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• Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety-nets) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to increase the extended Medicare safety net threshold from $300 to $500 for concession card holders and families in receipt of Family Tax Benefit Part A, and from $700 to $1000 for all other families and individuals, with effect from 1 January 2006. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Budget Measures) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  in relation to funding and grant levels for 2006-09 for certain purposes, including: 100 new places in Veterinary Science and Tropical Agriculture at James Cook University; capital infrastructure funding for the University of Western Sydney; and Commonwealth Scholarships; and

  Higher Education Funding Act 1988

  to reflect indexation increases for transitional financial assistance funding for 2006-07. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Measures No. 3) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  in relation to: the definition of “Student Load”; quality and accountability requirements; guidelines for incidental fees and fees in respect of overseas students; compliance audits on the operation of certain higher education providers; and Commonwealth supported students; and make a technical amendment to correct a drafting error;

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  and

  Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Measures No. 2) Act 2005

  to reflect the renaming of Open Learning Australia to Open Universities Australia; and

  Australian National University Act 1991

  to repeal an obselete heading. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Workplace Relations Requirements) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to include in the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines, certain requirements on higher education providers, to be known as the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Human Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency Act 1997

  and

  Health Insurance Commission Act 1973

  to: abolish the governance boards of Centrelink and the Health Insurance Commission (HIC); establish Medicare Australia which will replace the HIC; create the offices of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Centrelink and Medicare Australia, with statutory functions; and establish new governance arrangements under which the CEOs will be directly accountable to the Minister. Also amends the

  Health Insurance Commission Act 1973

  to amend the long title of the Act and rename it as the

  Medicare Australia Act 1973

  ; and makes consequential amendments to 17 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Legislation Amendment (Australian Community Pharmacy Authority) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  National Health Act 1953

  to extend, until 31 December 2005, the existing arrangements for approving pharmacists to supply Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme medicines; and

  Health Legislation Amendment (Podiatric Surgery and Other Matters) Act 2004

  to correct a misdescription. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Support Amendment (Abolition of Compulsory Up-front Student Union Fees) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to abolish compulsory student unionism in higher education institutions which receive Commonwealth funding; and reduce grants to an institution that breaches the voluntary student unionism requirements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Measures No. 2) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to further implement and refine the new framework for the Commonwealth funding of higher education and provide certainty to higher education providers and students, particularly in relation to review of decisions; access to student support payments; and flexibility of providers to respond to changes in demand and supply for particular courses or units of study. Also amends the:

  Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003

  to clarify certain references; and

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  clarify tax file number requirements for students. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Measures No. 1) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Feb 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  in relation to: funding for the Commonwealth Grant Scheme and Other Grants for 2005-08; eligibility for capital development funding grants; conditions for exemptions from the tuition assurance requirements; re-crediting of Student Learning Entitlement and FEE-HELP balance;

  Higher Education Funding Act 1988

  to: clarify that no refunds of voluntary Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) repayments will be made from 1 January 2005; and make a technical correction to the definition of HECS debt; and

  Maritime College Act 1978

  to ensure that the Australian Maritime College complies with the National Governance Protocols. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Insurance Amendment (100% Medicare Rebate and Other Measures) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 2003

  to: increase the Medicare rebate from 85 per cent to 100 per cent of the schedule fee for services provided by general practitioners; and ensure that families who are eligible for Family Tax Benefit Part A are also eligible for the lower $300 safety net threshold. Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum