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• Migration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  OAKESHOTT, Rob, MP 

  Summary

  Responds to the High Court’s decision in

  Plaintiff M70/2011 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

  [2011] HCA 32 by amending the:

  Migration Act 1958

  to replace the existing framework for taking offshore entry persons to another country for assessment of their claims to be refugees; and

  Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946

  in relation to the making and implementation of any decision to remove, deport or take a non-citizen child from Australia. The amendments made by this proposed Act have effect only for a period of 12 months. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—Customs) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 11 bills, the bill imposes minerals resource rent tax from 1 July 2012 at a rate of 30 per cent, reduced by a 25 per cent extraction allowance which recognises the expertise and capital that mining companies bring to mineral extraction, to the extent that it is a duty of customs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—Excise) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 11 bills, the bill imposes minerals resource rent tax from 1 July 2012 at a rate of 30 per cent, reduced by a 25 per cent extraction allowance which recognises the expertise and capital that mining companies bring to mineral extraction, to the extent that it is a duty of excise. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—General) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 11 bills, the bill imposes minerals resource rent tax from 1 July 2012 at a rate of 30 per cent, reduced by a 25 per cent extraction allowance which recognises the expertise and capital that mining companies bring to mineral extraction, to the extent that it is neither a duty of customs nor a duty of excise. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 11 bills, the bill establishes the framework for calculating a miner’s minerals resources rent tax liability on mining profits made from extracting taxable resources (mainly coal and iron ore) for a mining project interest for a year. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Sep 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure and Transport 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Navigation Act 1912

  to create offences for: negligently operating a vessel in Australia’s waters in a manner that causes pollution or damage to the marine environment; and failure to report an incident by a ship in a mandatory reporting area;

  Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983

  to increase and extend penalties for reckless or negligent discharge of oil or oil residues by ships; and proposed

  Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Oils in the Antarctic Area) Act 2011

  to repeal certain items. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Sep 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Responds to the High Court’s decision in

  Plaintiff M70/2011 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

  [2011] HCA 32 by amending the:

  Migration Act 1958

  to replace the existing framework for taking offshore entry persons to another country for assessment of their claims to be refugees; and

  Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946

  in relation to the making and implementation of any decision to remove, deport or take a non-citizen child from Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Declared Countries) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Migration Act 1958

  to provide that a ministerial declaration specifying that a country provides certain procedures and protections for offshore entry persons is a legislative instrument; and

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  to provide that the ministerial declaration is subject to disallowance by either House of the Parliament. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment (Registration of Foreign Proceeds of Crime Orders) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice 

  Summary

  Amends the

  International Criminal Court Act 2002

  ,

  International War Crimes Tribunals Act 1995

  and

  Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters 1987

  to respond to the High Court decision in

  International Finance Trust Company Ltd v New South Wales Crime Commission

  (2009) 240 CLR 319 by providing that courts have the discretion to refuse to register a foreign proceeds of crime order if it would be contrary to the interests of justice to register the order. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Military Justice (Interim Measures) Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 May 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Military Justice (Interim Measures) Act (No. 1) 2009

  to continue the appointment, remuneration and entitlement arrangements for the Chief Judge Advocate and two Judge Advocates for an additional two years or until the Minister for Defence declares, by legislative instrument, a termination day, whichever is sooner. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum