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• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2000 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989

  to: rename the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commercial Development Corporation to Indigenous Business Australia (IBA); allow the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission to outsource its commercial functions; and provide the option of appointing a full-time chairperson to IBA. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2000

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Jun 2000 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill (No. 1) 1999

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Nov 1999 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Bill (No. 1) 1999

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Aug 1999 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs portfolio 

  Bill

• Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 1996 [1997]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 1997 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Amendment (Omnibus) Bill 1999

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 1999 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Aged care portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• A New Tax System (Aged Care Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment) Bill 1999

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 1998 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Aged care portfolio 

  Bill

• Aged Care Amendment (Accreditation Agency) Bill 1998

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Nov 1998 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Aged care portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Amendment (Residential Care) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to introduce new arrangements for allocating residential aged care subsidies. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Amendment (Security and Protection) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to establish: a scheme for compulsory reporting of abuse of persons in aged care; new complaints investigation procedures; and a new role of Aged Care Commissioner to replace the existing Commissioner for Complaints. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care (Bond Security) 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 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

  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 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

  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 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

• Aged Care Amendment (Extra Service) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to remove the current requirement that extra service providers (aged care providers which allow residents to choose, and pay for, a higher than average level of hotel-type services) need to reapply for extra service status every 5 years. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Amendment (Transition Care and Assets Testing) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to support: the implementation of the Transition Care Program by providing leave arrangements for existing recipients of residential care to receive transition care following a hospital stay; and the transfer of assets testing for residents and prospective residents of aged care facilities from approved providers of residential aged care to Centrelink and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Charges (Imposition—Customs) Amendment Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Export Charges (Imposition—Excise) Amendment Bill 2019 and Export Charges (Imposition—General) Amendment Bill 2019, the bill amends the

  Export Charges (Imposition—Customs) Act 2015

  to make amendments consequential on the enactment of the Export Control Bill 2019 and the proposed repeal of the

  Export Charges (Collection) Act 2015

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Charges (Imposition—Excise) Amendment Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Export Charges (Imposition—Customs) Amendment Bill 2019 and Export Charges (Imposition—General) Amendment Bill 2019, the bill amends the

  Export Charges (Imposition—Excise) Act 2015

  to make amendments consequential on the enactment of the Export Control Bill 2019 and the proposed repeal of the

  Export Charges (Collection) Act 2015

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Charges (Imposition—General) Amendment Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Export Charges (Imposition—Customs) Amendment Bill 2019 and Export Charges (Imposition—Excise) Amendment Bill 2019, the bill amends the

  Export Charges (Imposition—General) Act 2015

  to make amendments consequential on the enactment of the Export Control Bill 2019 and the proposed repeal of the

  Export Charges (Collection) Act 2015

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Control (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Export Control Bill 2019 to create a new framework for regulating the export of goods, including agricultural products and food, from Australian territory, the bill: repeals 19 Acts; makes consequential amendments to nine Acts; and provides for transitional arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Control Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Export Control (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019, the bill streamlines and consolidates existing legislation to create a new framework for regulating the export of goods, including agricultural products and food, from Australian territory. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Agriculture Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Administration) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Biosecurity Act 2015

  and

  Imported Food Control Act 1992

  to enable computerised decision-making for certain purposes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Wine Australia Amendment (Label Directory) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Wine Australia Act 2013

  to provide for Wine Australia to establish and maintain a directory of labels that are attached to grape products such as wine intended for export from Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Farm Household Support Amendment (Relief Measures) Bill (No. 2) 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Farm Household Support Act 2014

  to: provide that the rate of Farm Household Allowance (FHA) is not varied by the level of a person's income; and amend the FHA assets test so that all farm and non-farm assets (including water rights) will be subject to a combined single net value threshold of $5.5 million; and

  Farm Household Support Act 2014

  and Farm Household Support Minister's Rule 2014 to: remove the requirement to have farm financial assessments conducted by a person prescribed by the minister's rules; specify that the amount of farm financial assessment supplement is the amount provided in the invoice for the farm financial assessment; require a person conducting a farm financial assessment to have appropriate qualifications or expertise; increase the maximum amount of activity supplement to $10 000; and extend the amount of activity supplement to include certain travel and accommodation costs associated with eligible activities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Farm Household Support Amendment (Relief Measures) Bill (No. 1) 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Oct 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Farm Household Support Act 2014

  and Farm Household Support Minister’s Rule 2014 to: increase access to the Farm Household Allowance (FHA) program for eligible farmers and their partners to four years in every specified ten year period; and broaden the circumstances in which the off-farm income offset can be applied and increase the upper limit of the offset from $80 000 to $100 000; and

  Farm Household Support Act 2014

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to: provide for a one-off lump sum payment of $7500 (single recipient) or $6500 (members of a couple) for FHA recipients who have been payable for 1460 days of payment by 30 June 2020; and provide the minister with a power to determine who may qualify for, and the amount of, future relief payments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Board and Other Improvements) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Sep 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  in relation to: information to be taken into account by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) in determining applications; approval and registration for prescribed active constituents, chemical products or labels; limits on use of information; computerised decision-making by the APVMA; management of errors in an application at the preliminary assessment stage; variation of relevant particulars and conditions; variation of approval or registration during suspension; suspension or cancellation of approval or registration for provision of false or misleading information; notification and publication of voluntary recalls; obligations on holders and applicants to inform the APVMA of new information where it relates to the safety criteria; definition of ‘registered chemical product’; supply or registered chemical products with unapproved label; safety, efficacy, trade and labelling criteria; and clarification that the ‘expiry date’ is the date after which a chemical product must not be used;

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994

  and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  to simplify reporting requirements for annual returns;

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  in relation to: the establishment of civil pecuniary penalties for providing false or misleading information; the Maximum Residue Limits Standard; and minor and technical amendments, including the removal of redundant provisions; and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  to: remove the requirement for the APVMA to prepare an annual operational plan; and establish a governance board for the APVMA and cease the existing APVMA Advisory Board. Also repeals the

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Removing Re-approval and Re-registration) Act 2014

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  31 Jul 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Establishes an independent Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports to oversee the Department of Agriculture in its role as the regulator of Australia’s live-stock exports. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Farm Household Support Amendment Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jul 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Farm Household Support Act 2014

  to: maintain the farm assets value limit for farm household assistance at $5 million; and ensure that allowable deductions are offset against the type of income to which they relate. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Charges (Collection) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to manage exported goods, the bill provides for the collection of export charges by: providing that regulations prescribe when export charges are due and payable; making the Commonwealth notionally liable to pay fees, including late payment fees; requiring a late payment fee to be paid when a charge is not paid on time; empowering the secretary to take certain action when a charge or late payment fee is not paid; enabling the Commonwealth to recover any charge and late payment fee through action in court; and providing for the administration of the charges. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Charges (Imposition—Customs) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to manage exported goods, the bill imposes an export charge on regulated goods, to the extent that it is a duty of customs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Charges (Imposition—Excise) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to manage exported goods, the bill imposes an export charge on regulated goods, to the extent that it is a duty of excise. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Charges (Imposition—General) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to manage exported goods, the bill imposes an export charge on regulated goods, to the extent that it is neither a duty of customs nor a duty of excise. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Imported Food Charges (Collection) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to manage imported food, the bill provides for the collection of imported food charges by: providing that regulations prescribe when imported food charges are due and payable; making the Commonwealth notionally liable to pay fees, including late payment fees; requiring a late payment fee to be paid when a charge is not paid on time; empowering the secretary to take certain action when a charge or late payment fee is not paid; and providing for the administration of the charges. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Imported Food Charges (Imposition—Customs) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to manage imported food, the bill imposes an imported food charge, to the extent that it is a duty of customs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Imported Food Charges (Imposition—Excise) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to manage imported food, the bill imposes an imported food charge, to the extent that it is a duty of excise. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Imported Food Charges (Imposition—General) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to manage imported food, the bill imposes an imported food charge, to the extent that it is neither a duty of customs nor a duty of excise. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Biosecurity (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills to provide for a regulatory framework (which reflects and replaces the

  Quarantine Act 1908

  ), the bill: repeals the

  Quarantine Act 1908

  and

  Quarantine Charges (Collection) Act 2014

  ; makes consequential amendments to 20 Acts to update references to managing biosecurity risk under the proposed

  Biosecurity Act 2014

  , and substitute references to

  Quarantine Act 1908

  with the proposed

  Biosecurity Act 2014

  ; and makes transitional arrangements in relation to the management of biosecurity risks from the

  Quarantine Act 1908

  to the new biosecurity framework under the proposed

  Biosecurity Act 2014

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Biosecurity Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills to provide for a regulatory framework (which reflects and replaces the Quarantine Act 1908) to: manage biosecurity risks, the risk of contagion of a listed human disease, the risk of listed human diseases entering Australian territory, risks related to ballast water, biosecurity emergencies and human biosecurity emergencies; and give effect to Australia’s international rights and obligations, including the International Health Regulations 2005, the World Trade Organization Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, and the Convention on Biological Diversity 1992. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Quarantine Charges (Imposition—Customs) Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills to provide for a regulatory framework (which reflects and replaces the

  Quarantine Act 1908

  ), the bill amends the

  Quarantine Charges (Imposition—Customs) Act 2014

  to: amend the short title of the Act to

  Biosecurity Charges Imposition (Customs) Act 2014

  ; and continue recovery of costs for biosecurity services, as duties of customs, for prescribed matters associated with the administration of the proposed

  Biosecurity Act 2014

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Quarantine Charges (Imposition—Excise) Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills to provide for a regulatory framework (which reflects and replaces the

  Quarantine Act 1908

  ), the bill amends the

  Quarantine Charges (Imposition—Excise) Act 2014

  to: amend the short title of the Act to

  Biosecurity Charges Imposition (Excise) Act 2014

  ; and continue recovery of costs for biosecurity services, as duties of excise, for prescribed matters associated with the administration of the proposed

  Biosecurity Act 2014

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Quarantine Charges (Imposition—General) Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills to provide for a regulatory framework (which reflects and replaces the

  Quarantine Act 1908

  ), the bill amends the

  Quarantine Charges (Imposition—General) Act 2014

  to: amend the short title of the Act to

  Biosecurity Charges Imposition (General) Act 2014

  ; and continue recovery of costs for biosecurity services, so far as those charges are neither duties of customs nor duties of excise, for prescribed matters associated with the administration of the proposed

  Biosecurity Act 2014

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charges) Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills in relation to certain export services, the bill amends the:

  Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charges) Act 1985

  to make amendments consequential on the definitional changes made to the

  Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Act 1985

  by the proposed

  Export Legislation Amendment Act 2014

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Inspection (Quantity Charge) Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills in relation to certain export services, the bill amends the:

  Export Inspection (Quantity Charge) Act 1985

  to make amendments consequential on the definitional changes made to the

  Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Act 1985

  by the proposed

  Export Legislation Amendment Act 2014

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Inspection (Service Charge) Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills in relation to certain export services, the bill amends the:

  Export Inspection (Service Charge) Act 1985

  to make amendments consequential on the definitional changes made to the

  Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Act 1985

  by the proposed

  Export Legislation Amendment Act 2014

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Legislation Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills in relation to certain export services, the bill amends the:

  Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997

  to enable the recovery of costs relating to certain services, such as issuing quota certificates, for export quota administered by other countries;

  Export Control Act 1982

  to expedite warrants granted by telephone or other electronic means;

  Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Act 1985

  to: remove the definitions of all prescribed commodities and to replace the definition of “prescribed commodity” with “prescribed good” to provide for consistency with the

  Export Control Act 1982

  ; require returns to be made for each month in which permits are granted or export inspection services are conducted; and remove references to the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service; and

  Imported Food Control Act 1992

  to remove references to the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Removing Re-approval and Re-registration) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  to: prevent the expiry of active constituent approvals and prevent the application of dates after which a registration cannot be renewed; remove the requirement for applications to be made to re-approve active constituents or re-register chemical products; enable the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) to require information to be provided about substances supplied as a chemical product; simplify how variations to approvals and registrations are processed by APVMA; and enable APVMA to charge a fee when it provides copies of documents in its possession; and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  ,

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994

  ,

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2013

  and

  Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Farm Household Support (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Farm Household Support Bill 2014, the bill: repeals the

  Farm Household Support Act 1992

  ; and makes consequential and contingent amendments to 10 Acts and two proposed Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Farm Household Support Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Farm Household Support (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2014, the bill replaces the Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payment by providing for up to three years of financial assistance (the Farm Household Allowance) for eligible farmers and their partners in financial hardship without the need for a climatic trigger. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Quarantine Charges (Collection) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills in relation to the recovery of costs for biosecurity and quarantine services, the bill: provides for regulations to be made to deal with when quarantine charges are due and payable, and the liability of agents; provides that the Commonwealth may be notionally liable to pay quarantine charges and late payment fees; applies late payment fees and other penalties if quarantine charges are unpaid; provides that charges can be created over goods or vessels subject to quarantine; enables quarantine officers to withhold goods and vessels for sale when charges and fees are owing; enables abandoned goods and vessels to be sold, destroyed or otherwise disposed of; and provides for miscellaneous matters. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Quarantine Charges (Imposition—Customs) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills in relation to the recovery of costs for biosecurity and quarantine services, the bill imposes charges, as duties of customs, for prescribed matters associated with the administration of the

  Quarantine Act 1908

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Quarantine Charges (Imposition—Excise) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills in relation to the recovery of costs for biosecurity and quarantine services, the bill imposes charges, as duties of excise, for prescribed matters associated with the administration of the

  Quarantine Act 1908

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum