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• Governor-General Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Governor-General Act 1974

  to set the salary for the next Governor-General. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  in relation to exemptions from HDTV obligations in solus television markets;

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  in relation to: introduction of a third service in two-service television markets which overlap with a remote licence area; and delegation of power to approve variations to approved digital broadcasting implementation plans for national broadcasters;

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  in relation to transmission of datacasting services; and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to provide for a penalty in lieu of prosecution scheme for certain offences. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Postal Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989

  to: extend the responsibilities of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in relation to Australia Post; exclude document exchanges and aggregation services from Australia Post’s reserved services; provide for enforcement of infringement of Australia Post’s reserved services; allow performance standards in relation to Australia Post’s delivery arrangements to be prescribed; update a reference to a repealed Act; and establish a levy on Australia Post to fund the new functions conferred on the ACCC; and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to allow the ACCC to delegate its powers under the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 to a member of the Commission. Also contains application and saving provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• HIH Royal Commission (Transfer of Records) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Provides for the transfer of custody of certain records of the HIH Royal Commission to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Duration of Detention) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to clarify that an unlawful non-citizen must be kept in immigration detention unless a court finally determines that the detention is unlawful or that the detainee is not an unlawful non-citizen. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Acts Interpretation Amendment (Court Procedures) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Acts Interpretation Act 1901

  to insert a provision to make it clear that a reference in Commonwealth legislation to a summons, information or complaint, or other current forms of initiating proceedings, includes all relevant methods of initiating proceedings even if States or Territories change their procedures or terminology. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998

  to: replace the current part-time board with a full-time executive group; refine the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s (APRA) statement of purpose and objectives; clarify the range of matters for which APRA has a role in advising the Minister and its independence from Ministerial direction; provide for a disclosure and conflict of interest framework for APRA members; and clarify provisions relating to APRA’s release of protected information and protected documents to other agencies; and 8 Acts to make consequential amendments. Also contains transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Ozone Protection (Licence Fees—Imports) Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Heritage 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills, the bill amends the

  Ozone Protection (Licence Fees—Imports) Act 1995

  to: extend the existing levies on imports of ozone-depleting substances to the synthetic greenhouse gas replacements for ozone-depleting substances; set maximum limits for the existing and new levies; and change the long and short titles of the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Ozone Protection (Licence Fees—Manufacture) Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Heritage 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills, the bill amends the

  Ozone Protection (Licence Fees—Manufacture) Act 1995

  to: extend the existing levies on the manufacture of ozone-depleting substances to the synthetic greenhouse gas replacements for ozone-depleting substances; set maximum limits for the existing and new levies; and change the long and short titles of the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Legislation Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Heritage 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills, the bill amends the:

  Ozone Protection Act 1989

  to: provide for a national regulatory scheme for the management of ozone depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases used as their replacements; ratify the Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer which requires a ban on trade in and manufacture of bromochloromethane, and a ban on trade in hydrochlorofluorocarbons with certain countries; change the long and short titles of the Act; and

  Evidence Act 1995

  and

  Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997

  to reflect the title change of the

  Ozone Protection Act 1989

  to the

  Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989

  . Also contains application and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum