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  • Date
    05 Sep 2017 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture and Water Resources 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Australian Grape and Wine Authority Act 2013
    to: enable the Australian Grape and Wine Authority to implement, facilitate and administer programs for cider and in relation to international wine tourism, and to administer grant programs for wine; change the authority’s name to Wine Australia; and amend the short title of the Act to the
    Wine Australia Act 2013
    ; and
    Freedom of Information Act 1982
    ,
    Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999
    ,
    Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999
    and
    Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991
    to make consequential amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    03 Dec 1998 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Arts, Sport, Environment, Tourism and Territories portfolio 
    Summary
    Act No. 5 of 1999 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    18 Feb 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Environment and Heritage 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
    to restructure the method of payment and collection of the Environmental Management Charge levied on standard tourism operations to clarify that goods and services tax is not payable; and consequentially extend the powers of inspectors to search aircraft and vessels and the powers of magistrates to issue search warrants. Also contains an application provision. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    11 Sep 2007 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007
    to: replace the 1,350ml trigger for seeking and recording details in relation to takeaway alcohol sales; clarifies the storage of records of takeaway purchases; provides certain exceptions to the alcohol offences in relation to tourism operations in parks and other certain areas; provide for the alcohol measures not to apply to certain areas when local alcohol management measures are implemented; and to clarify the operation of certain Northern Territory law. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    20 Mar 2008 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Foreign Affairs and Trade 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Australian Trade Commission Act 1985
    and
    Export Market Development Grants Act 1997
    to: increase the maximum grant to $200,000; add two claimable expense categories to the range of eligible expenses; expand the range of bodies able to access the scheme; lift the maximum turnover limit to $50 million; reduce the minimum threshold of expenditure to a $10,000 minimum; extend the limit on the number of annual grants to eight; remove the distinction between internal and external services to provide that all non-tourism services are eligible products; and introduce a performance measure for applicants claiming their third and subsequent grants. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    04 Feb 2010 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends: the
    Crimes Act 1914
    and
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    in relation to: child sex tourism offences; and overseas child pornography and child abuse material offences; the
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    in relation to child sex offences involving using postal or similar services, or carriage services; the
    Crimes Act 1914
    to provide for a scheme for the forfeiture of child pornography and child abuse material and items containing such material; and four Acts to make consequential amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    27 Jun 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Immigration and Ethnic Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    ACIS Administration Act 1999
    to clarify the use of duty credits earned under the Automotive Competitiveness and Investment Scheme;
    Bounty (Computers) Act 1984
    to replace a reference to the Standards Association of Australia with a reference to Standards Australia International Limited;
    Bounty (Ships) Act 1989
    to provide for progress payments of the research and development bounty;
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Legislation Amendment Act 2001
    to correct a drafting error;
    Pooled Development Funds Act 1992
    to correct a drafting oversight in relation to excluded superannuation funds;
    States Grants (Petroleum Products) Act 1965
    to reflect changes in administrative arrangements; and
    Trade Practices Act 1974
    to correct a drafting oversight in relation to country of origin defences. Also repeals the
    Aluminium Industry Act 1960
    and
    Management and Investment Companies Act 1983

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    02 Jul 1998 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Science and Tourism portfolio 

    Bill

  • Date
    02 Jul 1998 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Science and Tourism portfolio 

    Bill

  • Date
    01 Jul 1998 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Science and Tourism portfolio 

    Bill

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