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• Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment (Child Care and Other 2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  31 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the family assistance law to: increase the rate of child care benefits payable from 1 July 2007 by 10 per cent over and above the CPI indexation increase; convert the child care tax offset for out-of-pocket child care expenses to a child care tax rebate; and the social security law to provide full-time students aged 16 to 25 years who have a disability or a severe medical condition with a health care card. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Management System and Other Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the family assistance law to: provide for a new online-based Child Care Management System; introduce a civil penalty and infringement notice scheme; and enhance administration of child care benefits. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Restructures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Financial Sector (Transfers of Business) Act 1999

  to: facilitate the adoption of a non-operating holding company as the ultimate holding company of a financial group in Australia; and rename it as the

  Financial Sector (Business Transfer and Group Restructures) Act 1999

  ;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: remove tax impediments preventing financial groups containing authorised deposit-taking institutions from restructuring; and make consequential amendments to two other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Fisheries Levy Amendment Bill 2007, the bill amends the

  Fisheries Administration Act 1991

  ,

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  ,

  Surveillance Devices Act 2004

  and

  Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984

  in relation to: delegation powers of the minister and the Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority; management of Australia’s rights and obligations under the Torres Strait Treaty; output controls and fisheries management practices; consistency with other legislative regimes; compliance, forfeiture and enforcement procedures; the role and functions of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA); and transition of the AFMA from an authority to a commission. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fisheries Levy Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2007, the bill amends the

  Fisheries Levy Act 1984

  to ensure levies can be collected in Torres Strait fisheries in accordance with new management and licensing arrangements provided for in the proposed

  Fisheries Legislation Amendment Act 2007

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  to simplify the internal government financial management framework and address issues relating to the management of appropriations. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Auditor-General Act 1997

  and

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment (Child Support Reform Consolidation and Other Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends family assistance law in relation to: the operation of the Child Support Scheme; overseas maintenance arrangements; the maintenance income test; portability of family tax benefit; the baby bonus; remote area allowance; extension of the assets test exemption period; income streams; dependant and housekeeper rebates; Medicare levy; and makes minor and technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Forestry Marketing and Research and Development Services (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Forestry Marketing and Research and Development Services Bill 2007, the bill: provides for the termination of the Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation (FWPRDC) and the transfer of its operations to the new industry services company. Also makes consequential amendments to four other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Forestry Marketing and Research and Development Services Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Forestry Marketing and Research and Development Services (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2007, the bill: replaces the current Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation with a not-for-profit forestry industry services company to provide marketing, research, development and other industry services to the forest industry; and provides the minister with the authority to enter into a funding contract with a company to enable it to administer levies, state grower contractual payments, research and development and manage the Commonwealth’s matched funding for research and development expenditure. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

  and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  to: improve the food regulatory processes for Australia and New Zealand; and improve the framework within which the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Authority operates. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum