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• Taxation Laws Amendment (Scholarships) Bill 2005 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to: abolish the distinction between full-time and part-time scholarships and make all scholarships which satisfy certain criteria tax free; and extend the exemption for fee-waiver, fee-pay and Commonwealth Learning Scholarships from the social security personal income test to University Equity Scholarships. 

  Bill

• Employee Protection (Employee Entitlements Guarantee) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BOWEN, Chris, MP 

  Bill

• National Animal Welfare Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BARTLETT, Andrew 

  Summary

  Provides a legislative framework for animal welfare in Australia, including the establishment of the National Animal Welfare Authority which will coordinate, monitor and review the care, protection and use of domestic animals, livestock, wildlife and animals kept for scientific purposes. 

  Bill

• Parliamentary Privileges Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KERR, Duncan 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987

  to permit the testing of a witness’ credibility in court or other proceedings when that witness has previously given evidence to a House or committee which is inconsistent with the evidence given to the court or tribunal. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Act of Compassion) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob
  NETTLE, Kerry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to provide for: independent review of asylum seekers currently in detention, with the aim of releasing all long-term detainees who do not pose a risk to the community or who are not likely to abscond; and the release of all children and their parents currently being held in immigration detention. 

  Bill

• Migration Amendment (Mandatory Detention) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob
  NETTLE, Kerry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: abolish temporary protection visas; ensure that detention of children is a last resort; provide for judicial review of immigration detention; limit the period of time that asylum seekers are detained; and provide for the Federal Court to impose on detainees certain conditions of release. 

  Bill

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Preventing Smoking Related Deaths) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KERR, Duncan 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to deny public election funding to political parties or candidates accepting donations from the tobacco industry. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fuel Quality Standards (Ethanol content) Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WINDSOR, Tony, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000

  to provide for the inclusion of ethanol in fuel supplied for use in motor vehicles. 

  Bill

• Flags Amendment (Flying the Australian National Flag in a Heritage Place) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FERGUSON, Martin, (former Member) 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Flags Act 1953

  to enable a person to fly the Australian national flag on heritage-listed land which is owned or leased by the person. 

  Bill

• Spyware Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 May 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  GREIG, Brian 

  Summary

  Regulates the unauthorised installation of computer software; and provides for disclosure to computer users of software features that may pose a threat to user privacy. 

  Bill