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TOTAL RESULTS: 49
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26 Nov 2009
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House of Representatives
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Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
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Amends the:
Do Not Call Register Act 2006
to: provide that individuals can register their preference not to receive telemarketing calls or marketing faxes; and enable the minister to specify a longer period of time for which numbers remain in force on the register and to reinstate numbers that have lapsed on the register at the end of the current three-year registration period; and Telecommunications Act 1997
to make consequential amendments, including enabling the Australian Communications and Media Authority to develop an industry standard for the fax marketing industry.
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12 Oct 2006
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House of Representatives
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
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Introduced with the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Collection of Datacasting Transmitter Licence Fees) Bill 2006, the bill imposes annual licence fees on channel A datacasting transmitter licence holders based on their revenue.
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25 May 2006
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
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Introduced with the Do Not Call Register Bill 2006, the bill makes consequential amendments to the
Telecommunications Act 1997
, Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005
and Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997
to: provide for a regulatory framework for the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to investigate complaints and enforce the civil penalties regime which will apply to the making of unsolicited telemarketing calls; and enable the development of relevant industry codes and ACMA standards relating to telemarketing calls.
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25 May 2006
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
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Introduced with the Do Not Call Register (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006, the bill establishes a framework to regulate and minimise unsolicited telemarketing calls, including: establishing a Do Not Call Register which will allow individuals to register their home and mobile numbers on the register for a period of 3 years; establishing a complaints mechanism; and providing for a civil penalties regime.
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10 May 2000
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfolio
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- Date
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18 Aug 2011
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Defence
- Summary
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Amends the
Air Force Act 1923
, Defence Act 1903
and Naval Defence Act 1910
to provide the Chief of the Defence Force with: the authority to issue directions to the Service Chiefs in relation to the administration of their respective cadet schemes; and a delegation making power in relation to cadet responsibility and direction.
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29 Sep 2010
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Defence
- Summary
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Amends the:
Defence Act 1903
to: provide that certain members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) may use reasonable and necessary force in the event of an attack on ADF premises; establish a statutory regime of search and seizure powers to operate at ADF premises; update and relocate the trespass offence and related arrest power; authorise the ADF to use overt optical surveillance to monitor the security of ADF premises; and require the disclosure of information captured by such devices to law enforcement agencies and public prosecution authorities; and Australian Federal Police Act 1979
and Defence Act 1903
to make consequential amendments.
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- Date
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24 Jun 2010
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Defence
- Summary
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Amends the:
Defence Act 1903
to: provide that certain members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) may use reasonable and necessary force in the event of an attack on ADF premises; establish a statutory regime of search and seizure powers to operate at ADF premises; update and relocate the trespass offence and related arrest power; authorise the ADF to use overt optical surveillance to monitor the security of ADF premises; and require the disclosure of information captured by such devices to law enforcement agencies and public prosecution authorities; and Australian Federal Police Act 1979
to make a consequential amendment.
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17 Mar 2010
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House of Representatives
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Defence
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Amends the:
Defence Act 1903
to: establish the Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal as an independent statutory body and provides for the functions and powers of the Tribunal; ensure procedural fairness in the termination and discharge process when a Defence member returns a positive result for a prohibited substance; and clarify that section 58B determinations are subject to tabling and disallowance; Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme Act 2008
to ensure that the scheme includes all members of the Reserves (including permanent officers transferred to the Reserves); and Defence Force Discipline Act 1982
to: enable the appointment of Chief Petty Officers and Flight Sergeants as discipline officers; clarify the jurisdiction of discipline officers; and provide for a uniform scale of punishments to all ranks for similar offences.
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03 Dec 2008
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House of Representatives
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Defence
- Summary
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Amends the:
Geneva Conventions Act 1957
to establish a third universal emblem, the 'Red Crystal', for the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement; Criminal Code Act 1995
to ensure the emblem is covered by existing offence provisions relating to the improper use of emblems of the Geneva Conventions; Defence Act 1903
to enable the making of regulations to provide medical and dental treatment (including pharmaceuticals) to an Australian Defence Force member or cadet or their family; and Defence (Special Undertakings) Act 1952
to: provide that the Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap is a special defence undertaking and a prohibited area; clarify that the Defence power is not the only constitutional basis relied upon to support the Act; and make technical amendments.
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