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23 Mar 2011
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House of Representatives
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
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Amends the:
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
to: reinstate claims arising from off-site recess injuries; provide for continuous workers’ compensation coverage for employees while overseas working in a declared place, or who belong to a declared class of employee; enable compensation for medical expenses to be paid where payment of other compensation is suspended; allow for time limits for claim determination; and enable Comcare to access the Consolidated Revenue Fund to pay certain compensation claims in respect of diseases with long latency periods; and Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993
and Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992
to make technical amendments consequential on the commencement of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.
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23 Mar 2011
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House of Representatives
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
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Amends the
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to provide that social security payment for job seekers will be suspended when they fail to attend appointments with employment services providers.
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23 Mar 2011
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House of Representatives
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Finance and Deregulation
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Amends 11 Acts and repeals 25 Acts to abolish 39 special appropriations, including one Special Account. Also makes consequential amendments to two Acts.
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23 Feb 2011
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House of Representatives
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
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Amends the
Schools Assistance Act 2008
to extend the existing funding arrangements, including indexation arrangements, for: non-government primary and secondary schools until the end of 2013; and grants for capital expenditure until the end of 2014.
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24 Nov 2010
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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The bill: amends 36 Acts to correct technical and other errors and modernise language; repeals eight redundant Acts; amends 76 Acts to provide that Commonwealth ministers are mentioned by reference to the administration of identified legislation; amends 53 Acts to provide that specific departments are mentioned by reference to the minister administering legislation; and amends 103 Acts to update administrative references.
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17 Nov 2010
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Arts
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The bill: amends the
Freedom of Information Act 1982
, National Film and Sound Archive Act 2008
and Screen Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2008
to enable the name change of the National Film and Sound Archive to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSAA); and transfers part of Screen Australia’s film library and associated assets and liabilities to the NFSAA; and provides for the transfer of certain Screen Australia staff to the NFSAA.
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28 Oct 2010
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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NASH, Sen Fiona
- Summary
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Amends the
Social Security Act 1991
to provide that the same eligibility criteria for independent youth allowance is applied for students residing in the Inner Regional Australia Zone.
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21 Oct 2010
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House of Representatives
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
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Amends the
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to extend to 12 weeks the period of non-payment of income support when a relocating job seeker voluntarily leaves their employment within the first six months.
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30 Sep 2010
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Amends the:
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
in response to recommendations of the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs 2008 report Effectiveness of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 in eliminating discrimination and promoting gender equality
, to: extend protections from discrimination on the grounds of family responsibilities to both women and men in all areas of work; provide improved protection from sexual harassment for students and workers; ensure protections from sex discrimination apply equally to women and men; and establish breastfeeding as a separate ground of discrimination; Age Discrimination Act 2004
to establish an Age Discrimination Commissioner in the Human Rights Commission; and Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
, Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999
and Fair Work Act 2009
to make consequential amendments.
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29 Sep 2010
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Senate
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Attorney-General
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Amends the:
Service and Execution of Process Act 1992
to enable states and territories to enforce interstate fines according to the laws of their own jurisdiction; and Service and Execution of Process Act 1992
and Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983
to make consequential amendments.
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