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• Excise Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 1) 1998

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Apr 1998 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Science and Tourism portfolio 

  Bill

• Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs and Trade 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Trade Commission Act 1985

  and

  Export Market Development Grants Act 1997

  to: increase the maximum grant to $200,000; add two claimable expense categories to the range of eligible expenses; expand the range of bodies able to access the scheme; lift the maximum turnover limit to $50 million; reduce the minimum threshold of expenditure to a $10,000 minimum; extend the limit on the number of annual grants to eight; remove the distinction between internal and external services to provide that all non-tourism services are eligible products; and introduce a performance measure for applicants claiming their third and subsequent grants. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Heritage 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975

  to restructure the method of payment and collection of the Environmental Management Charge levied on standard tourism operations to clarify that goods and services tax is not payable; and consequentially extend the powers of inspectors to search aircraft and vessels and the powers of magistrates to issue search warrants. Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Greater Sunrise Unitisation Agreement Implementation Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Greater Sunrise) Bill 2004, the bill amends the

  Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967

  ,

  Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987

  and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  to provide the administrative framework necessary for Australia to meets its obligations under the Greater Sunrise unitisation agreement between Australia and East Timor. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Industry Research and Development Amendment Bill 1998

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Jul 1998 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Science and Tourism portfolio 

  Bill

• Industry Research and Development Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Industry Research and Development Act 1986

  to: remove the existing powers of the Industry Research and Development Board to commit and approve expenditure of Commonwealth funds; and clarify the Board’s role in the provision of advice on innovation programs in addition to research and development programs. Also contains savings and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Industry, Tourism and Resources Legislation Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Ethnic Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  ACIS Administration Act 1999

  to clarify the use of duty credits earned under the Automotive Competitiveness and Investment Scheme;

  Bounty (Computers) Act 1984

  to replace a reference to the Standards Association of Australia with a reference to Standards Australia International Limited;

  Bounty (Ships) Act 1989

  to provide for progress payments of the research and development bounty;

  Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Legislation Amendment Act 2001

  to correct a drafting error;

  Pooled Development Funds Act 1992

  to correct a drafting oversight in relation to excluded superannuation funds;

  States Grants (Petroleum Products) Act 1965

  to reflect changes in administrative arrangements; and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to correct a drafting oversight in relation to country of origin defences. Also repeals the

  Aluminium Industry Act 1960

  and

  Management and Investment Companies Act 1983

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 1998

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 1997 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Science and Tourism portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Patents Act 1990

  ,

  Trade Marks Act 1995

  and

  Designs Act 1906

  to clarify that errors or omission by persons such as independent contractors, employed by the Commissioner of Patents, Registrar of Trade Marks or Registrar of Designs, are encompassed by the existing extension of time provisions;

  Patents Act 1990

  in relation to disclosure of information to the Commissioner of Patents that is relevant to the patentability of an invention;

  Trade Marks Act 1995

  to: amend the definition of “employee”; and remove the term “trade marks officer”; and

  Patents Amendment (Innovation Patents) Act 2000

  to correct a drafting error. Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Patents Act 1990

  ,

  Trade Marks Act 1995

  ,

  Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994

  ,

  Designs Act 2003

  and

  Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987

  to: give effect to certain recommendations of 3 reviews of intellectual property legislation; and make minor and technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum