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07 Dec 2005
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House of Representatives
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Arts and Sport
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Introduced with the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Bill 2005, the bill contains transitional provisions and makes consequential amendments to 4 Acts and the Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 relating to the establishment of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority. Also repeals the
Australian Sports Drug Agency Act 1990
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07 Dec 2005
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House of Representatives
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Arts and Sport
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Introduced with the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2005, the bill establishes the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority which will carry out the existing functions of the Australian Sports Drug Agency as well as additional functions in relation to: investigation of potential sports doping violations; presentation of cases against alleged offenders at the international Court of Arbitration for Sport and other sports tribunals; determination of mandatory anti-doping rules to be included in Australian Sports Commission (ASC) funding agreements with sports bodies; and advising the ASC on the compliance of sports bodies in observing these requirements.
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03 Dec 1998
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House of Representatives
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Arts, Sport, Environment, Tourism and Territories portfolio
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Act No. 5 of 1999
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23 May 2012
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Amends the
Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
to establish the statutory office of National Children’s Commissioner in the Australian Human Rights Commission to: promote awareness and discussion of issues affecting children; conduct research and education programs; consult directly with children and representative organisations; and examine Commonwealth legislation, policies and programs that relate to children’s human rights.
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12 May 2011
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Amends: the
Acts Interpretation Act 1901
to restructure the Act by: co-locating and listing alphabetically definitions; ensuring powers in relation to instruments apply to all types of instruments; enabling section 19B and 19BA Orders to apply retrospectively; providing that an action by a minister other than a minister authorised to perform that action is not invalid merely on that basis; clarifying actions done by a person purporting to act under an appointment; providing that everything in an Act should be considered part of the Act; and modernising concepts; the Legislative Instruments Act 2003
in relation to the construction of legislative instruments; and 248 Acts to make consequential amendments.
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12 May 2011
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Part of a package of three bills, the bill: enables the collection and administration of the supervisory cost recovery levy; imposes a penalty for late payment; and provides for the levy or late payment penalty to be waived in certain circumstances.
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12 May 2011
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Part of a package of three bills, the bill amends the
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006
to provide: the administrative procedures for enrolment and maintenance of the Reporting Entities Roll; and for penalties for failure to enrol or maintain the enrolment record.
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12 May 2011
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Part of a package of three bills, the bill imposes a levy on certain entities regulated by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) to enable AUSTRAC to recover the costs of its supervisory activities from 1 July 2011.
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24 Jun 2010
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
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Amends: the
Family Law Act 1975
to restructure the Family Court of Australia by creating the Appellate and Superior Division and the General Division; the Federal Magistrates Act 1999
to: remove family law from the jurisdiction of the court; and transfer a number of procedural processes from the court to the General Division of the Family Court; 16 Acts consequent on the restructure of the Family Court; and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975
to enable regulations to be made to impose fees on certain agencies to be imposed at any stage in proceedings. Also makes transitional arrangements.
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24 Feb 2010
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Amends the:
Criminal Code Act 1995
and Migration Act 1958
to create and harmonise offences and penalties in relation to people smuggling; Migration Act 1958
, Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
, Surveillance Devices Act 2004
and Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
to make consequential amendments; Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
to enable the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation to carry out its intelligence functions in relation to border security issues; and Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
to: enable foreign intelligence to be collected in certain circumstances; and clarify that only the Minister for Defence and the Minister for Foreign Affairs can advise the Attorney-General on the need to issue a warrant for the collection of foreign intelligence.
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