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15 May 2008
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House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Introduced with the Excise Tariff Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2008, the bill amends the:
Petroleum Excise (Prices) Act 1987
to ensure the method for determining the price of condensate (to calculate the excise payable) is the same as that used to determine the price of stabilised crude petroleum oil; and Excise Act 1901
and Petroleum Revenue Act 1985
to ensure condensate is treated consistently to stabilised crude petroleum oil for the purposes of the excise.
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20 Mar 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Summary
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Amends the
Australian Trade Commission Act 1985
and Export Market Development Grants Act 1997
to: increase the maximum grant to $200,000; add two claimable expense categories to the range of eligible expenses; expand the range of bodies able to access the scheme; lift the maximum turnover limit to $50 million; reduce the minimum threshold of expenditure to a $10,000 minimum; extend the limit on the number of annual grants to eight; remove the distinction between internal and external services to provide that all non-tourism services are eligible products; and introduce a performance measure for applicants claiming their third and subsequent grants.
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24 May 2007
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the:
Evidence Act 1995
to introduce a privilege during trial and pre-trial stages of civil or criminal proceedings to protect confidential communications between journalists and their sources; James Hardie (Investigations and Proceedings) Act 2004
and Proceeds of Crimes Act 2002
to ensure that the professional confidential relationship privilege under the Evidence Act 1995
, Evidence Act (NSW) or a similar law in another State or Territory, does not apply in James Hardie proceedings and in proceeds of crime examinations and subsequent proceedings; and Family Law Act 1975
to ensure that the best interests of the child are paramount when a court is determining whether confidential communications should be disclosed in family law proceedings concerning children.
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- Date
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22 Mar 2007
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education, Science and Training
- Summary
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Amends the
Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
and Migration Act 1958
to: include education to overseas students on Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands; facilitate course delivery across state boundaries; require international education providers to have written agreements with all overseas students; and remove the penalty for late payment of the annual Assurance Fund contribution.
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30 Nov 2006
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Special Minister of State
- Summary
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Amends the
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
and Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
in relation to: trials of electronically assisted voting for sight-impaired people and remote electronic voting for defence members and civilians serving outside Australia; registration of certain persons as general postal voters; the deadline for postal vote applications; delivery arrangements for postal voting material; receipt of postal votes; establishment of pre-poll voting centres; proof of identity for enrolment from outside Australia; and defamation of electoral candidates and false statements.
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06 Sep 2006
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education, Science and Training
- Summary
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Amends the
Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
to implement certain recommendations of the 3-year review of the Act, including clarifying provisions relating to providers’ consumer protection and reporting obligations; and makes technical amendments in relation to the administration of the Act. Also makes a consequential amendment to the Migration Act 1958
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- Date
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16 Aug 2006
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Summary
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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
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991
to implement changes to the board management structure of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation.
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31 May 2006
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education, Science and Training
- Summary
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Amends the:
Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
to implement recommendations of the 3-year review of the Act, particularly in relation to: application of the “fit and proper” test; clarification of obligations in relation to receipt of course money and provision of refunds; automatic suspension for failure to pay the Annual Registration Charge; removal of a suspension on payment of outstanding amounts; and access to student information by Tuition Assurance Schemes; and Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Act 1997
to require a provider to pay an initial registration charge before registration.
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- Date
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29 Mar 2006
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Further to the
Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Act 2005
, the bill amends the Social Security Act 1991
, Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
, A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Act 2005
and Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999
to: replace, amend or repeal terminology and provisions to clarify the policy intent of certain Welfare to Work measures, including the new income support payment compliance framework; allow parenting payment partnered recipients who have a temporary incapacity exemption to have access to pharmaceutical allowance; allow the continuation for 14 weeks of the same rate of Newstart Allowance or Youth Allowance for single principal carer parents following the death of a child; and extend access to an Employment Entry Payment.
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- Date
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08 Dec 2005
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Special Minister of State
- Summary
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Amends the:
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
, Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004
and Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
in relation to: closure of the electoral rolls; proof of identity for enrolment and provisional voting; financial disclosure requirements in non-election periods; access to the electoral roll and its use; political party registration; paid electoral advertising on the Internet; candidate nomination deposits; prisoner voting entitlements; location of Divisional Offices; abolition of broadcasters and publishers returns; and the disclosure of political donations; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to increase the tax deductibility value of contributions and gifts to political parties, independent candidates and members; and makes consequential amendments to the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
. Also provides for the automatic de-registration and requirement for re-registration of certain political parties.
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