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• Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Trade and Investment 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Export Market Development Grants Act 1997

  to: increase the maximum number of grants per applicant to eight; reduce the minimum expenses threshold incurred by an applicant to $15 000; reduce the deduction from the applicant’s provisional grant amount to $2500; prevent the payment of grants to applicants engaging an export market development grants consultant assessed to not be a fit and proper person; provide that if an amount of a grant is determined before 1 July following the ‘balance distribution date’, the grant becomes payable immediately; and enable the payment of additional expenses above the cap on administration costs for the 2013-14 financial year. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Excise Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Feb 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2014, the bill amends the

  Excise Tariff Act 1921

  to: increase the rate of excise duty on tobacco through a series of four staged increases of 12.5 per cent, commencing on 1 December 2013; index the rates of excise duty on tobacco to average weekly ordinary time earnings instead of the consumer price index; and make consequential amendments contingent upon the commencement of the proposed

  Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Act 2014

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000

  to: clarify the arrangements for refunds of pre-paid tuition fees by registered providers to overseas students as a result of a default; enable the minister to make a legislative instrument to stipulate the methods of calculation for refunds to students in the case of default for the reason of visa refusal or where there is no written agreement in place; and amend the title of the National Code. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Legislation Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Nov 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment 

  Summary

  The bill: addresses implications arising from the Federal Court’s decision in

  Tarkine National Coalition Incorporated v Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

  [2013] FCA 694 by ensuring the validity of specified decisions made prior to 31 December 2013 that require the minister to have regard to any relevant approved conservation advice; and amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  and

  Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975

  to provide additional protection for dugong and turtle populations from the threats of poaching, illegal trade and illegal transportation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Early Years Quality Fund Special Account Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  School Education, Early Childhood and Youth 

  Summary

  Establishes the Early Years Quality Fund Special Account to provide $300 million over two years to approved centre based long day care services in the form of grants to be used exclusively for the remuneration of employees and other employment-related costs and expenses. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to: create a matter of national environmental significance for coal seam gas and large coal mining developments which are likely to have a significant impact on a water resource; and establish penalties and offences to prohibit such action. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Finance) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Trade and Competitiveness 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991

  to: allow for the payment of a $200 million special dividend from the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation’s (EFIC) surplus capital in the 2012-13 financial year; enable the minister to direct that future special dividends be made by EFIC; and enable the minister, by legislative instrument, to prescribe an increase in EFIC’s callable capital; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Administration) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  In response to certain recommendations of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters report

  The 2010 federal election: report on the conduct of the election and related matters

  , the bill amends the:

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to: provide for further fixed periods of time to be provided to the augmented Electoral Commission to complete its inquiries into objections against proposed redistribution of electoral boundaries; and not require a silent voter to re-apply to be treated as a silent voter when changing address;

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  to: establish procedures to be taken when a ballot-box is opened prematurely; remove the requirement for an applicant for a pre-poll ordinary vote to complete and sign a certificate; provide that pre-poll voting offences will open on the fourth day after nominations close; and provide that applications for postal votes must be received on the Wednesday three days before polling day; and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to allow the Australian Taxation Office to disclose protected information to the Electoral Commissioner. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Excise Tariff Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Sep 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of seven bills to link Australia’s carbon pricing mechanism to overseas emissions trading schemes from 1 July 2015, the bill amends the

  Excise Tariff Act 1921

  to provide that the per-tonne carbon price equivalent applied to liquid fuels is consistent with the compliance costs of liable entities under the carbon pricing mechanism with linking arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Declared Commercial Fishing Activities) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Sep 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to provide for the minister to establish an independent expert panel to conduct an assessment into the potential environmental, social and economic impacts of a declared commercial fishing activity and to prohibit the declared commercial fishing activity while the assessment is undertaken. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum