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• Child Support (Registration and Collection) Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Human Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

  to: enable certain powers of the Child Support Registrar to be delegated to persons outside the Department of Human Services; and update certain criminal penalty provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011

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  Date

  23 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Customs Administration Act 1985

  and

  Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006

  to include the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service within the jurisdiction of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity; the

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  and

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  to: allow the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to commence litigation on proceeds of crime matters on behalf of the Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce; allow the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Commissioner of the AFP to transfer matters already commenced between themselves; give courts a discretion when calculating the amount of a pecuniary penalty order to take into account tax paid after proceeds of crime proceedings are commenced; and align the production order provisions with unexplained wealth provisions; the

  Family Law Act 1975

  to enable courts to take account of Commonwealth, state and territory forfeiture applications when determining a person’s property for the purpose of property settlement and spouse maintenance proceedings; and 10 Acts to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Export Controls and Other Measures) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Customs Act 1901

  in relation to: goods that are no longer for export; directions for the movement and storage of goods subject to Customs control; the suspension of an authority to deal; compliance requirements for warehouse licences; and reporting requirements for cargo on board a ship or aircraft that is lost or wrecked; and

  Customs Act 1901

  and

  Customs Depot Licensing Charges Act 1997

  in relation to compliance requirements for depot licences. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (2012 Harmonized System Changes) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  as a result of the fourth review by the World Customs Organization of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, by effecting changes required by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (relating to food security), the Rotherdam Convention (relating to hazardous chemicals and pesticides), and the Montreal Protocol (relating to halogenated hydrocarbons). 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Further Election Commitments and Other Measures) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  to provide for: modified arrangements for advance payments of family tax benefit (FTB); and the payment of FTB Part A supplement for a child turning four conditional on that child receiving a health check prior to starting school;

  Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

  to determine a parent’s taxable income by using their previous taxable income, indexed by growth in wages, when a tax return has not been lodged;

  Social Security Act 1991

  to require payers of compensation to notify Centrelink of proposed payments of compensation; and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  ,

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

  to make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State for the Public Service and Integrity 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

  to: recognise expressly the role of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS) in assisting the Government to provide the Parliament and the public with assurances that the use of special powers and capabilities by Australian intelligence and security agencies are subject to scrutiny; enable the IGIS to undertake own-motion preliminary inquiries; extend the IGIS capacity to undertake own-motion full inquiries; enable the IGIS to delegate powers of the agency subject to ministerial approval; enable the IGIS to release material to any Royal Commission at the discretion of the government; and make technical amendments; and

  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

  to make a consequential amendment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  to: provide a consistent meaning of foreign intelligence and consistent approach to foreign intelligence with the

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  and the

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  ; clarify that a computer access warrant authorises access to data held in the target computer at any time while the warrant is in force; and exclude the communication of information relating to employment within the Australian intelligence community from the operation of security assessment provisions;

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to clarify that the immunity for liability for certain employees for computer-related activities cannot be overridden by other Commonwealth, state or territory laws; and

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  to: provide a specific function for the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation to assist the defence force; provide a new ground for granting a ministerial authorisation for producing intelligence on a person; clarify that the immunity for liability for certain employees for computer-related activities cannot be overridden by other Commonwealth, state or territory laws; and move existing exemptions from the Legislative Instruments Regulations 2004 into the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  International Tax Agreements Act 1953

  to: change the structure of the Act; and give legislative effect to bilateral taxation agreements with Aruba, Chile, the Cook Islands, Guernsey, Malaysia, Samoa and Turkey. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  to: reinstate claims arising from off-site recess injuries; provide for continuous workers’ compensation coverage for employees while overseas working in a declared place, or who belong to a declared class of employee; enable compensation for medical expenses to be paid where payment of other compensation is suspended; allow for time limits for claim determination; and enable Comcare to access the Consolidated Revenue Fund to pay certain compensation claims in respect of diseases with long latency periods; and

  Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993

  and

  Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992

  to make technical amendments consequential on the commencement of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Job Seeker Compliance) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to provide that social security payment for job seekers will be suspended when they fail to attend appointments with employment services providers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum