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• Save Our Sharks Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SIEWERT, Sen Rachel 

  Summary

  Voids the exemption granted on 10 January 2014 in relation to 72 baited drum lines deployed to catch sharks in Western Australia; and prevents the minister from granting further exemptions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Save Our Solar (Solar Rebate Protection) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HUNT, Greg, MP 

  Summary

  Requires the responsible minister to determine, by legislative instrument, new guidelines for the operation of the Solar Homes and Communities Plan, and gives the secretary general responsibility for the administration of the plan. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Save Our Solar (Solar Rebate Protection) Bill 2008 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  JOHNSTON, Sen David 

  Summary

  Requires the minister to determine, by legislative instrument, new guidelines for the operation of the Solar Homes and Communities Plan, and gives the secretary general responsibility for the administration of the plan. 

  Bill

• Saving Australian Dairy Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON, Sen Pauline 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to: require the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to determine a base minimum price for milk for each dairy season; require the minister to refer to the Productivity Commission for inquiry the effectiveness of determining a base price for milk and the potential effectiveness of a divestiture regime for the dairy industry; and establish a mandatory industry code for the food and grocery industry, including the dairy industry. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Saving the Goulburn and Murray Rivers Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BAILEY, Fran, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Water Act 2007

  to: prohibit the unauthorised extraction of water from the Murray-Darling Basin; prevent the construction of water infrastructure or river flow control work; ensure the states of Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales comply with their obligations to allocate audited, saved water to the Living Murray Initiative and Water for Rivers; and ensure water is not used for any other purpose other than the Living Murray Initiative and Water for Rivers. 

  Bill

• School Funding Amendment Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Feb 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Bill

• Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Provides financial assistance to the States and Territories for government and non-government schools for 2005-2008 by providing for: integration of Catholic system schools in the socioeconomic status (SES) funding model for non-government schools; a funding guarantee to independent non-government schools that would otherwise be disadvantaged from updating the SES scores for 2005-2008; additional funding for the Capital Grants Program for constructions and refurbishments in non-government schools in isolated locations in the Northern Territory; and establishment of the Literacy, Numeracy and Special Learning Needs Program for disadvantaged students. Also contains transitional provisions and a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Seafarers and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Oct 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills in relation to the Seacare scheme, the bill amends the:

  Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992

  to: introduce a new test to clarify coverage of the Seacare scheme; and implement amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention relating to insurance obligations of employers of seafarers;

  Seafarers, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  and

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  to: align workers’ compensation arrangements for the Seacare and Comcare schemes with minimum benchmarks to be set by the proposed National Injury Insurance Scheme; and ensure that persons in receipt of incapacity payments can continue to receive those payments until they reach pension age;

  Work Health and Safety Act 2011

  to clarify the application of the Act; and

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

  ,

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  ,

  Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992

  and

  Work Health and Safety Act 2011

  to make consequential amendments. Also: repeals the Financial Management and Accountability (Establishment of Special Account) Determination 2002/06,

  Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993

  ,

  Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Levy Act 1992

  and

  Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Levy Collection Act 1992

  ; and integrates the functions currently performed by the Seacare Authority into Comcare, abolishes the Seacare Authority and splits the functions between Comcare and the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (SRCC), and enables an advisory group to be appointed to support the SRCC and Comcare. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Seafarers Safety and Compensation Levies Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Oct 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills in relation to the Seacare scheme, the bill imposes a seafarers insurance levy (to support a safety net fund where an employer cannot meet its workers’ compensation obligations) and a seafarers cost recovery levy (to enable the recovery of the costs of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, Comcare and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority in performing their respective regulatory functions) on seafarer berths. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Seafarers Safety and Compensation Levies Collection Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Oct 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills in relation to the Seacare scheme, the bill provides for the collection of the seafarers insurance levy and the seafarers cost recovery levy by: requiring employers of seafarers to lodge returns in relation to the number of seafarer berths aboard a prescribed vessel and make levy payments quarterly; providing for a late payment penalty; providing for the appointment of authorised persons and the manner in which authorised persons may have access to premises and books for the purpose of examining certain matters; and enabling the transfer of funds raised by the cost recovery levy to Comcare and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum