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• Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Nov 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Citizenship Bill 2005, the bill: repeals the

  Australian Citizenship Act 1948

  ; makes consequential amendments to 22 Acts; and contains application and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Citizenship Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Nov 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Bill 2005, the bill replaces the

  Australian Citizenship Act 1948

  , logically organising its provisions; strengthens certain citizenship application, residence, approval and ministerial discretion provisions; changes provisions relating to resumption of renounced citizenship, citizenship by descent and revocation of citizenship; and implements a legislative framework for the collection, use and storage of personal identifiers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian National Registry of Emissions Units Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Energy Efficiency 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish the Carbon Farming Initiative, the bill provides for: the purposes and functions of the Australian National Registry of Emissions Units; rules for opening and closing accounts in the registry; different types of registry accounts; procedures and requirements relating to Kyoto and non-Kyoto international units in the registry; publication of information; voluntary cancellation of emissions units; prevention or rectifying non-compliance with registry requirements; and merits review of decisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Water 

  Summary

  Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), the bill establishes the Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority as an independent statutory body to administer the CPRS, the Renewable Energy Target and the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System. Also contains a regulation making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Capital Territory and Other Legislation Amendment (Water Management) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Water 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988

  ,

  Water Act 2007

  and

  Canberra Water Supply (Googong Dam) Act 1974

  to transfer the planning and management of all water extraction in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) from the Commonwealth to the ACT Government;

  Water Act 2007

  to: provide that Commonwealth use of water in the Murray-Darling Basin, particularly water used at defence facilities, is taken account of through the Basin Plan; provide that the Basin Plan and water resource plans prepared by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority may adopt or incorporate matters contained in an instrument or other writing as it is in force from time to time; and clarify the definition of ‘referring State’;

  Water Amendment Act 2008

  to clarify that the Chief Executive Officer of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority is appointed for four years from 15 December 2008; and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to clarify the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s powers of delegation for its functions under rules made under the

  Water Act 2007

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2009 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Oct 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Water 

  Summary

  Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), the bill establishes the Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority as an independent statutory body to administer the CPRS, the Renewable Energy Target and the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System. Also contains a regulation making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Water 

  Summary

  Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), the bill establishes the Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority as an independent statutory body to administer the CPRS, the Renewable Energy Target and the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System. Also contains a regulation making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Postal Corporation Amendment (Quarantine Inspection and Other Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989

  to provide for the inspection and examination of postal articles carried by Australia Post, with the exception of reserved services material, for interstate quarantine purposes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  to abolish the staff-elected Director and deputy staff-elected Director positions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Oct 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority as an independent statutory authority responsible for the management of national curriculum, assessment and data management, and analysis and reporting for schools education; and provides for the Authority's governance, including a review of its role within six years of establishment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum