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• Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Disability Support Pension Participation Reforms) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to: allow all disability support pensioners to work up to 30 hours a week without having payments suspended or cancelled;

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: provide that certain disability support pensioners under 35 years of age with a work capacity of at least eight hours a week attend participation interviews and develop a participation plan with Centrelink; and provide that certain disability support pensioners may live outside Australia indefinitely and continue to receive the disability support pension; and

  Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Obligations and Prudential Standards) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Feb 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Further to the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (MySuper Core Provisions) Bill 2011, the bill amends the

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to: expand the duties for registrable superannuation entity (RSE) licensees; apply new trustee duties to RSE licensees of an RSE that offers a MySuper product; apply duties to the directors of corporate trustees; provide the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority with the power to issue prudential standards in relation to superannuation prudential matters; and make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Special Broadcasting Service Amendment (Natural Program Breaks and Disruptive Advertising) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Feb 2012 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LUDLAM, Sen Scott 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991

  to phase out by 2016 advertising within television programs on SBS. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Solar Hot Water Rebate Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Mar 2012 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BIRMINGHAM, Sen Simon 

  Summary

  Reinstates the remaining portion of the funding allocated to the Solar Hot Water Rebate in the 2011-12 financial year to be applied to expenditure for that purpose. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Solar Hot Water Rebate Bill 2012 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Mar 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HUNT, Greg, MP 

  Summary

  Reinstates the remaining portion of the funding allocated to the Solar Hot Water Rebate in the 2011-12 financial year to be applied to expenditure for that purpose. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Shipping Reform (Tax Incentives) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Mar 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure and Transport 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills in relation to the Australian shipping industry, the bill provides the mechanism for tax concessions for the shipping industry by: the issue of certificates to applicants who meet certain requirements; the issue of notices to first time applicants to confirm they meet the necessary requirements; enabling the department to collect and collate data; and enabling disputed decisions to be reviewed. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Shipping Registration Amendment (Australian International Shipping Register) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Mar 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure and Transport 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills in relation to the Australian shipping industry, the bill amends the

  Shipping Registration Act 1981

  to: establish the Australian International Shipping Register and the Australian General Register; and establish the administration of the international register by providing for: the application process for registration; employment conditions for seafarers; collective agreement negotiation processes; enforcement powers for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority; and a civil penalty and infringement notice regime. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990

  ,

  Marine Navigation (Regulatory Functions) Levy Collection Act 1991

  and

  Navigation Amendment Act 2011

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Skills Australia Amendment (Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Mar 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research 

  Summary

  Establishes the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency by amending the

  Skills Australia Act 2008

  to: amend the long and short titles of the Act to rename Skills Australia to the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency; broaden the object of the Act to include the provision of advice on the allocation of Commonwealth industry skills and workforce development funding; broaden the functions of the agency in relation to its research, analysis and advisory role; increase the size of the agency from seven to 10 members; expand the current membership criteria; and make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (2012 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 May 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to extend permanently the income test exemption for the Western Australian Country Age Pension Fuel Card and the Cost of Living Rebate Scheme; seven Acts to reduce from 13 to 6 weeks the length of time individuals can spend overseas while continuing to receive certain income support payments and family payments; the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  ,

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

  ,

  Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Act 2011

  and

  Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011

  to remove eligibility for family tax benefit (FTB) Part A for people over 18 years of age unless they are in full-time secondary study; the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  to provide that the rate of FTB Part A for a child is not restricted to the base child rate due to privately collecting less than the full child support entitlement; the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  and

  Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

  to allow a person’s percentage of care for child support and FTB purposes to be based on the actual care of the child immediately in special circumstances; the

  Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Act 2011

  and

  Social Security Act 1991

  to clarify the eligibility of a group of low-income families to the clean energy low income supplement; and the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  ,

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

  ,

  Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

  and

  Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

  to make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Stronger Super) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 May 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2012, the bill amends the:

  Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997

  and

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to: establish a framework to implement the superannuation data and payment regulations and standards that will apply to specified superannuation transactions undertaken by superannuation entities, retirement savings account providers and employers; and make consequential amendments;

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to provide for an administrative penalty framework for non-compliance with the superannuation data and payment regulations and standards; and

  Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998

  to: enable costs associated with the SuperStream measures to be included in the minister’s determination specifying the amount of levy payable to the Commonwealth; enable the minister to make a determination that specifies the proportion of levy money paid to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) that is to be credited to the APRA Special Account; and insert a definition of the measures covered by SuperStream. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum