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• Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Nov 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister 

  Summary

  Amends the

  War Precautions Act Repeal Act 1920

  to amend the short title to the

  Protection of Word ‘Anzac’ Act 1920

  ; and remove redundant provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Insurance Contracts Amendment (Unfair Terms) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Insurance Contracts Act 1984

  to provide: an unfair contract terms regime for standard form consumer contracts of general insurance; and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission with enforcement and investigation powers to administer the regime; and

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2013 Measures No. 4) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to deny access to the research and development tax incentive for companies with aggregated assessable income of $20 billion or more for an income year; the

  Industry Research and Development Act 1986

  to: provide that the conditions for eligibility of research and development activities conducted outside Australia continue to operate as intended; and require Innovation Australia to assess and ensure compliance in relation to the research and development tax incentive; the

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to enable entities to anticipate an expected tax offset refund for certain expenditure through quarterly payments; five Acts to make consequential amendments; and the

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

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to provide that excess goods and services tax is only refundable in certain circumstances. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Grape and Wine Legislation Amendment (Australian Grape and Wine Authority) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to create the Australian Grape and Wine Authority, the bill: amends the:

  Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980

  to: implement the merger of the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation (GWRDC) and the Wine Australia Corporation to create the Australian Grape and Wine Authority; and rename the Act; and

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  to make a consequential amendment; transfers the operations, assets, liabilities and staffing conditions of the GWRDC and the Wine Australia Corporation to the authority; and repeals the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation Regulations 1991. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment (Australian Grape and Wine Authority) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to create the Australian Grape and Wine Authority, the bill amends the

  Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999

  to: enable levies collected to be paid to the Australian Grape and Wine Authority; and remove the requirement for the Wine Australia Corporation to make recommendations to the minister about the levy rate. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Australian Grape and Wine Authority) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to create the Australian Grape and Wine Authority, the bill amends the

  Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999

  to: enable levies collected to be paid to the Australian Grape and Wine Authority; and remove the requirement for the Wine Australia Corporation to make recommendations to the minister about the levy rate. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Renewable Fuel Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000

  to: provide for the regulation of renewable fuel content in fuel supplied for use in motor vehicles; provide that the ethanol volume percentage be mandated at a minimum of 5 per cent from 1 July 2017 and a minimum of 10 per cent from 1 July 2020; establish an office of Renewable Fuel Program Administrator and provide for the appointment and functions of the administrator; and include record keeping and reporting requirements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills in relation to rural research and development, the bill amends the

  Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999

  to: remove product specific maximum rates for research and development and marketing charge rates; standardise and clarify the industry bodies to be consulted before the minister sets new or changed rates; and provide that the maximum charge rate to be imposed is the rate requested by the charge payers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills in relation to rural research and development, the bill amends the:

  Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999

  to: remove product specific maximum levy rates for research and development and marketing levies; standardise and clarify the industry bodies to be consulted before the minister sets new or changed levies; provide that the maximum levy rate to be imposed is the rate requested by the levy payers; set the levy rate on sugar cane to 70 cents per tonne; and require the minister to take into account recommendations from the sugar industry services body on the rate of the levy on sugar cane in the absence of an industry organisation; and proposed

  Sugar Research and Development Services (Consequential Amendments—Excise) Act 2013

  to remove the maximum levy rate on sugar cane. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Rural Research and Development Legislation Amendment Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills in relation to rural research and development, the bill amends: the

  Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989

  to: require research and development corporations (RDCs) to enter into a funding agreement with the Commonwealth before the end of the 2013-14 financial year; enable individual fisheries industry levies to be collected and matched subject to a relevant industry cap; amend the process for selecting board members for statutory RDCs; include marketing activities in the role of RDCs; and amend the long and short titles of the Act; the

  Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997

  ,

  Horticulture Marketing and Research and Development Services Act 2000

  ,

  Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989

  and

  Wool Services Privatisation Act 2000

  to standardise ministerial delegation rules for industry-owned RDCs; the

  Dairy Produce Act 1986

  and

  Wool Services Privatisation Act 2000

  to enable the minister to give written directions to the industry and research bodies in certain circumstances; the

  Wool Services Privatisation Act 2000

  to: enable the research body to use certain funds for marketing activities; and provide that the timing of the wool levy poll is prescribed in regulations; six Acts to enable the Commonwealth to match voluntary contributions made to RDCs by businesses for research and development; and nine Acts to make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum