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• Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Community Consultation) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Sep 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: require owners and occupiers of land to be notified of a proposal to either build or modify a telecommunications tower within 500 metres of their property; provide that notified owners and occupiers have 30 days in which to respond to the proposed development; provide that new telecommunications towers cannot be declared to be low impact; limit the size and capacity of telecommunications towers; provide that the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) can issue installation permits for high impact facilities only in extraordinary circumstances; disallow ACMA from considering commercial interests when determining the importance of a facility in a telecommunications network; require ACMA, when considering developments near community sensitive sites, to be satisfied that all alternative sites are unfeasible; and enable local communities to appeal a facility installation permit being granted with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Interception and Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to: enable the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) to provide technical assistance to law enforcement agencies in relation to telecommunications interception warrants; require carriers and certain carriage service providers to inform the Communications Access Co-ordinator of proposed changes to telecommunications services, networks, systems or devices that could adversely affect the ability to conduct interception; enable authorised police officers to disclose telecommunications data when trying to locate missing persons; enable enforcement agencies to apply for a stored communications warrant to access stored communications of a victim of a serious contravention, without the person’s consent; permit notification of an interception warrant to be made to a representative of a carrier; and make minor and technical amendments; and

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  ,

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to enable ASIO, the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, the Defence Signals Directorate and the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation to work cooperatively. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 4) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

  in relation to certain third party payment adjustments;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to: the capital gains tax (CGT) treatment of water entitlements and termination fees; foreign currency gains and losses; certain takeovers and mergers qualifying for CGT scrip for scrip rollover; and the list of deductible gift recipients;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 1) Act 2010

  and

  Tax Laws Amendment (Taxation of Financial Arrangements) Act 2009

  in relation to: taxation of financial arrangements; and debt/equity rules;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to: increase the threshold above which a taxpayer may claim the net medical expenses tax offset; and commence annually indexing the threshold to the Consumer Price Index; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to extend access to tax deductible donations to all volunteer based emergency services, including volunteer fire brigades. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tradex Scheme Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Innovation, Industry, Science and Research 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Tradex Scheme Act 1999

  to: provide that partnerships are eligible to apply for a tradex order; and remove transitional arrangements relating to the Texco Scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Public Benefit Test) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to require that, in order to receive exemption from income tax, the aims and activities of religious and charitable institutions must be assessed against a public benefit test. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Income Tax Rates Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010, the bill amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to replace the existing research and development (R&D) tax concession with a 45 per cent refundable R&D tax offset for eligible entities with a turnover of less than $20 million, and a non-refundable 40 per cent R&D tax offset for all other eligible entities;

  Industry Research and Development Act 1986

  to set out the role of Innovation Australia in relation to the administration of the R&D tax offset; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to make consequential amendments. Also contains application, savings and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Fibre Deployment) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to provide that optical fibre and fibre-ready fixed line facilities are installed in development projects approved from 1 July 2010; and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to make a consequential amendment in relation to civil penalties for third party access regimes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Territories Law Reform Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  In response to recommendations of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories report

  Quis custodiet ipsos Custodes?: Inquiry into Governance on Norfolk Island

  , the bill amends: the

  Norfolk Island Act 1979

  in relation to: the voting system for the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly; when elections are held; the process for selecting a Chief Minister and Ministers; advice provided to the Administrator when assenting to bills; the role of the Governor-General and Minister responsible for Territories in processing legislation; and the implementation of a contemporary financial management framework; six Acts in relation to the review of administrative actions; 11 Acts to make consequential amendments; and the

  Christmas Island Act 1958

  and

  Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955

  to provide a vesting mechanism for powers and functions under Western Australian laws in these territories. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2010 Measures No. 1) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  in relation to: the supply of medical devices that are not on the Therapeutic Goods Register; the listing of export-only variations of certain medicines already on the register; permissible ingredients for inclusion in medicines; information that may be considered by the minister when reviewing initial decisions; and the secretary’s information gathering powers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Amendment (Material Lessening of Competition—Richmond Amendment) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to prevent corporations from directly or indirectly merging with or acquiring an asset which would result in material lessening of competition in the relevant market. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum