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21 Jun 2007
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Senate
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FIELDING, Sen Steve
- Summary
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Amends the
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
to: limit banking and credit card penalty fees by ensuring fees are for cost recovery only; and enhance the powers of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to monitor penalty fees and investigate customer complaints.
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21 Jun 2007
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Transport and Regional Services
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Amends the
Aviation Transport Security Act 2004
and Civil Aviation Act 1988
to strengthen aviation security and safety by: enabling regulations to be made to prohibit activities or conduct outside a security controlled airport that disrupt or interfere with airport operations or aircraft; introducing additional powers for Australian Customs officers at airports; enabling the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to introduce a mandatory drug and alcohol regime in the civil aviation industry; and enabling, through regulations, exemption from aviation security screening for senior dignitaries, their spouses and minors.
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20 Jun 2007
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
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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.
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08 Feb 2007
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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BROWN, Sen Bob
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Confirms the right of a terminally ill person to request assistance from a medically qualified person to voluntarily terminate his or her life in a humane manner, without legal impediment to the person rendering the assistance; and provides procedural protection against possible abuse of this right.
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28 Nov 2006
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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CARR, Sen Kim
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Requires the Australian Government to effect Australia’s obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change by ratifying the Kyoto Protocol.
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13 Sep 2006
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the
Aged Care Act 1997
to: harmonise aged care and pension assets tests in relation to income streams purchased on or after 20 September 2007 and asset disposals (i.e. gifts); and clarify the delegation of certain powers to Aged Care Assessment Teams.
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06 Sep 2006
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Not Proceeding
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Arts and Sport
- Summary
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Amends the
Archives Act 1983
, Copyright Act 1968
, Freedom of Information Act 1982
and Privacy Act 1988
to implement certain recommendations of the Australian Law Reform Commission report on Commonwealth record-keeping and the role of the National Archives of Australia.
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19 Jun 2006
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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BROWN, Sen Bob
- Summary
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Amends the
Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988
to repeal provisions which provide for the Governor-General to disallow any Act of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory.
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29 Mar 2006
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Senate
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
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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.
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12 Oct 2005
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Environment and Heritage
- Summary
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Amends the:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984
to: give certainty to international cultural loan arrangements by providing that a certificate of exemption issued under the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986
allowing the return of loaned cultural heritage objects cannot be overridden by a declaration under the Act; repeal Part IIA and other Victoria-specific provisions to enable the Victorian Government to administer Aboriginal heritage protection in Victoria directly through its own legislation; and make technical amendments as a consequence of the commencement of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003
; and Aboriginal Land (Lake Condah and Framlingham Forest) Act 1987
to make amendments consequential on the repeal of Part IIA of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984
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