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• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Child Protection from Predatory Tourism Offences) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BERNARDI, Sen Cory 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  ,

  Crimes Act 1914

  and

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  in relation to child sex tourism offences by: relocating existing offences (currently in the Crimes Act) to the Criminal Code; creating new grooming, procuring and preparatory offences; making penalties consistent with like offences in the Criminal Code; introducing new offences relating to Australians overseas accessing child pornography or child abuse material; and providing for forfeiture of such material. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Surveillance Devices Act 2004

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations and Other Measures) Bill 2008 [2009]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to: reduce the disclosure threshold to $1,000; require certain persons making gifts above the threshold to furnish a return within eight weeks after polling day; ensure that for the purposes of the disclosure threshold and the disclosure of gifts, related political parties are treated as one entity; prohibit the receipt of a gift of foreign property and all anonymous gifts by registered political parties, candidates and members of a Senate group; provide that public funding of election campaigning is limited to the lesser amount of either the actual electoral expenditure or the amount awarded per vote where the four percent threshold is satisfied; extend existing recovery powers; and introduce new offences and penalties and increase penalties for existing offences. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral (Above-the-Line Voting) Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to repeal provisions relating to group voting tickets and provide for preferential above-the-line voting for Senate elections. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Crime or Terrorism Related Internet Content) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to expand the ‘black list’ of internet addresses maintained by the Australian Communications and Media Authority to include terrorism and cyber crime websites hosted domestically and overseas. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Cross-Border Insolvency Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  The bill implements the Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law by: establishing access to local courts by persons administering a foreign insolvency proceeding; establishing conditions for recognition of a foreign insolvency proceeding and granting relief to its participants; permitting participation by foreign creditors in such proceedings; enabling cooperation between courts and practitioners from different countries; enabling coordination of proceedings to take place concurrently in different countries; and empowering the Governor-General to make regulations under the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to give the Australian Communications and Media Authority the discretion to consider late applications for renewals of community broadcasting licences up to the expiry date of the licence; and makes technical corrections to the

  Broadcasting Amendment (Digital Radio) Act 2007

  and

  Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Act 2006

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Child Sex Tourism Offences and Related Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  ,

  Crimes Act 1914

  and

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  in relation to child sex tourism offences, by: relocating existing offences (currently in the Crimes Act) to the Criminal Code; creating new grooming, procuring and preparatory offences; making penalties consistent with like offences in the Criminal Code; introducing new offences relating to Australians overseas accessing child pornography or child abuse material; and providing for forfeiture of such material. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Surveillance Devices Act 2004

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Advertising and Other Matters) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995

  by establishing industry based self-assessment schemes in relation to: advertising unclassified films and computer games; and television series compilations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Criminal Code Amendment (Anti-Child Abuse and Pornography Materials) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LUDWIG, Sen Joe 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to create new offences in relation to the transmission of child abuse and pornographic materials by postal or like services; and increase the penalties for a range of similar crimes from 10 years imprisonment to 10 years imprisonment and 2,500 penalty units. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Legislation Amendment (Augmenting Offshore Powers and Other Measures) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  and

  Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001

  in relation to: conduct of personal searches and seizure; Customs brokers’ licensing provision; duty recovery and payments of duty under protest; and false and misleading declarations made under the new SmartGate automated passenger processing system. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum