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* Most of these Bills Digests are not yet available electronically

Alphabetical Index of Bills Digests published 1989:

Title
Number
Date
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Bill 1989
41
1989-90
18.05.1989
Aboriginal Development Commission Amendment Bill 1989
48
1989-90
24.05.1989
Aboriginal Education (Supplementary Assistance) Bill 1989
131
1989-90
01.11.1989
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 1989
135
1989-90
02.11.1989
Abortion Funding Abolition Bill 1989 (Private Member’s Bill)
98
1989-90
25.08.1989
Affirmative Action (Equal Employment Opportunity for Women) Amendment Bill 1989
5
1989-90
07.03.1989
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 1988-89
20
1989-90
17.03.1989
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill 1989-90
89
1989-90
16.08.1989
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 1989-90
91
1989-90
16.08.1989
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 1989-90
90
1989-90
16.08.1989
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 1988-89
16
1989-90
22.03.1989
Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 1988-89
21
1989-90
21.03.1989
Audit Amendment Bill 1989
4
1989-90
06.03.1989
Australian Bureau of Statistics Amendment Bill 1988 (Private Senator’s Bill)
199
1988-89
27.02.1989
Australian Capital Territory (Establishment and Amendment of new Constitution) Bill 1988 (Private Senator’s Bill)
193
1988-89
22.02.1989
Australian Capital Territory (Open Government, Probity and Citizens’ Rights) Bill 1988 (Private Senator’s Bill)
192
1988-89
21.02.1989
Australian Capital Territory (Protection of the National Interest) Bill 1988 (Private Senator’s Bill)
194
1988-89
22.01.1989
Australian Federal Police Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1989
119
1989-90
10.10.1989
Australian Federal Police Amendment Bill 1989
95
1989-90
23.08.1989
Australian Federal Police Legislation Amendment Bill 1989
39
1989-90
15.05.1989
Australian Heritage Commission Amendment Bill 1989
151
1989-90
23.11.1989
Australian Industry Development Corporation Amendment Bill 1988
185
1988-89
15.02.1989
Australian National Maritime Museum Bill 1989
64
1989-90
19.06.1989
Australian National Railways Commission Amendment Bill 1988
151
1988-89
10.01.1989
Australian National University Bill 1988
188
1988-89
16.01.1989
Australian Postal Corporation Bill 1989
38
1989-90
09.05.1989
Australian Telecommunications Corporation Bill 1989
37
1989-90
09.04.1989
Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Amendment Bill 1989
156
1989-90
06.12.1989
Banking Legislation Amendment Bill 1989
42
1989-90
19.05.1989
Bounty (Photographic Film) Bill 1989
159
1989-90
06.12.1989
Bounty (Ships) Bill 1989
25
1989-90
11.04.1989
Broadcasting (Limited Licences) Fees Bill 1988
168
1988-89
30.01.1989
Broadcasting (National Metropolitan Radio Plan) Bill 1988
179
1988-89
09.01.1989
Broadcasting (Ownership and Control) Bill (No. 2) 1988
189
1988-89
20.01.1989
Broadcasting (Prohibition of Violent Programs for Children) Bill 1988 (Private Senator’s Bill)
200
1988-89
27.02.1989
Broadcasting (Retransmission Permits and Temporary Transmission Permits) Fees Bill 1988
169
1988-89
30.01.1989
Broadcasting Amendment Bill 1989
145
1989-90
16.11.1989
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill 1988
166
1988-89
30.01.1989
Census and Statistics Amendment (Voluntary Provision of Survey Information) Bill 1988 (Private Senator’s Bill)
198
1988-89
27.02.1989
Child Care (National Children’s Services Program) Amendment Bill 1989 (Private Senator’s Bill)
80
1989-90
04.08.1989
Child Support (Assessment) Bill 1989
61
1989-90
27.06.1989
Child Support (Assessment) Bill 1989
96
1989-90
27.06.1989
Child Support Amendment Bill 1988
184
1988-89
13.01.1989
Circuit Layouts Bill 1988
171
1988-89
01.02.1989
Civil Aviation Amendment Bill 1989
160
1989-90
12.12.1989
Commonwealth and Commonwealth Instrumentalities (Application of Laws) Bill 1989
68
1989-90
11.07.1989
Commonwealth Borrowing Levy Amendment Bill 1989
92
1989-90
18.08.1989
Commonwealth Borrowing Levy Collection Amendment Bill 1989
93
1989-90
18.08.1989
Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (Conversion into Public Company) Bill 1989
153
1989-90
30.11.1989
Community Services and Health Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1989
139
1989-90
06.11.1989
Community Services and Health Legislation Amendment Bill 1989
57
1989-90
06.06.1989
Constitution Alteration (Disqualification of Members and Candidates) Bill 1989 (Private Senator’s Bill)
73
1989-90
20.07.1989
Constitution Alteration (Electors’ Initiative) Bill 1989 (Private Senator’s Bill)
78
1989-90
31.07.1989
Copyright Amendment Bill 1988
167
1988-89
30.01.1989
Courts and Tribunals Administration Amendment Bill 1989
138
1989-90
07.11.1989
Crimes (Hostages) Bill 1988
176
1988-89
07.01.1989
Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Bill 1989
97
1989-90
28.08.1989
Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Bill 1989
143
1989-90
13.11.1989
Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1989
122
1989-90
17.10.1989
Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 1989
43
1989-90
22.05.1989
Customs and Excise Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 4) 1989
150
1989-90
27.11.1989
Customs and Excise Legislation Amendment Bill 1988
202
1988-89
01.03.1989
Customs Tariff (Coat Export Duty) Amendment Bill 1989
3
1989-90
03.03.1989
Customs Tariff (Uranium Concentrate Export Duty) Amendment Bill 1989
2
1989-90
02.03.1989
Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1989
47
1989-90
30.05.1989
Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 4) 1989
129
1989-90
30.10.1989
Dairy Produce Levy (No. 1) Amendment Bill 1989
81
1989-90
07.08.1989
Defence (Safe and Unimpeded Access for Visiting Foreign Warships) Bill 1988 (Private Senator’s Bill)
201
1988-89
01.03.1989
Defence Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1988
170
1988-89
01.02.1989
Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 1989
87
1989-90
09.08.1989
Egg Industry Research (Hen Quota) Levy Amendment Bill 1989
82
1989-90
08.08.1989
End of War List Bill 1989 (Private Senator’s Bill)
113
1989-90
19.09.1989
Excise Tariff Amendment Bill (No.2) 1989
154
1989-90
01.12.1989
Exotic Animal Disease Control Bill 1989
54
1989-90
02.06.1989
Export Inspection (Quantity Charge) Amendment Bill 1989
9
1989-90
09.03.1989
Family Law Amendment Bill 1989
65
1989-90
22.06.1989
Federal Airports Corporation Amendment Bill 1988
148
1988-89
06.01.1989
Federal Airports Corporation Amendment Bill 1989
161
1989-90
14.12.1989
Flags Amendment Bill 1989 (Private Member’s Bill)
108
1989-90
06.09.1989
General Insurance Supervisory Levy Bill 1989
10
1989-90
08.03.1989
Geneva Conventions Amendment Bill 1989
12
1989-90
10.03.1989
Geneva Conventions Amendment Bill 1989 (Private Senator’s Bill)
103
1989-90
01.09.1989
Goat Fibre Levy Bill 1989
101
1989-90
01.09.1989
Goat Fibre Levy Collection Bill 1989
102
1989-90
01.09.1989
Grain Legumes Levy Legislation Amendment Bill 1989
162
1989-90
18.12.1989
Grape Research Levy Amendment Bill 1989
158
1989-90
07.12.1989
Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Bill 1989
109
1989-90
12.09.1989
Higher Education Funding Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1989
136
1989-90
03.11.1989
Horticultural Legislation Amendment Bill 1989
49
1989-90
26.05.1989
Housing Assistance Bill 1989
149
1989-90
22.11.1989
Income Equalization Deposits Laws Amendment Bill 1989
50
1989-90
29.05.1989
Income Tax (Arrangements with the States) Repeal Bill 1989
70
1989-90
11.07.1989
Income Tax (Fund Contributions) Bill 1988
164
1988-89
[no copy available?]
Income Tax (International Agreements) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1989
146
1989-90
14.11.1989
Income Tax Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1988
163
1988-89
20.01.1989
Income Tax Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1989
117
1989-90
27.09.1989
Income Tax Assessment (Housing Loan Interest) Amendment Bill 1989 (Private Senator’s Bill)
23
1989-90
04.04.1989
Income Tax Assessment (Savings Accounts Interest) Amendment Bill 1989 (Private Senator’s Bill)
22
1989-90
28.03.1989
Income Tax Assessment (Tax Agents’ Fees) Amendment Bill 1989 (Private Senator’s Bill)
72
1989-90
19.07.1989
Income Tax Assessment Amendment Bill 1989
115
1989-90
22.09.1989
Income Tax Rates Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1988
162
1988-89
19.01.1989
Income Tax Rates Amendment Bill 1988
154
1988-89
10.01.1989
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Bill 1989
110
1989-90
18.09.1989
Industrial Relations (Directions to Stop Industrial Action Amendment) Bill 1989 (Private Senator’s Bill)
99
1989-90
29.08.1989
Industrial Relations (Directions to Stop Industrial Action) Amendment Bill 1989 (Private Member’s Bill)
100
1989-90
29.08.1989
Industry Commission Bill 1989
140
1989-90
08.11.1989
Industry, Technology and Commerce Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1989
124
1989-90
24.10.1989
Industry, Technology and Commerce Legislation Amendment Bill 1989
60
1989-90
13.06.1989
Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Bill 1989
46
1989-90
23.05.1989
Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 1988
178
1988-89
07.02.1989
Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 1989
7
1989-90
08.03.1989
Insurance Levies Collection Bill 1989
13
1989-90
08.03.1989
International Arbitration Amendment Bill 1988
147
1988-89
03.01.1989
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (General Capital Increase) Bill 1988
160
1988-89
19.01.1989
Judicial and Statutory Officers Remuneration Legislation Amendment Bill 1989
94
1989-90
21.08.1989
Lands Acquisition (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Bill 1988
186
1988-89
14.01.1989
Law and Justice legislation Amendment Bill 1988
165
1988-89
25.01.1989
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 1989
66
1989-90
27.06.1989
Laying Chicken Levy Amendment Bill 1989
83
1989-90
08.08.1989
Legislative Initiative Bill 1989 (Private Senator’s Bill)
79
1989-90
31.07.1989
Life Insurance Supervisory Levy Bill 1989
11
1989-90
09.03.1989
Limitation of Liability for Marine Claims Bill 1989
69
1989-90
12.07.1989
Live-stock Slaughter Levy Amendment Bill 1989
85
1989-90
08.08.1989
Loans Security Amendment Bill 1988
187
1988-89
16.02.1989
Marine Navigation Levy Bill 1989
163
1989-90
20.12.1989
Marine Navigation Levy Collection Bill 1989
164
1989-90
20.12.1989
Meat Chicken Levy Amendment Bill 1989
84
1989-90
08.08.1989
Medicare Levy Amendment Bill 1989
112
1989-90
18.09.1989
Migration Legislation Amendment (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1989
133
1989-90
30.10.1989
Migration Legislation Amendment Bill 1989
26
1989-90
20.04.1989
Ministers of State Amendment Bill 1989
8
1989-90
08.03.1989
Motor Vehicle Standards Bill 1989
51
1989-90
30.05.1989
National Crime Authority Amendment Bill 1988
177
1988-89
08.01.1989
National Debt Sinking Fund Amendment Bill 1989
74
1989-90
24.07.1989
National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits Determination Revocation and Tribunal Membership) Amendment Bill 1989 (Private Senator’s Bill)
116
1989-90
22.09.1989
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Determinations) Bill 1989 (Private Senator’s Bill)
106
1989-90
06.09.1989
National Health Amendment Bill 1989
105
1989-90
04.09.1989
Naval Defence Amendment Bill 1988
183
1988-89
13.02.1989
Navigation Amendment (Deregulation of Coasting Trade) Bill 1988 (Private Senator’s Bill)
197
1988-89
23.02.1989
Overseas Students Charge Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1989
132
1989-90
30.10.1989
Overseas Students Charge Amendment Bill 1989
134
1989-90
01.11.1989
Ozone Depleting Substances Regulation Bill 1988 (Private Senator’s Bill)
182
1988-89
13.01.1989
Pasture Seed Levy Bill 1989
127
1989-90
25.10.1989
Pasture Seed Levy Collection Bill 1989
126
1989-90
25.10.1989
Patents Bill 1989
67
1989-90
05.07.1989
Peace Trust Fund Bill 1989 (Private Senator’s Bill)
77
1989-90
27.07.1989
Pig Slaughter Levy Amendment Bill 1989
86
1989-90
08.08.1989
Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1989
19
1989-90
16.03.1989
Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1989
152
1989-90
29.11.1989
Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Bill 1989
120
1989-90
12.10.1989
Privacy Amendment Bill 1989
75
1989-90
27.06.1989
Privacy Bill 1988
180
1988-89
09.02.1989
Qantas Airways Limited (Loan Guarantee) Bill 1988
159
1988-89
18.01.1989
Qantas Airways Limited (Loan Guarantee) Bill 1989
14
1989-90
13.03.1989
Radio Licence Fees (National Metropolitan Radio Plan) Bill 1988
181
1988-89
10.01.1989
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) (Fair Questions) Amendment Bill 1988 (Private Senator’s Bill)
195
1988-89
23.02.1989
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) (Informal Ballot-papers) Amendment Bill 1988 (Private Senator’s Bill)
196
1988-89
23.02.1989
Regulation of Video Material Bill 1988 (Private Senator’s Bill)
191
1988-89
21.02.1989
Resource Assessment Commission Bill 1989
40
1989-90
12.05.1989
Rural Industries Research Amendment Bill 1988
157
1988-89
13.01.1989
Sales Tax (Exemptions and Classifications) (Computer Programs) Amendment Bill 1989
63
1989-90
16.06.1989
Sales Tax (Exemptions and Classifications) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1989
56
1989-90
18.05.1989
Sales Tax (Exemptions and Classifications) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1989
118
1989-90
06.10.1989
Sales Tax (Exemptions and Classifications) Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1989 (Private Senator’s Bill)
107
1989-90
06.09.1989
Sales Tax (Exemptions and Classifications) Amendment Bill 1989 (Private Member’s Bill)
88
1989-90
10.08.1989
Sales Tax Laws (Computer Programs) Amendment Bill 1989
62
1989-90
15.06.1989
Satellite Communications Amendment Bill 1988
161
1988-89
20.01.1989
Sex Discrimination Amendment Bill 1989
59
1989-90
08.06.1989
Smoking and Tobacco Products Advertisements (Prohibition) Bill 1989 (Private Senator’s Bill)
104
1989-90
05.09.1989
Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation (Conversion into Public Company) Bill 1989
24
1989-90
07.04.1989
Social Security and Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill 1989
36
1989-90
08.05.1989
Social Security and Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1989
45
1989-90
23.05.1989
Social Security and Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1989
121
1989-90
17.10.1989
Social Security and Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 4) 1989
147
1989-90
16.11.1989
States Grants (General Purpose) Bill 1989
128
1989-90
25.10.1989
States Grants (Non-Government Business Colleges) Bill 1989 [incorrectly numbered as 1988-89/6]
6
1989-90
07.03.1989
States Grants (Schools Assistance) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1988
174
1988-89
03.01.1989
States Grants (Schools Assistance) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1989
137
1989-90
07.11.1989
States Grants (Schools Assistance) Bill 1988
175
1988-89
07.01.1989
States Grants (TAFE Assistance) Bill 1989
141
1989-90
08.11.1989
States Grants (Technical and Further Education Assistance) Bill 1989
1
1989-90
02.03.1989
States Grants (Technical and Further Education Assistance) Bill 1988
172
1988-89
02.02.1989
Student Assistance Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1989
142
1989-90
09.11.1989
Student Assistance Amendment Bill 1989
15
1989-90
13.03.1989
Superannuation and Other Benefits Legislation Amendment Bill 1989
111
1989-90
18.09.1989
Supported Accommodation Assistance Bill 1989
58
1989-90
06.05.1989
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1989
44
1989-90
22.05.1989
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 4) 1989
71
1989-90
17.07.1989
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 5) 1988
152
1988-89
10.01.1989
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 5) 1989
144
1989-90
13.11.1989
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 6) 1988
156
1988-89
17.01.1989
Telecommunications (Application Fees) Bill 1989
52
1989-90
30.05.1989
Telecommunications Amendment Bill 1988
150
1988-89
09.01.1989
Telecommunications and Postal Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 1989
53
1989-90
31.05.1989
Telecommunications Bill 1989
35
1989-90
05.05.1989
Therapeutic Goods (Charges) Bill 1989
125
1989-90
24.10.1989
Therapeutic Goods Bill 1989
123
1989-90
24.10.1989
Trade Practices (International Liner Cargo Shipping) Amendment Bill 1989
18
1989-90
05.04.1989
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1989
148
1989-90
21.11.1989
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Bill 1989
17
1989-90
15.03.1989
Transport Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1988
190
1988-89
20.02.1989
Triticale Levy Bill 1988
155
1988-89
11.01.1989
Triticale Levy Collection Bill 1988
153
1988-89
11.01.1989
University of Canberra Bill 1989
130
1989-90
31.10.1989
Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill 1988
173
1988-89
06.02.1989
Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill 1989
55
1989-90
05.06.1989
War Crimes Repeal Bill 1989 (Private Senator’s Bill)
114
1989-90
22.09.1989
Wheat (Termination of Permit Tax) Bill 1989
33
1989-90
26.04.1989
Wheat (Termination of Tax) Bill (No. 1)1989
31
1989-90
26.04.1989
Wheat (Termination of Tax) Bill (No. 2)1989
32
1989-90
26.04.1989
Wheat Industry Fund Levy Bill 1989
29
1989-90
24.04.1989
Wheat Industry Fund Levy Collection Bill 1989
30
1989-90
26.04.1989
Wheat Marketing (Renewal of Sunset Clauses) Amendment Bill 1989 (Private Senator’s Bill)
76
1989-90
24.07.1989
Wheat Marketing Amendment Bill 1988
158
1988-89
17.01.1989
Wheat Marketing Bill 1989
28
1989-90
20.04.1989
Wheat Tax (Permit) Collection Amendment Bill 1989
34
1989-90
27.04.1989
Wine Grape Levy Amendment Bill 1989
157
1989-90
07.12.1989
[Bills Digests 1989-90 Nos. 27 and 155 have not been identified, and were perhaps never issued.]      

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