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• Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Jobs for Families Child Care Package) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Sep 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education and Training 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Payments Structural Reform and Participation Measures) Bill 2016, the bill amends the:

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  and

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

  to: cease the child care benefit (CCB) and child care rebate; introduce a child care subsidy (CCS) which is subject to both an income and activity test; introduce various rates of additional child care subsidy (ACCS) that are available in certain circumstances; and make amendments in relation to CCS and ACCS claims, reviews of decisions, provider approvals, and compliance obligations of approved providers of child care services;

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  to provide that the current vaccination and immunisation details and schedules may be applied, adopted or incorporated in a minister’s determination;

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

  in relation to: circumstances in which applications for approval of a child care service are taken not to have been made; backdating of CCB service approvals; reassessments of child care service conditions of continued approval; and cessation of enrolment advances;

  A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

  in relation to goods and services tax treatment of new child care funding programs; and

  A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

  ,

  Early Years Quality Fund Special Account Act 2013

  ,

  Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  31 Aug 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Fair Work Act 2009

  and

  Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009

  to: establish the Registered Organisations Commission and provide it with investigation and information gathering powers to monitor and regulate registered organisations; and provide for the appointment, functions and powers of the commissioner (who will assume the investigations, enforcement advice and assistance responsibilities in relation to registered organisations currently undertaken by the General Manager of the Fair Work Commission); and

  Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009

  to: amend the requirements on officers’ disclosure of material personal interests and change grounds for disqualification and ineligibility for office; increase financial accounting and disclosure obligations for registered organisations and their officers; and increase civil penalties and introduce criminal offences for serious breaches of officers’ duties and new offences in relation to the conduct of investigations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work Amendment (Respect for Emergency Services Volunteers) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  31 Aug 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to amend the definition of unlawful terms to include an objectionable emergency management term that cannot be included in an enterprise agreement that covers a designated emergency management body; and provide that certain volunteer bodies can make submissions to the Fair Work Commission in relation to enterprise agreements or workplace determinations that affect, or could affect, the volunteers of a designated emergency management body. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2014 [No. 3]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Apr 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Fair Work Act 2009

  and

  Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009

  to: establish the Registered Organisations Commission and provide it with investigation and information gathering powers to monitor and regulate registered organisations; and provide for the appointment, functions and powers of the commissioner (who will assume the investigations, enforcement advice and assistance responsibilities in relation to registered organisations currently undertaken by the General Manager of the Fair Work Commission); and

  Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009

  to: amend the requirements on officers’ disclosure of material personal interests and change grounds for disqualification and ineligibility for office; increase financial accounting and disclosure obligations for registered organisations and their officers; and increase civil penalties and introduce criminal offences for serious breaches of officers’ duties and new offences in relation to the conduct of investigations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial System Legislation Amendment (Resilience and Collateral Protection) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Mar 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Payment Systems and Netting Act 1998

  to enable financial institutions to comply with internationally-agreed margining requirements when dealing in over-the-counter derivatives; and provide legal certainty about the operation of Australian law in relation to termination rights under certain financial market transactions and approved Real Time Gross Settlement systems, approved netting arrangements and netting markets in all market conditions. Also makes consequential amendments to five Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Flags Amendment (Protecting Australian Flags) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  CHRISTENSEN, George, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Flags Act 1953

  to make it an offence to wilfully destroy, desecrate, dishonour or defile the Australian flag. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work Amendment (Remaining 2014 Measures) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fair Work Act 2009

  in relation to: the payment of annual leave upon termination of employment; taking or accruing leave while receiving workers’ compensation; the requirements for flexibility terms in modern awards and enterprise agreements and individual flexibility arrangements made under those terms; the transfer of business rules; the right of entry framework; and the Fair Work Commission not having to hold a conference or hearing to dismiss an unfair dismissal application. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Jobs for Families Child Care Package) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Education and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  and

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

  to: cease the child care benefit (CCB) and child care rebate; introduce a child care subsidy (CCS) which is subject to both an income and activity test; introduce various rates of additional child care subsidy (ACCS) that are available in certain circumstances; and make amendments in relation to CCS and ACCS claims, reviews of decisions, provider approvals, and compliance obligations of approved providers of child care services;

  A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

  in relation to goods and services tax treatment of new child care funding programs; and

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

  in relation to: circumstances in which applications for approval of a child care service are taken not to have been made; backdating of CCB service approvals; reassessments of child care service conditions of continued approval; and cessation of enrolment advances. Also makes consequential amendments to five Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment (Strategic Assets) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975

  to prevent foreign persons or entities from acquiring a 10 per cent or greater interest in Australian land, water or other assets that are of strategic economic or strategic defensive importance to Australia 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work Amendment (Prohibiting Discrimination Based On Location) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Oct 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  CHRISTENSEN, George, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to make it unlawful for an employer to take adverse action against an employee or potential employee based upon where they live. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum