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• Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Oct 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  in relation to: remuneration of registered trustees administering bankrupt estates; civil penalties; Bankruptcy Districts; creditor’s petitions; the stay period that follows the filing of a declaration of intent to file a debtor’s petition; and the debt, income and assets test thresholds for debt agreements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  and

  Copyright Act 1968

  in relation to: licensing arrangements for satellite digital television broadcasting services; commercial digital television programming on satellite broadcasting services; conditions on satellite broadcasting service licensees; technical standards for digital transmission and domestic reception of satellite services; content obligations on commercial television broadcasting licensees; regulation of content broadcast on satellite services; conditional access arrangements for satellite services; and access to terrestrially-delivered commercial digital television services in regional and remote areas. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water 

  Summary

  Establishes a national scheme to require the disclosure of information about the energy efficiency of large commercial office buildings at the point of sale, lease and sublease in the form of a building energy efficiency certificate. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Banking Amendment (Delivering Essential Financial Services for the Community) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Banking Act 1959

  to: require banks to offer basic transaction accounts and to limit other fees to cost recovery; provide that transactions at a bank’s own-branded ATMs are free of charge; cap charges for the use of a bank’s ATMs by customers of another authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI); require ADIs to offer a fixed interest gap mortgage; cap mortgage exit fees at cost recovery; and require uniform identification of exit fees in advertising and mortgage contracts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Banking Amendment (Delivering Essential Financial Services) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Nov 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BANDT, Adam, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Banking Act 1959

  to: require banks to offer basic transaction accounts and to limit other fees to cost recovery; provide that transactions at a bank’s own-branded ATMs are free of charge; cap charges for the use of a bank’s ATMs by customers of another authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI); require ADIs to offer fixed interest gap loans and mortgages; cap mortgage and loan exit fees at cost recovery; and require uniform identification of exit fees in advertising and in mortgage and loan contracts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Dividend and Other Measures) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  to provide the Australian Communications and Media Authority with planning and enforcement powers for the implementation of the re-stack of digital television channels and the realisation of digital dividend spectrum; and

  Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005

  ,

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  ,

  Copyright Act 1968

  and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  in relation to: the operation of the digital television services provided by the satellite service licensed under section 38C of the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  ; and other digital television matters. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Business Names Registration (Fees) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Aug 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Innovation, Industry, Science and Research 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills in relation to business names, the bill imposes fees for chargeable matters in relation to the national business names registration system. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Aug 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Innovation, Industry, Science and Research 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills in relation to business names, the bill makes: transitional arrangements in relation to the national business names registration system; and consequential amendments to 11 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Business Names Registration Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Aug 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Innovation, Industry, Science and Research 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills in relation to business names, the bill establishes a national business names registration system to be administered by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Banking and Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Mobility and Flexibility) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Aug 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BANDT, Adam, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Banking Act 1959

  to: impose certain conditions on authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) in relation to the transfer of personal transaction accounts; and require ADIs that offer term deposits to provide certain information when those deposits are due for reinvestment; and

  National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

  to: require credit contracts to expressly include advice of any unjust transactions and unconscionable interest and other charges; and provide for the termination of mortgage indemnity insurance contracts when the related mortgage is terminated and the rebate of associated premiums. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum