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• Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Retirement Assistance for Farmers) Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Aug 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Family and Community Services portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Family Law and Other Matters) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Amends 7 Acts in relation to Commonwealth civilian and Australian Defence Force superannuation schemes as a consequence of new legislative arrangements for splitting superannuation on marriage breakdown. The bill provides for a framework within each relevant superannuation scheme for dealing with an agreement made by separating parties or a Family Court order that provides for an amount of the member’s superannuation to be allocated and paid to the member’s former spouse. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 2000

  to alter the mechanism for establishment grant funding for new non-government schools to a per capita entitlement payable to all eligible schools as a standing appropriation rather than through a fixed legislated special appropriation for the 2001-2004 funding period. Also contains transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Student Assistance Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Student Assistance Act 1973

  to: permit social security, veterans’ and family assistance legislation overpayments to be offset against benefits payable under the Assistance for Isolated Children and ABSTUDY schemes; update certain definitions to reflect that the Aboriginal Overseas Student Assistance Scheme no longer exists; and increase the 7-day notification period, within which students are obliged to notify certain prescribed events, to a 14-day period. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Space Activities Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Feb 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Space Activities Act 1998

  in relation to: insurance and liability; licensing activities undertaken by scientific and educational organisations; the test applying to the safety of launch activities; cost recovery for the operations of the regulator; and clarifying the activities that fall within the scope of the Act. Also makes technical and administrative amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Bill

• 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

• Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills, the bill implements Australia’s obligations under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373 and the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism by amending the:

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to insert an offence directed at those who provide or collect funds to facilitate terrorist activities;

  Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988

  and

  Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

  to: require cash dealers to report suspected terrorist-related transactions; and streamline procedures for the disclosure of financial transaction reports information to foreign countries; and

  Charter of the United Nations Act 1945

  to introduce higher penalty offences for providing assets to, or dealing in assets of, persons and entities engaged in terrorist activities. Also provides for an independent review of the amendments made to the

  Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988

  and

  Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• 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

• Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Disposal of Assets—Integrity of Means Testing) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Family and Community Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  in relation to gifting of assets by introducing a free area of $25 000, over and above already deprived assets, that will apply over a rolling 5-year period and will operate concurrently with the current $10 000 per year free area. Gifts in excess of this $25 000 free area within the 5 years will be assessed as a deprived asset for 5 years. Also changes the applicable period from a pension year to a financial year. The new rules will apply from 1 July 2002. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum