A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General.

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  • Greater Sunrise Unitisation Agreement Implementation Bill 2004

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    10 Mar 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Tourism and Resources 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Greater Sunrise) Bill 2004, the bill amends the
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
    ,
    Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987
    and
    Radiocommunications Act 1992
    to provide the administrative framework necessary for Australia to meets its obligations under the Greater Sunrise unitisation agreement between Australia and East Timor. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • General Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2004

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    12 Aug 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Part of a package of seven bills to implement changes to the financial sector levy setting framework, the bill amends the
    General Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998
    to: separate the authorised general insurance supervisory levy into a restricted and an unrestricted component; increase the statutory upper limit for the restricted levy component set for the 2005-06 financial year; and alter the calculation of the indexation factor used to establish the statutory upper limits applying in later financial years. Also contains an application provision. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • General Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2005

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    Date
    09 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Part of a package of seven bills to implement changes to the financial sector levy setting framework, the bill amends the
    General Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998
    to: separate the authorised general insurance supervisory levy into a restricted and an unrestricted component; increase the statutory upper limit for the restricted levy component set for the 2005-06 financial year; and alter the calculation of the indexation factor used to establish the statutory upper limits applying in later financial years. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Protecting the Great Barrier Reef from Oil Drilling and Exploration) Amendment Bill 2005

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    Date
    14 Feb 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    ALBANESE, Anthony, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
    to extend the boundaries of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park to Australia’s exclusive economic zone. 

    Bill

  • Government Advertising (Prohibiting use of taxpayers' money on party political advertising) Bill 2005

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    Date
    12 Sep 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    THOMSON, Kelvin, MP 
    Summary
    The bill: regulates the use of public money on government information programs; and establishes the Principles and Guidelines for Government Advertising Campaigns. 

    Bill

  • General Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2006

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    Date
    02 Mar 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the
    General Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998
    to enable the imposition of a special levy component on a class of general insurance company regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to enable costs of particular activities to be recovered. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Protecting the Great Barrier Reef from Oil Drilling and Exploration) Amendment Bill 2006

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    Date
    30 Oct 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    ALBANESE, Anthony, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
    to extend the boundaries of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park to Australia’s exclusive economic zone. 

    Bill

  • Governance Review Implementation (Treasury Portfolio Agencies) Bill 2007

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    Date
    01 Mar 2007 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the:
    Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
    ,
    Corporations Act 2001
    ,
    Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998
    and
    Financial Institutions Supervisory Levies Collection Act 1998
    to apply the
    Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
    to the relevant agencies; and
    Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998
    in relation to legislative instruments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Gene Technology Amendment Bill 2007

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    28 Mar 2007 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Following recommendations of an independent review of the
    Gene Technology Act 2000
    and the Gene Technology Agreement 2001, this bill makes minor amendments to the
    Gene Technology Act 2000
    to improve its operation. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Governance Review Implementation (Science Research Agencies) Bill 2007

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    Date
    28 Mar 2007 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Science and Training 
    Summary
    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 Institute of Marine Science Act 1972
    ,
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987
    and
    Science and Industry Research Act 1949
    to implement changes to the governance arrangements of the Australian Institute of Marine Science, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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