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• Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Innovation, Industry, Science and Research 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Research Council Act 2001

  to: apply indexation adjustments for existing schemes for the financial years starting 1 July 2011, 2012 and 2013; and set an additional funding cap for the financial year starting 1 July 2014. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (International Broadcasting Services) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LUDLAM, Sen Scott 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  to provide that the Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the sole provider of Commonwealth-funded international broadcasting services. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Oct 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources and Energy 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency Bill 2011, the bill: determines the arrangements and timings for the transfer of existing renewable energy technology projects from the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism and the Australian Solar Institute Limited (ASI) to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA); enables the deregistration of ASI and the abolition of the Australian Centre for Renewable Energy Board; and provides for the early appointment of the first Chief Executive Officer of ARENA by the minister. Also makes consequential amendments to the proposed

  Clean Energy Regulator Act 2011

  and repeals the

  Australian Centre for Renewable Energy Act 2010

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Renewable Energy Agency Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Oct 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources and Energy 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011, the bill establishes the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) as a statutory body responsible for the funding and administration of existing renewable energy funding and technology innovation projects currently administered by the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism and the Australian Solar Institute Limited, and provides for ARENA’s governance and financial arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Air Navigation and Civil Aviation Amendment (Aircraft Crew) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Aug 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Air Navigation Act 1920

  and

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  to provide that an Australian airline, or a subsidiary of an Australian airline, is not issued an international aviation licence unless it provides the same wages and conditions to overseas-based flight and cabin crew operating its flights as if they were directly employed by the airline. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Energy Market Amendment (National Energy Retail Law) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Jul 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources and Energy 

  Summary

  Establishes a national regime for the regulation of non-economic distribution and retail regulation of gas and electricity by amending the:

  Australian Energy Market Act 2004

  to: apply the National Energy Retail Law and the National Energy Retail Regulations in Australia’s offshore areas; and provide that the Australian Energy Regulator, the Australian Energy Market Commission, the Australian Competition Tribunal and the minister undertake a range of functions and powers to regulate the energy retail regime;

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  to provide that decisions made under the regime are subject to judicial review; and

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Air Services (Aircraft Noise) Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jul 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MOYLAN, Judi, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Air Services Act 1995

  to: require Airservices Australia (AA) to consult and cooperate with government, sectors of the aviation industry and communities when modifying or creating flight paths; require AA to provide a complaints mechanism during the consultation process; provide that AA publish details of consultations; provide that AA must request the minister to appoint a Community Aviation Advocate to represent communities possibly affected by changed flight paths; provide for the composition of the AA Board; and require AA to include details of any complaints in the annual report; and

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to require the minister to appoint a Community Aviation Advocate in certain circumstances. 

  Bill

• Aged Care Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aged Care Act 1997

  in relation to: consumer protection for accommodation bonds paid to aged care services; and Complaints Principles replacing Investigation Principles; and

  Aged Care Act 1997

  ,

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  and

  National Health Act 1953

  to remove redundant provisions. Also repeals the

  Aged or Disabled Persons Care Act 1954

  and the

  Nursing Home Charge (Imposition) Act 1994

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Acts Interpretation Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 May 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Acts Interpretation Act 1901

  to restructure the Act by: co-locating and listing alphabetically definitions; ensuring powers in relation to instruments apply to all types of instruments; enabling section 19B and 19BA Orders to apply retrospectively; providing that an action by a minister other than a minister authorised to perform that action is not invalid merely on that basis; clarifying actions done by a person purporting to act under an appointment; providing that everything in an Act should be considered part of the Act; and modernising concepts; the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  in relation to the construction of legislative instruments; and 248 Acts to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy (Collection) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 May 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills, the bill: enables the collection and administration of the supervisory cost recovery levy; imposes a penalty for late payment; and provides for the levy or late payment penalty to be waived in certain circumstances. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum