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  • Date
    09 Mar 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
     
    Summary
    Amends the
    National Health Act 1953
    to enable the suspension or revocation of an approved pharmacist’s approval to supply pharmaceutical benefits where the approval is held by an approved pharmacist corporation and a director is charged or convicted with a PBS related offence. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    09 Mar 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
     
    Summary
    Amends the:
    National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011
    to: support data collection and arrangements in relation to the use and disclosure of vocational education training data; and enable the Ministerial Council to delegate certain powers in relation to data provision requirements; and
    National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Transitional Provisions) Act 2011
    to include transitional provisions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    09 Mar 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Social Services 
    Summary
    Further to the
    Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Act 2022
    , the bill amends the
    Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
    to: expand access to the enhanced income management regime; enable people subject to the existing income management regime to move to the enhanced income management regime, thereby allowing them access to the BasicsCard bank account and superior SmartCard; and direct new entrants to the enhanced income management regime, ensuring no new participant is issued the BasicsCard. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Mar 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2023, Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort) Bill 2023, Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy Bill 2023 and Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy (Collection) Bill 2023, the bill amends: 12 Acts to make amendments consequential on the new financial accountability regime; and the
    Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998
    and
    Banking Act 1959
    to make amendments consequential on the end of the banking executive accountability regime. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Mar 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Financial Accountability Regime (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023, Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort) Bill 2023, Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy Bill 2023 and Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy (Collection) Bill 2023, the bill establishes a financial accountability regime to impose accountability, key personnel, deferred remuneration and notification obligations on directors and senior executives of financial entities in the banking, insurance and superannuation industries. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Mar 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2023, Financial Accountability Regime (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023, Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort) Bill 2023 and Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy Bill 2023, the bill provides for the collection and administration of the levies imposed by the
    Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy Act 2023

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Mar 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2023, Financial Accountability Regime (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023, Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort) Bill 2023 and Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy (Collection) Bill 2023, the bill imposes levies on certain industry entities to recover the cost of the compensation scheme of last resort. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Mar 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2023, Financial Accountability Regime (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023, Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy Bill 2023 and Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy (Collection) Bill 2023, the bill amends the
    Corporations Act 2001
    ,
    Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
    and
    National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009
    to establish the financial services compensation scheme of last resort to provide compensation to eligible consumers in circumstances where an Australian Financial Complaints Authority determination awarding monetary compensation has been made in their favour, but which the relevant entity has not paid. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    16 Feb 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Migration Amendment (Australia’s Engagement in the Pacific and Other Measures) Bill 2023, the bill imposes a charge on a person registering to participate in a visa pre-application process. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    16 Feb 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Migration (Visa Pre-application Process) Charge Bill 2023, the bill amends the
    Migration Act 1958
    to enable the minister to implement a visa pre-application process to enable the random selection of eligible persons who would then be permitted to apply for a relevant visa. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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