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• Aged Care (Bond Security) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills in relation to the protection of aged care residents’ accommodation bonds, the bill establishes a scheme to guarantee the repayment of aged care residents’ bond balances in the event that an approved provider of a residential aged care service or a flexible care service becomes insolvent and is unable to repay residents’ bond balances. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care (Bond Security) Levy Bill 2006

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  Date

  08 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills in relation to protection of aged care residents’ accommodation bonds, the bill enables the imposition of levies on approved providers in order to recover costs incurred by the Commonwealth as a result of repaying accommodation bond balances to residents in the event that an approved provider of a residential aged care service or a flexible care service becomes insolvent. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Amendment (2005 Measures No. 1) Bill 2006

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  Date

  08 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills in relation to the protection of aged care residents’ accommodation bonds, the bill amends the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  and

  Aged Care (Consequential Provisions) Act 1997

  to provide for new prudential regulatory arrangements in relation to the management of aged care residents’ accommodation bonds and entry contributions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  ,

  Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004

  and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  in relation to: closure of the electoral rolls; proof of identity for enrolment and provisional voting; financial disclosure requirements in non-election periods; access to the electoral roll and its use; political party registration; paid electoral advertising on the Internet; candidate nomination deposits; prisoner voting entitlements; location of Divisional Offices; abolition of broadcasters and publishers returns; and the disclosure of political donations; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to increase the tax deductibility value of contributions and gifts to political parties, independent candidates and members; and makes consequential amendments to the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  . Also provides for the automatic de-registration and requirement for re-registration of certain political parties. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Family Law Act 1975

  in relation to: shared parental responsibility; the definition of ‘family violence’; the compliance and enforcement regime; the role of independent children’s lawyers as best interest advocates; the relationship between parenting orders and family violence orders; the jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Court in certain property matters; and ineffective orders made by non-judicial officers of State courts of summary jurisdiction;

  Evidence Act 1995

  and

  Family Law Act 1975

  to provide for less adversarial child-related proceedings;

  Family Law Act 1975

  ,

  Federal Magistrates Act 1999

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Marriage Act 1961

  in relation to counselling and dispute resolution services for separating and divorcing parents;

  Family Law Act 1975

  and 5 other Acts to remove references to ‘residence’, ‘contact’ and ‘specific issues orders’; and

  Family Law Act 1975

  and 4 other Acts to relocate defined terms to form a dictionary. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2006

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  Date

  08 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Amends: 9 Acts in relation to financial management provisions for certain Special Accounts;

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  to align it with the existing administrative practice of compensation due to eligible employees being paid either through Commonwealth employers or direct to employees;

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  to extend the modified application of the Act which currently applies to intelligence or security agencies to law enforcement agencies that undertake sensitive activities;

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  and

  Public Service Act 1999

  to clarify that the appropriation authority for an act of grace payment, or a payment in special circumstances arising out of employment by the Commonwealth, is provided for in the annual Appropriation Acts;

  Public Accounts and Audit Committee Act 1951

  to correct, update and clarify certain provisions; and 4 Acts to update, clarify and align other financial management provisions. Also repeals the

  Employment Services Act 1994

  and

  Loan Act 1977

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Ministers of State Amendment Bill 2006

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  Date

  08 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Ministers of State Act 1952

  to increase the limit on the annual sum appropriated from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the payment of salaries of Ministers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Arts and Sport 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Bill 2005, the bill contains transitional provisions and makes consequential amendments to 4 Acts and the Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 relating to the establishment of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority. Also repeals the

  Australian Sports Drug Agency Act 1990

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Arts and Sport 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2005, the bill establishes the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority which will carry out the existing functions of the Australian Sports Drug Agency as well as additional functions in relation to: investigation of potential sports doping violations; presentation of cases against alleged offenders at the international Court of Arbitration for Sport and other sports tribunals; determination of mandatory anti-doping rules to be included in Australian Sports Commission (ASC) funding agreements with sports bodies; and advising the ASC on the compliance of sports bodies in observing these requirements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Anti-avoidance) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  to strengthen anti-avoidance provisions which allow trustees to recover property disposed of prior to bankruptcy or owned by a third person but acquired by that person using the bankrupt’s resources. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum