Environment Protection Council Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Heritage 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Environment Protection Council Act 1994

  to: simplify the process for making minor variations to National Environment Protection Measures; require 5 yearly reviews of the Act; and allow the NEPC Service Corporation to provide support and assistance to other ministerial councils. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Plant Health Australia (Plant Industries) Funding Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  The bill: enables monies up to the amounts received through certain levies and charges to be appropriated out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and paid to Plant Health Australia Limited (PHA) to fulfil PHA plant industry members’ yearly contribution obligations; and provides a mechanism for monies collected in excess of a plant industry’s liability to PHA to be appropriated for research and development activities. Also includes a regulation-making power and makes consequential amendments to the

  Horticulture Marketing and Research and Development Services Act 2000

  and

  Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Workplace Relations Amendment (Improved Remedies for Unprotected Action) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Workplace Relations Act 1996

  to ensure that applications for orders to prevent unprotected industrial action are dealt with quickly and that, in dealing with applications, the Australian Industrial Relations Commission takes into account the undesirability of unprotected action. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  ,

  Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992

  and

  Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Levy Collection Act 1992

  to: effect the transfer of operational responsibility for the Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority from the Department of Employment and Workplace Relation to Comcare; and make minor and technical amendments, including removing the requirement for ministerial approval of contracts over $500 000 and delegation of rehabilitation powers and functions by the Chief of the Defence Force; and

  National Labour Consultative Council Act 1977

  to: rename the Council as the National Workplace Relations Consultative Council; update the purpose and membership provisions and travelling allowance provisions; and includes a regulation-making power. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  and

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  , minor and technical amendments to 7 other Acts and contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• International Criminal Court (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Introduced with the International Criminal Court Bill 2002, the bill amends the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to enact the crimes punishable by the International Criminal Court as crimes in Australian law (genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes). Also makes consequential amendments to 6 other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• International Criminal Court Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Introduced with the International Criminal Court (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002, the bill enables Australia to comply with its international obligations on ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum