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• Industry Research and Development Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Industry Research and Development Act 1986

  to: remove the existing powers of the Industry Research and Development Board to commit and approve expenditure of Commonwealth funds; and clarify the Board’s role in the provision of advice on innovation programs in addition to research and development programs. Also contains savings and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Industry, Science and Resources Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Aug 2001 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Science and Resources portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Industry, Tourism and Resources Legislation Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Ethnic Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  ACIS Administration Act 1999

  to clarify the use of duty credits earned under the Automotive Competitiveness and Investment Scheme;

  Bounty (Computers) Act 1984

  to replace a reference to the Standards Association of Australia with a reference to Standards Australia International Limited;

  Bounty (Ships) Act 1989

  to provide for progress payments of the research and development bounty;

  Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Legislation Amendment Act 2001

  to correct a drafting error;

  Pooled Development Funds Act 1992

  to correct a drafting oversight in relation to excluded superannuation funds;

  States Grants (Petroleum Products) Act 1965

  to reflect changes in administrative arrangements; and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to correct a drafting oversight in relation to country of origin defences. Also repeals the

  Aluminium Industry Act 1960

  and

  Management and Investment Companies Act 1983

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Infrastructure Australia Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Nov 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure and Regional Development 

  Summary

  The bill: amends the

  Infrastructure Australia Act 2008

  to: re-establish Infrastructure Australia as an entity under the

  Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997

  and provide for its functions, powers, board, Chief Executive Officer, staff and consultants, planning and reporting, and finance; and amend the long title of the Act; and provides for transitional arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Infrastructure Australia Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Feb 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Establishes Infrastructure Australia to advise governments, investors and owners of Australia’s future infrastructure needs and other related infrastructure issues. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Innovation and Education Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Aug 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Training and Youth Affairs portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Insolvency Law Reform Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  and

  Corporations Act 2001

  to align the registration and disciplinary frameworks that apply to registered liquidators and registered trustees (through the rules made by the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Bankruptcy) and Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations)); and align a range of specific rules relating to the handling of personal bankruptcies and corporate external administrations;

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  to provide the Australian Securities and Investments Commission with further powers to assist in the oversight of the regulation of registered liquidators;

  Corporations Act 2001

  in relation to: payments for property; use of a company’s former name; termination of a deed of company arrangement; relation-back day; and the lodgement of documents with ASIC which require a notice to be in the prescribed form; and

  Corporations Act 2001

  and

  Private Health Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2015

  in relation to notifications of contraventions of deeds of company arrangement. Also makes consequential amendments to 25 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Inspector of Transport Security (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Oct 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Inspector of Transport Security Bill 2006, the bill amends the

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  to ensure that information generated or gathered by the Inspector of Transport Security in the course of an inquiry is exempt from a freedom of information request. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Inspector of Transport Security Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Oct 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Inspector of Transport Security (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2006, the bill provides a legislative basis for independent inquiry and recommendations by the Inspector of Transport Security in relation to transport security matters and offshore security matters. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State for the Public Service and Integrity 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

  to: recognise expressly the role of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS) in assisting the Government to provide the Parliament and the public with assurances that the use of special powers and capabilities by Australian intelligence and security agencies are subject to scrutiny; enable the IGIS to undertake own-motion preliminary inquiries; extend the IGIS capacity to undertake own-motion full inquiries; enable the IGIS to delegate powers of the agency subject to ministerial approval; enable the IGIS to release material to any Royal Commission at the discretion of the government; and make technical amendments; and

  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

  to make a consequential amendment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum