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• Higher Education Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Oct 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Funding Act 1988

  to: extend the application of the National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes to Australia’s external territories on the same basis as they apply in the States and mainland Territories; and prohibit the use of “university” or similar words in a company or business name in an external territory without the Minister’s approval. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Advice Industry) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Oct 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to repeal the sunset clause (due to take effect on 21 March 2003) to enable the continuation of the current statutory self-regulatory arrangements in relation to the migration advice industry. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Crime Commission Establishment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Establishes the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) which will combine the functions of the National Crime Authority (NCA), the Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence and the Office of Strategic Crime Assessments. The bill: amends the

  National Crime Authority Act 1984

  (which will be renamed to the

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  ) to: replace the NCA with the ACC and establish the governing and administrative regimes for the new body, including provision for its review after 1 January 2006; makes consequential amendments to 21 other Acts; and makes amendments to the renamed

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  ,

  Proceeds of Crime (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2002

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979

  contingent on the commencement of other Acts. Also contains transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Excise Laws Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Excise Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002, the bill amends the:

  Excise Act 1901

  to: enable excise to be charged on the higher of the labelled alcohol content or the actual alcohol content of alcoholic beverages; and allow the Commission of Taxation to determine rules for working out the percentage by volume of alcohol in beverages; and

  Distillation Act 1901

  and

  Spirits Act 1906

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Excise Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Consequential on the Excise Laws Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2002, the bill amends the

  Excise Tariff Act 1921

  to remove a previous reference to how the volume of alcohol should be physically measured and substitute references to the new provisions in the

  Excise Act 1901

  relating to the calculation of the volume of alcohol and excise duty. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Budget Initiatives and Other Measures) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Family and Community Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  in relation to correspondence and payment nominees; and

  Social Security Act 1991

  to extend carer payment eligibility to carers of terminally ill profoundly disabled children. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Special Benefit Activity Test) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Family and Community Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to require holders of certain specified visas issued for temporary protection, humanitarian or safe haven purposes to satisfy a special benefit activity test similar to the one that currently operates in relation to newstart allowance, and other newstart allowance conditions;

  Social Security Act 1991

  to make amendments contingent on the commencement of the proposed

  Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Australians Working Together and Other 2001 Budget Measures) Act 2002

  to ensure that activity test requirements are applied consistently to both special beneficiaries and newstart allowees; and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Consequential and Related Measures) Act (No. 2) 1999

  and

  Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (1999 Budget and Other Measures) Act 1999

  to correct cross-references as a result of the enactment of the

  Youth Allowance Consolidation Act 2000

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• New Business Tax System (Consolidation and Other Measures) Bill (No. 1) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Further to the

  New Business Tax System (Consolidation) Act (No. 1) 2002

  and proposed

  New Business Tax System (Consolidation, Value Shifting, Demergers and Other Measures) Act 2002

  , the bill amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to further implement the consolidation regime which commenced on 1 July 2002. Also contains application and transitional provisions and makes consequential amendments to the

  Financial Corporations (Transfer of Assets and Liabilities) Act 1993

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  and

  Wool Services Privatisation Act 2000

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• New Business Tax System (Franking Deficit Tax) Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Amends the

  New Business Tax System (Franking Deficit Tax) Act 2002

  to make amendments consequential on the new simplified imputation system to facilitate the transitional determination of franking deficit tax liability for late balancing companies. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Competition Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfoli 

  Summary

  Facilitates increased competition and investment in the telecommunications industry by amending the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  ,

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  and

  Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum