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• Surveillance Devices Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes procedures for obtaining warrants, emergency authorisations and authorisations for the installation and use of surveillance devices in Australia and overseas in relation to criminal investigations and child recovery orders; and regulates the use, communication, publication, storage, destruction and making of records in connection with surveillance device operations. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  ,

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  ,

  Customs Act 1901

  and

  Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

  ; and contains transitional and savings provisions and a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Flags Amendment (Eureka Flag) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MARSHALL, Sen Gavin 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Flags Act 1953

  to recognise the Eureka Flag as an official flag of Australia. 

  Bill

• Civil Aviation Amendment (Relationship with Anti-discrimination Legislation) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  to: empower the Governor-General to make regulations that may be inconsistent with the

  Disability Discrimination Act 1992

  and

  Sex Discrimination Act 1984

  ; and validate existing civil aviation and civil aviation safety regulations and past actions based on those regulations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Resale Royalty Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LUNDY, Sen Kate 

  Summary

  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. 

  Bill

• Sex Discrimination Amendment (Teaching Profession) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Sex Discrimination Act 1984

  to permit the provision of teaching scholarships to persons of one sex, in order to address the imbalance in the number of male and female teachers in schools. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Invasion of Iraq Royal Commission (Restoring Public Trust in Government) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Bill

• Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Bill 2003 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telstra Corporation Act 1991

  in relation to: repeal of provisions which require the Commonwealth to retain 50.1 per cent of the equity in Telstra Corporation Limited; cessation of Ministerial directions and reporting obligations once the Commonwealth’s equity falls below certain percentages; foreign ownership limits; regular independent reviews of regional telecommunications; and sale provisions;

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to permit licence conditions on Telstra to ensure that it maintains a local presence in regional, rural and remote parts of Australia;

  Telstra Corporation Act 1991

  , Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Regulations and Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Regulations to preserve employee entitlements;

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  , Archives Regulations, Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations,

  Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991

  and Ombudsman Regulations to make transitional provisions and consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Euthanasia Laws (Repeal) Bill 2004 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ALLISON, Lyn 

  Summary

  Repeals the

  Euthanasia Laws Act 1997

  which prevents the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly and the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly from legalising voluntary euthanasia. 

  Bill

• Invasion of Iraq Royal Commission (Restoring Public Trust in Government) Bill 2004 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob
  NETTLE, Kerry 

  Summary

  Provides for the appointment of a royal commission of inquiry to investigate the accuracy, independence and use of intelligence information provided to the Commonwealth Government that contributed to its decision to commit Australian military forces to the war against Iraq. 

  Bill

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Paraquat Dichloride) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to reclassify paraquat dichloride with an added emetic as duty free. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum