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  • Date
    29 Mar 2006 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 
    Summary
    Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983
    to abolish the staff-elected Director and deputy staff-elected Director positions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    29 Mar 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Transport and Regional Services 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Aviation Transport Security Act 2004
    to: amend the regulatory arrangements for airport security by creating event zones that may be used for handling special events at an airport; regulate the security and clearance processes for domestic and international cargo before it is taken onto an aircraft; allow the Secretary to approve alterations to an existing Transport Security Program; and make technical amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    30 Mar 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Science and Training 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisations Act 1987
    to: allow the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) to condition, manage and store radioactive material and radioactive waste other than that which may arise directly from ANSTO’s activities; ensure that ANSTO is able to provide assistance to State and Territory jurisdictions in the event of an incident, including a terrorist or criminal incident, involving radiological material; clarify ANSTO’s authority to accept and manage radioactive waste arising from overseas reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel from ANSTO’s research reactor; and allow ANSTO to fully participate in the establishment and operation of the Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Facility in the Northern Territory. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    30 Mar 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Science and Training 
    Summary
    Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the
    Australian Research Council Act 2001
    to: retire the Board of the Australian Research Council (ARC) and transfer the majority of the Board’s functions and responsibilities to the CEO of the ARC; establish other new governance arrangements; and update annual funding caps to reflect revised forward estimates and the transfer of the Commercialisation Training Scheme to the Department of Education, Science and Training. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    30 Mar 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Vocational and Technical Education 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia’s Skills Needs) Act 2005
    to: bring forward funding from 2008 and 2009 to 2006 and 2007 to meet expenditure for the Australian Technical Colleges initiative; and include a regulation-making power to allow programme funding to be varied to another programme year without amendment of the Act. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    30 Mar 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Foreign Affairs and Trade 
    Summary
    Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the
    Australian Trade Commission Act 1985
    to enable the transition of the Australian Trade Commission from a statutory authority under the
    Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997
    to a statutory agency which will be part of the Commonwealth and subject to the
    Public Service Act 1999
    and the
    Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
    . Also makes consequential amendments to the
    Export Market Development Grants Act 1997
    ,
    Commonwealth Borrowing Levy Act 1987
    ,
    Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991
    and
    Public Service Act 1999

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    09 May 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in relation to the parliamentary departments in respect of the year ending on 30 June 2007. 

    Bill

  • Date
    09 May 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for service of the year ending on 30 June 2007. 

    Bill

  • Date
    09 May 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 2007. 

    Bill

  • Date
    09 May 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sums appropriated by
    Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2005-2006
    and
    Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2005-2006
    , for the service of the year ending on 30 June 2006. 

    Bill

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