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  • Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

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    Date
    23 Jun 2010 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Education 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
    in relation to: the registration process for approved providers; financial penalties; and the publication of certain information;
    Ombudsman Act 1976
    to enable the Ombudsman to: provide an independent complaints body for overseas students of private registered providers; provide advice and training to private registered providers to facilitate best practice complaint handling; and review and investigate complaint handling and report on systemic issues; and
    Privacy Act 1988
    to enable the Australian Information Commissioner to transfer certain complaints to the Overseas Students Ombudsman. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Prohibition of Support for Whaling) Bill 2010

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    Date
    29 Sep 2010 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
    BROWN, Sen Bob 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
    to create an offence of providing any service, support or resources to organisations engaged in whaling. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Evidence Amendment (Journalists’ Privilege) Bill 2010 (No. 2)

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    Date
    29 Sep 2010 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    BRANDIS, Sen George 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Evidence Act 1995
    to extend protection to confidential communications between journalists and their sources by: presuming the communication is not subject to disclosure unless established as necessary or that public interest concerns outweigh the disclosure; and extending this privilege to all professional confidential relationships and to all prosecutions for Commonwealth offences heard in all Australian courts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Environment Protection (Beverage Container Deposit and Recovery Scheme) Bill 2010

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    Date
    30 Sep 2010 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    LUDLAM, Sen Scott 
    Summary
    The bill: establishes the national Beverage Container Deposit and Recovery Scheme; enforces and imposes civil penalties on persons or body corporates for breaches of the scheme; provides for an annual report on the operation of the proposed Act; and contains a regulation making power. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Evidence Amendment (Journalists’ Privilege) Bill 2011

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    Date
    18 Oct 2010 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Sponsor
    WILKIE, Andrew, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Evidence Act 1995
    to extend protection to confidential communications between journalists and their sources by: presuming the communication is not subject to disclosure unless established as necessary or that public interest concerns outweigh the disclosure; and extending this privilege to all professional confidential relationships and to all prosecutions for Commonwealth offences heard in all Australian courts; and
    Family Law Act 1975
    to make consequential amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 [2011]

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    Date
    27 Oct 2010 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
    in relation to: the registration process for approved providers; financial penalties; and the publication of certain information;
    Ombudsman Act 1976
    to enable the Ombudsman to: provide an independent complaints body for overseas students of private registered providers; provide advice and training to private registered providers to facilitate best practice complaint handling; and review and investigate complaint handling and report on systemic issues; and
    Privacy Act 1988
    to enable the Australian Information Commissioner to transfer certain complaints to the Overseas Students Ombudsman. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Public Health and Safety) Amendment Bill 2010

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    Date
    15 Nov 2010 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    HARTSUYKER, Luke, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
    to enable the minister to approve the relocation of the flying fox colony in Maclean, New South Wales (NSW), upon completion of state approval by the NSW Government. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment and Prisoner Voting) Bill 2011

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    Date
    24 Nov 2010 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Special Minister of State 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
    and
    Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
    to: provide that the electoral roll closes seven days after the date of the writ for a federal election (
    Rowe v Electoral Commissioner
    [2010] HCA 46); prevent certain prisoners from voting at federal elections (
    Roach v Electoral Commissioner
    (2007) 233 CLR 162); and provide that certain prisoners may remain on, or be added to, the electoral roll;
    Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
    to provide that certain references still apply when a half Senate election is held independently from an election of the House of Representatives; and
    Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
    in relation to certified lists of voters for referenda. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Electronic Transactions Amendment Bill 2011

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    Date
    09 Feb 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Electronic Transactions Act 1999
    to enable Australia to accede to the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts 2005 to provide certainty and commercial predictability when electronic communications are used in the formation or performance of contracts between parties located in different countries. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Abolition of Alpine Grazing) Bill 2011

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    Date
    28 Feb 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    BANDT, Adam, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
    to deem that the minister has: received from the Victorian government a referral of its proposal to trial cattle grazing in the Alpine National Park; and decided that the trial of alpine grazing is unacceptable. 

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