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• Omnibus Repeal Day (Autumn 2015) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Mar 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister 

  Summary

  Amends: five Acts in the Agriculture portfolio to abolish the Australian Landcare Council, and make amendments consequential on seven Acts being repealed; two Acts in the Environment portfolio to abolish the Natural Heritage Trust Advisory Committee and the Biological Diversity Advisory Committee, and remove spent provisions; the

  Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995

  to remove certain administrative requirements for compensation payers and claimants; the

  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Queensland Reserves and Committee Self-management) Act 1978

  to make amendments consequential on two Acts being repealed; the

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

  ,

  Paid Parental Leave Act 2010

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Student Assistance Act 1973

  to enable the release of information collected under the Acts in an aggregated form which does not disclose information about a particular person; the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  and

  Social Security Act 1991

  to remove spent indexation provisions, and make consequential amendments; the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to remove spent provisions relating to the Retirement Assistance for Farmers Scheme and the Retirement Assistance for Sugarcane Farmers Scheme; the

  Social Security Act 1991

  to remove spent savings, transitional and application provisions, and make technical amendments; three Acts in the Treasury portfolio to remove spent provisions; and the

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to remove spent provisions relating to the Retirement Assistance for Farmers Scheme and the Retirement Assistance for Sugarcane Farmers Scheme. Also repeals 14 Acts administered in three portfolios. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Mar 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends: 19 Acts and the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (Flight Crew Licensing) Regulation 2014 to amend errors, remove redundant provisions, and renumber text; 37 Acts to: clarify on the face of Acts that the Crown in right of the Australian Capital Territory and of the Northern Territory is bound; and modernise the provisions about whether the Crown is liable to be prosecuted for an offence; 31 Acts to amend provisions which rely on the Consumer Price Index to refer to the ‘index reference period’ rather than the ‘reference base’; the

  Parliamentary Presiding Officers Act 1965

  and

  Public Works Committee Act 1969

  to remove gender-specific language; and the

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  and

  Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990

  to: remove spent provisions; and make amendments consequential on their removal. Also repeals six Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers, Offences and Other Measures) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Mar 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: make recklessness the fault element for attempted serious drug offences and remove the intent to manufacture element from offences relating to the importation of border controlled precursors; clarify that proof of an intention to influence a particular foreign official is not required to establish the offence; clarify the scope and application of the war crime offence of outrages upon personal dignity in a non-international armed conflict; expand the definition of forced marriage to apply when a person is incapable of understanding the nature and effect of a marriage ceremony; insert the concept of ‘knowingly concerned’ in the commission of an offence as an additional form of secondary criminal liability; and introduce a mandatory sentence of five years imprisonment for firearm trafficking; the

  Crimes Act 1914

  and

  Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970

  to make amendments in relation to the sentencing, imprisonment and release of federal offenders; the

  Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983

  to enable the interstate transfer of federal prisoners to occur at a location other than a prison for federal prisoners approved for transfer; the

  Crimes Act 1914

  to: enable the Attorney-General’s Department to share information about federal offenders with relevant third party agencies; and clarify the operation of controlled operations provisions; the

  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

  to address enforceability issues and operational constraints identified by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre; the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 to amend the powers and functions of the commissioner; and remove the time limits on the secondment of officers to the commission; the

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  to make technical amendments in relation to the special operations and investigations of the commission; the

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  to increase penalties for failing to comply with a production order or with a notice to a financial institution in proceeds of crime investigations; the

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  ,

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  ,

  Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989

  and

  Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

  to make technical amendments in relation to proceeds of crime; ten Acts to enable the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption of South Australia to access information from certain Commonwealth agencies, rely on defences for certain Commonwealth telecommunications offences, and apply for certain types of search warrants; and the

  Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995

  to make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Legislation Amendment Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Mar 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011

  to enable the merger of ComSuper, the administrator of the Australian Government’s civilian and military defined benefit superannuation schemes, with the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation; seven Acts to make consequential amendments; and the

  Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011

  and

  Superannuation Act 2005

  to provide that the cost of administering the Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan will be deducted from member accounts. Also makes transitional arrangements and repeals the

  ComSuper Act 2011

  to reflect the merger. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Construction Industry Amendment (Protecting Witnesses) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Mar 2015 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fair Work (Building Industry) Act 2012

  to extend the period during which the Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate can apply to a nominated Administrative Appeals Tribunal presidential member for an examination notice by a further two years (until 1 June 2017). 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Employee Share Schemes) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Mar 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  in relation to the taxation of employee share schemes by: amending the taxing point for rights for employees of all corporate tax entities; and providing an additional tax concession for employees of certain small start-up companies; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: enable the Commissioner of Taxation to approve a method for determining the market value of an asset or non-cash benefit for income tax purposes; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Amendment Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of eight bills to reform the legal and governance framework for Norfolk Island, the bill amends the

  A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999

  to make amendments consequential on the repeal of the Medicare levy exemptions that currently apply to residents. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Levy Amendment (Norfolk Island) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure 

  Summary

  Part of a package of eight bills to reform the legal and governance framework for Norfolk Island, the bill amends the

  Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Levy Act 2006

  to extend the levies in relation to certain obligations on approved providers to refund accommodation payment balances to Norfolk Island. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Copyright Act 1968

  to enable copyright owners to apply to the Federal Court of Australia for an order requiring a carriage service provider to block access to an online location operated outside Australia that has the primary purpose of infringing copyright or facilitating the infringement of copyright. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Legislation (Enhancement of Military Justice) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Defence Force Discipline Act 1982

  to: clarify the character and status of service convictions for Commonwealth purposes; remove provisions in respect of the trial of offences under the law prior to the Act; create services offences of ‘assault occasioning actual bodily harm’ and ‘unauthorised use of a Commonwealth credit card’; clarify the elements of the service offence of ‘commanding or ordering a service offence to be committed’; replace the power to issue recognisance release orders with a system of fixing non-parole periods; replace dollar amounts as maximum fines with a penalty units system; and make technical amendments;

  Defence Act 1903

  and

  Defence Force Discipline Act 1982

  to recognise the office of the Director of Defence Counsel Services; and

  Military Justice (Interim Measures) Act (No. 1) 2009

  to extend the appointment, remuneration and entitlement arrangements of the current Chief Judge Advocate and the full-time Judge Advocate. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum