A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General.
Bills introduced to Parliament are scrutinised to make sure they meet certain standards and to consider whether they should be referred to a committee for further investigation. This can include feedback from stakeholders and the general public, and a report recommending potential improvements to the bill.
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17 Nov 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Education, Science and Training
- Summary
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Amends the
Vocational Education and Training Funding Act 1992
to provide funds for vocational education and training in 2005 under the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) agreement; and update the current funding limits for 2004 to reflect the outcome of earlier negotiations with the States and Territories.
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- Date
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23 Jun 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Education, Science and Training
- Summary
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Amends the
Vocational Education and Training Funding Act 1992
to provide funds for vocational education and training in 2005 under the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) agreement; and update the current funding limits for 2004 to reflect the outcome of earlier negotiations on a new ANTA agreement.
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- Date
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26 Jun 2003
- 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
Vocational Education and Training Funding Act 1992
to: supplement 2003 funding; appropriate general vocational education and training funding for 2004; provide additional growth funding in 2004 for those State and Territories that satisfy the provisions set out in the Australian National Training Authority Agreement for 2004-2006; and provide further funding under the “Australians Working Together” and “Recognising and Improving the Capacity of People with a Disability” programs.
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- Date
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05 Jun 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
Vocational Education and Training Funding Act 1992
to: supplement 2002 funding; appropriate general vocational education and training funding for 2003; and provide additional growth funding in 2003 for those State and Territories that satisfy the provisions set out in the Australian National Training Authority Agreement for 2001-2003.
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- Date
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07 Jun 2001
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education, Training and Youth Affairs portfolio
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- Date
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28 Jun 1999
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education, Training and Youth Affairs portfolio
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- Date
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14 Nov 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Introduced with the Taxation Laws Amendment (Venture Capital) Bill 2002, the bill establishes a registration and reporting process for venture capital limited partnerships, Australian venture capital funds of funds and eligible venture capital investors, administered by the Pooled Development Funds Registration Board.
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- Date
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12 Aug 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Veterans' Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the:
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
to: increase the single maximum basic rate of veterans' affairs pensions from 20 September 2009; index veterans' affairs pensions using the Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index; index veterans' affairs pensions using a combined couple benchmark; increase veterans' affairs pensions to compensate for anticipated increases in the living cost index arising from the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme; increase the income test taper rate and remove the additional income test free area for dependent children; introduce a Work Bonus so that certain income is disregarded as ordinary income; close the pension bonus scheme from 20 September 2009; increase the pension age for persons other than veterans from 65 to 67 years; enable certain veterans' affairs pension recipients to apply for an advance of veterans' affairs entitlements; Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
, Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
, Social Security Act 1991
and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to consolidate a number of smaller payments and allowances into one pension supplement; Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
and Social Security Act 1991
to allow veterans' affairs pensioners to transition to the new arrangements; and Aged Care Act 1997
in relation to the calculation of total assessable income for residents in aged care.
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- Date
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19 Mar 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Veterans' Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the:
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to: give effect to arrangements for entering into international agreements in relation to the payment of pensions and providing assistance and benefits to eligible persons; authorise the use of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for those purposes; and align the veterans’ entitlements means test with the social security means test; Legislative Instruments Act 2003
to make minor and technical consequential amendments; Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006
to extend the period for which the Commonwealth or Australian Federal Police may be considered as a nuclear test participant for the purposes of the Act; and Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
to make minor amendments in relation to a definition and clarifying compensation matters.
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- Date
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13 Mar 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Veterans' Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the:
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to extend the automatic grant of intermediate and temporary special rate disability pensions to eligible dependants of veterans or members; Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
and Social Security Act 1991
to extend eligibility for income support supplements to certain war widows and widowers; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to extend a tax exempt bereavement payment to the estate of certain single pensioners who die in indigent circumstances.
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