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03 Dec 2008
- 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
Age Discrimination Act 2004
to remove the 'dominant reason' test; the Disability Discrimination Act 1992
, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986
and Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
to: provide an explicit and positive duty to make reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities (which responds to the 2003 High Court decision of Purvis); respond to the Full Federal Court case of Forest in relation to carers, assistants and aids; clarify the defence of unjustifiable hardship; and replace the 'proportionality test' in the definition of indirect discrimination; 24 Acts to reflect the name change of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission to the Australian Human Rights Commission; and the Racial Discrimination Act 1975
and Sex Discrimination Act 1984
to make technical amendments.
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- Date
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23 Aug 2001
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Family and Community Services portfolio
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- Date
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13 Feb 2002
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Family and Community Services
- Summary
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Reforms Commonwealth-funded employment services and rehabilitation programs provided to people with disabilities by establishing a new quality assurance system which will make funding of employment services and approval of rehabilitation programs dependent on a service provider being certified by an industry-based certification body as meeting relevant standards. Also contains transitional arrangements.
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- Date
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25 May 2006
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
- Summary
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Introduced with the Do Not Call Register Bill 2006, the bill makes consequential amendments to the
Telecommunications Act 1997
, Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005
and Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997
to: provide for a regulatory framework for the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to investigate complaints and enforce the civil penalties regime which will apply to the making of unsolicited telemarketing calls; and enable the development of relevant industry codes and ACMA standards relating to telemarketing calls.
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- Date
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25 May 2006
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
- Summary
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Introduced with the Do Not Call Register (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006, the bill establishes a framework to regulate and minimise unsolicited telemarketing calls, including: establishing a Do Not Call Register which will allow individuals to register their home and mobile numbers on the register for a period of 3 years; establishing a complaints mechanism; and providing for a civil penalties regime.
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- Date
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26 Nov 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
- Summary
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Amends the:
Do Not Call Register Act 2006
to: provide that individuals can register their preference not to receive telemarketing calls or marketing faxes; and enable the minister to specify a longer period of time for which numbers remain in force on the register and to reinstate numbers that have lapsed on the register at the end of the current three-year registration period; and Telecommunications Act 1997
to make consequential amendments, including enabling the Australian Communications and Media Authority to develop an industry standard for the fax marketing industry.
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- Date
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29 Mar 2001
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio
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- Date
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29 Mar 2001
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio
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- Date
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13 Mar 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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FIELDING, Sen Steve
- Summary
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The bill: requires producers, distributors and industry groups to submit to the minister a beverage container stewardship plan to manage the collection and recycling of beverage containers; sets minimum recovery rates for containers; requires public consultation on draft plans; and provides for annual reporting.
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