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TOTAL RESULTS: 54
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- Date
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24 Feb 2010
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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MILNE, Sen Christine
- Summary
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The bill: requires the minister to develop a scheme to support solar hot water systems and heat pump hot water systems by 1 July 2011; requires the minister to ensure the phasing-out of electric resistance water heaters by 30 June 2012; and amends the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
to require that the number of renewable energy certificates (RECs) created by solar hot water systems, heat pump hot water systems and ‘phantom RECs’ must be added to the subsequent year’s renewable energy target.
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- Date
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30 Jun 1999
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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- Date
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11 Mar 2004
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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LUNDY, Sen Kate
- Summary
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Amends the
Copyright Act 1968
to establish a Resale Royalty Scheme for the visual arts which will provide for a collecting society authorised to receive moneys on behalf of artists whose original work is resold through an art market intermediary.
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- Date
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27 Nov 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Environment, Heritage and the Arts
- Summary
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Establishes a resale royalty right for visual artists and an accompanying statutory scheme. The resale royalty right will entitle visual artists to a royalty payment on the sale price of any commercial resale of their original works of art valued over $1,000, be inalienable and endure for the life of the artist plus 70 years.
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- Date
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21 Mar 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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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
Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972
and Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987
to: allow greater commercialisation of technology developed by the Australian Institution of Marine Science and the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation; and minimise administrative demands on these agencies.
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- Date
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27 Jun 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Prime Minister's portfolio
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- Date
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29 Aug 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Prime Minister's portfolio
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- Date
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20 Mar 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the
Reserve Bank Act 1959
to give the Governor-General authority to appoint, suspend and terminate the positions of Governor or Deputy-Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia. Terminations of these positions requires parliamentary approval.
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- Date
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13 May 2010
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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FIELDING, Sen Steve
- Summary
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Prohibits the sale of takeaway alcoholic beverages between midnight and 7 am on any day and imposes offences for any contravention.
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- Date
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17 Sep 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BROWN, Sen Bob
- Summary
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Amends the
Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978
, Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988
and Norfolk Island Act 1979
to remove the prohibition on legalising voluntary euthanasia. Also repeals the Euthanasia Laws Act 1997
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