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• Schools Assistance Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  School Education, Early Childhood and Youth 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Schools Assistance Act 2008

  to provide for a phased implementation of the national curriculum by certain authorities and approved school systems. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Schools Assistance Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2008, the bill provides financial assistance to the states and territories for non-government schools for 2009-2012 to: maintain the current socioeconomic status funding and indexation arrangements to ensure that total recurrent funding for schools will not fall below 2008 levels; provide recurrent funding for Indigenous Supplementary Assistance and an Indigenous Funding Guarantee; provide a remoteness loading; provide funding for capital grants; provide for establishment assistance grants in 2009; implement a school performance information and reporting framework; and require authorities and schools to implement the National Curriculum before the 2012 school year commences. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Screen Australia (Transfer of Assets) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Arts 

  Summary

  The bill: amends the

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  ,

  National Film and Sound Archive Act 2008

  and

  Screen Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2008

  to enable the name change of the National Film and Sound Archive to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSAA); and transfers part of Screen Australia’s film library and associated assets and liabilities to the NFSAA; and provides for the transfer of certain Screen Australia staff to the NFSAA. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Screen Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Feb 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment, Heritage and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Film, Television and Radio School Act 1973

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to make amendments consequential upon, and transitional to, the establishment of Screen Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive. Also repeals the

  Australian Film Commission Act 1975

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Screen Australia Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Feb 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment, Heritage and the Arts 

  Summary

  Establishes Screen Australia (SA) as a body corporate, sets out functions and powers, and establishes a governing board and management. SA will replace the Australian Film Commission, the Film Finance Corporation Australia Limited and Film Australia Limited. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Seafarers and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Oct 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills in relation to the Seacare scheme, the bill amends the:

  Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992

  to: introduce a new test to clarify coverage of the Seacare scheme; and implement amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention relating to insurance obligations of employers of seafarers;

  Seafarers, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  and

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  to: align workers’ compensation arrangements for the Seacare and Comcare schemes with minimum benchmarks to be set by the proposed National Injury Insurance Scheme; and ensure that persons in receipt of incapacity payments can continue to receive those payments until they reach pension age;

  Work Health and Safety Act 2011

  to clarify the application of the Act; and

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

  ,

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  ,

  Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992

  and

  Work Health and Safety Act 2011

  to make consequential amendments. Also: repeals the Financial Management and Accountability (Establishment of Special Account) Determination 2002/06,

  Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993

  ,

  Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Levy Act 1992

  and

  Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Levy Collection Act 1992

  ; and integrates the functions currently performed by the Seacare Authority into Comcare, abolishes the Seacare Authority and splits the functions between Comcare and the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (SRCC), and enables an advisory group to be appointed to support the SRCC and Comcare. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Feb 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992

  and

  Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993

  to clarify that the Seacare scheme is not intended to apply to certain employees engaged on ships undertaking intrastate trade or commerce; and

  Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992

  to ensure that where an employee’s employment is not covered by the Seacare scheme, their employer will not be liable for a levy in respect of that employee. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Seafarers Safety and Compensation Levies Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Oct 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills in relation to the Seacare scheme, the bill imposes a seafarers insurance levy (to support a safety net fund where an employer cannot meet its workers’ compensation obligations) and a seafarers cost recovery levy (to enable the recovery of the costs of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, Comcare and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority in performing their respective regulatory functions) on seafarer berths. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Seafarers Safety and Compensation Levies Collection Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Oct 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills in relation to the Seacare scheme, the bill provides for the collection of the seafarers insurance levy and the seafarers cost recovery levy by: requiring employers of seafarers to lodge returns in relation to the number of seafarer berths aboard a prescribed vessel and make levy payments quarterly; providing for a late payment penalty; providing for the appointment of authorised persons and the manner in which authorised persons may have access to premises and books for the purpose of examining certain matters; and enabling the transfer of funds raised by the cost recovery levy to Comcare and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Secrecy Provisions Amendment (Repealing Offences) Bill 2026

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Apr 2026 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum