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• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Issues) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Sep 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills relating to the sale of the government’s equity in Telstra Corporation Limited, the bill amends the:

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to provide for the operational and organisational separation of Telstra;

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: repeal the requirement for carriers to have an industry development plan (IDP); clarify the enforcement powers of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) in relation to industry codes; amend the requirements for consultation on variations to the carriage service provider numbering plan; facilitate any-to-any connectivity; enable ACMA to accept enforceable undertakings; and provide that remedial directions issued by ACMA are not legislative instruments; and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  in relation to: the operation of the telecommunications-specific competition regime; and interim determinations about access. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Sep 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills relating to the sale of the government’s equity in Telstra Corporation Limited, the bill amends the:

  Telstra Corporation Act 1991

  to: repeal provisions which require the Commonwealth to retain 50.1 per cent equity in Telstra; cease application of provisions relating to Ministerial directions and reporting obligations once the Commonwealth’s equity falls below 15 per cent; specify sale provisions; reaffirm the universal service and digital data service obligations and the customer service guarantee; and temporarily cease appropriations in connection with a Telstra sale scheme;

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  to exempt decisions of Telstra from the application of the Act after the sale;

  Telstra Corporation Act 1991

  , Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Regulations and Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Regulations to preserve employee entitlements;

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  ,

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  , Archives Regulations, Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations and Ombudsman Regulations to make transitional provisions in relation to ongoing matters and consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Transparent Advertising and Notification of Pregnancy Counselling Services Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha 

  Summary

  Prohibits misleading or deceptive advertising or notification of pregnancy counselling services. 

  Bill

• Taxation Laws Amendment (Scholarships) Bill 2005 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to: abolish the distinction between full-time and part-time scholarships and make all scholarships which satisfy certain criteria tax free; and extend the exemption for fee-waiver, fee-pay and Commonwealth Learning Scholarships from the social security personal income test to University Equity Scholarships. 

  Bill

• Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment (Stored Communications) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979

  to exclude access to stored communications from the current prohibition against interception of communications. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Truth in Food Labelling Bill 2003 [2005]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Oct 2003 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Provides for a food labelling system in Australia which will require the labelling of all genetically modified foods and not just those foods that still have detectable levels of genetically modified protein or DNA left after processing. 

  Bill

• Textbook Subsidy Bill 2003 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha 

  Summary

  Extends the Educational Textbook Subsidy Scheme beyond 30 June 2004 (when it was due to lapse). 

  Bill

• Trade Practices Amendment (Credit Card Reform) Bill 2002 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  CONROY, Sen Stephen 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to give the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission power to deal with any price exploitation arising from changes in the regulation of credit card fees. 

  Bill

• Trade Practices Amendment (Public Liability Insurance) Bill 2002 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  CONROY, Sen Stephen 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974 to give the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission power to monitor and deal with any price exploitation arising from changes in the law in relation to public liability. 

  Bill

• Torres Strait Fisheries Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984

  to allow for the Chair of the Torres Strait Regional Authority to be appointed as a full member of the Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority. 

  Bill