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• Sex Discrimination Amendment (Teaching Profession) Bill (No. 2) 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Sex Discrimination Act 1984

  to permit the provision of teaching scholarships to males, in order to address the imbalance in the number of male and female teachers in schools. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Sex Discrimination Act 1984

  in response to recommendations of the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs 2008 report

  Effectiveness of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 in eliminating discrimination and promoting gender equality

  , to: extend protections from discrimination on the grounds of family responsibilities to both women and men in all areas of work; provide improved protection from sexual harassment for students and workers; ensure protections from sex discrimination apply equally to women and men; and establish breastfeeding as a separate ground of discrimination;

  Age Discrimination Act 2004

  to establish an Age Discrimination Commissioner in the Human Rights Commission; and

  Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986

  ,

  Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999

  and

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Service and Execution of Process Amendment (Interstate Fine Enforcement) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Service and Execution of Process Act 1992

  to enable states and territories to enforce interstate fines according to the laws of their own jurisdiction; and

  Service and Execution of Process Act 1992

  and

  Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Service and Execution of Process Amendment (Interstate Fine Enforcement) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Service and Execution of Process Act 1992

  to enable states and territories to enforce interstate fines according to the laws of their own jurisdiction; and

  Service and Execution of Process Act 1992

  and

  Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Senate Voters' Choice (Preference Allocation) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Dec 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to enable voters at Senate elections to determine the order of their party preferences in above-the-line voting. 

  Bill

• Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Bill 2002 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends the:

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: insert new offences in relation to treason and terrorism related activities, all of which carry a penalty of life imprisonment; provide for ministerial declaration of proscribed organisations and insert offences in relation to membership or links with such an organisation;

  Crimes Act 1914

  to repeal the existing treason offence;

  Migration Act 1958

  to update treason offence cross-references; and

  Australian Protective Service Act 1987

  and

  Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991

  to ensure that the Australian Protective Service has power to deal with terrorist related offences and to perform the aircraft security officer function on intra-state flights. Also contains savings and application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends the:

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: insert new offences in relation to treason and terrorism related activities, all of which carry a penalty of life imprisonment; provide for ministerial declaration of proscribed organisations and insert offences in relation to membership or links with such an organisation;

  Crimes Act 1914

  to repeal the existing treason offence;

  Migration Act 1958

  to update treason offence cross-references; and

  Australian Protective Service Act 1987

  and

  Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991

  to ensure that the Australian Protective Service has power to deal with terrorist related offences and to perform the aircraft security officer function on intra-state flights. Also contains savings and application provisions. 

  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

• 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 (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