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• Social Security (Helping Pensioners Hit by the Skills Shortage) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  EVANS, Sen Chris 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  to provide a discretion to extend the period in which sale proceeds from a pensioner’s principal home are not included in the assets test for pensioners whose new principal home construction has been unavoidably delayed. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Same-Sex Marriages Bill 2006 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Jun 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha
  BARTLETT, Andrew 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Marriage Act 1961

  to ensure that same-sex marriages are given equal status to heterosexual marriages, including repealing the definition of ‘marriage’ as the union between a man and a woman and repealing provisions which prevent same-sex marriages entered into under the law of another country from being recognised in Australia. 

  Bill

• Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Board and Other Measures) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the

  Superannuation Act 1976

  ,

  Superannuation Act 1990

  ,

  Superannuation Act 2005

  and the proposed

  Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Superannuation Safety and Other Measures) Act 2006

  to consolidate in one entity (the Australian Reward Investment Alliance), and revise, the governance arrangements for the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme, the Public Sector Superannuation Scheme and the Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan, with effect from 1 July 2006. Also amends the

  Superannuation Act 1976

  to correct misdirected amendments made by the

  Superannuation Legislation (Commonwealth Employment) Repeal and Amendment Act (No. 1) 2003

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2005 [2006]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  The bill: amends 33 Acts to correct minor technical and drafting errors and misdescribed amendments; and repeals 27 obsolete Acts that have no current or future operation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Spyware Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 May 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  GREIG, Brian 

  Summary

  Regulates the unauthorised installation of computer software; and provides for disclosure to computer users of software features that may pose a threat to user privacy. 

  Bill

• Statute Law Revision Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends 48 Acts to: correct minor technical and drafting errors; remove references to organisations that no longer exist; and update references to organisations that have been succeeded by other organisations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Senate Voters' Choice (Preference Allocation) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Dec 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to enable voters at Senate elections to determine the order of their party preferences in above-the-line voting. 

  Bill

• Surveillance Devices Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes procedures for federal, State and Territory law enforcement agencies to obtain warrants, emergency authorisations and authorisations for the installation and use of surveillance devices in Australia and overseas in relation to criminal investigations and child recovery orders; and regulates the use, communication, publication, storage, destruction and making of records in connection with surveillance device operations. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  ,

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  ,

  Customs Act 1901

  and

  Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

  ; and contains transitional and savings provisions and a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Sexuality and Gender Identity Discrimination Bill 2003 [2004]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Nov 2003 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  GREIG, Brian 

  Summary

  Prohibits discrimination on the ground of sexuality, transgender identity or intersex status and makes consequential amendments to the

  Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986

  . 

  Bill

• Social Security Amendment (Supporting Young Carers) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LEES, Meg 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  to extend the eligibility of persons under 25 years of age to the carer payment. 

  Bill