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• Electoral Amendment (Political Honesty) Bill 2003 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MURRAY, Andrew 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to prohibit political advertising that is inaccurate and misleading to a material extent. 

  Bill

• Export Control Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Export Control Act 1982

  to: replace a redundant cross-reference in relation to making a false or misleading statement in declarations made for the purposes of the regulations; and allow certificates issued in relation to goods exported from Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands to be certified as goods from those Territories rather than from Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Excise Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003, the bill amends the

  Excise Tariff Act 1921

  to remove the excise exemption for fuel ethanol and impose an excise duty rate equivalent to that applying to petroleum, with effect from 18 September 2002. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Trade 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Export Market Development Grants Act 1997

  in relation to the Export Market Development Grants Scheme by: reducing the income ceiling for applicants to $30 million; removing the $25 million export earnings ceiling; reducing the $200 000 maximum grant to $150 000; reducing the maximum number of grants payable to applicants from eight to seven; and repealing the provision which provides for additional grants for entering new markets. Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Act 1997

  to create a new fee structure to replace the current tiered charges structure for the annual registration charge payable by all providers registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Energy Grants (Cleaner Fuels) Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Sep 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Energy Grants (Cleaner Fuels) Scheme Bill 2003, the bill amends the

  Product Grants and Benefits Administration Act 2000

  ,

  Excise Act 1901

  and

  Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000

  to facilitate the operation of the Energy Grants Cleaner Fuels Scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Energy Grants (Cleaner Fuels) Scheme Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Sep 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Energy Grants (Cleaner Fuels) Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003, the bill establishes the Energy Grants Cleaner Fuels Scheme which will provide a framework for the payment of grants to importers and manufacturers of biodiesel and certain other cleaner fuels to offset customs and excise duties, with effect from 18 September 2003. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Employee Protection (Employee Entitlements Guarantee) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Provides for the establishment and administration of a scheme, funded by a 0.1% levy on payroll, to pay wages and certain other entitlements owed to employees in the event of employer insolvency. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill

• Extension of Sunset of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Native Title Act 1993

  to extend the operation of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund for 2 years (to 23 March 2006). 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Euthanasia Laws (Repeal) Bill 2004 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ALLISON, Lyn 

  Summary

  Repeals the

  Euthanasia Laws Act 1997

  which prevents the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly and the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly from legalising voluntary euthanasia. 

  Bill