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• National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Aug 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  and

  National Health Act 1953

  to allow authorised optometrists to prescribe certain ophthalmic (eye) medicines for supply under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Also amends the

  National Health Act 1953

  to clarify the supply of pharmaceutical benefits ‘at or from’ approved premises. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aviation Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  and

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  to strengthen aviation security and safety by: enabling regulations to be made to prohibit activities or conduct outside a security controlled airport that disrupt or interfere with airport operations or aircraft; introducing additional powers for Australian Customs officers at airports; enabling the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to introduce a mandatory drug and alcohol regime in the civil aviation industry; and enabling, through regulations, exemption from aviation security screening for senior dignitaries, their spouses and minors. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Postal Corporation Amendment (Quarantine Inspection and Other Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989

  to provide for the inspection and examination of postal articles carried by Australia Post, with the exception of reserved services material, for interstate quarantine purposes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  ,

  Therapeutic Goods Amendment Act (No. 1) 2006

  and

  Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medical Devices) Act 2002

  to extend transitional registration arrangements for certain patient treatment devices beyond 4 October 2007 to enable reassessment by the Therapeutic Goods Administration prior to entry in Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods as ‘included’ devices. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

  and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  to: improve the food regulatory processes for Australia and New Zealand; and improve the framework within which the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Authority operates. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Gene Technology Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Following recommendations of an independent review of the

  Gene Technology Act 2000

  and the Gene Technology Agreement 2001, this bill makes minor amendments to the

  Gene Technology Act 2000

  to improve its operation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Review Provisions) Bill 2006 [2007]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Multicultural Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to allow the Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal flexibility in providing procedural fairness to review applicants. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Superannuation Contributions) Bill 2006 [2007]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  and

  Payment Systems and Netting Act 1998

  to provide for the recovery of superannuation contributions made with the intention to defeat creditors; and

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  and

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  to: provide for certain rural support grants to be exempt from the property available to pay the bankrupt’s creditors; and make minor technical amendments in relation to the operation of the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Non-Proliferation Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 [2007]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs and Trade 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987

  (Safeguards Act) to implement Australia’s obligations under the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and to the International Atomic Energy Agency under the Additional Protocol; and create new offences; Safeguards Act,

  Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Act 1998

  and

  Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1994

  to extend the geographical jurisdiction for offences related to proliferation of nuclear and chemical weapons; and

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  to make a consequential amendment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2006 [2007]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  The bill: amends 45 Acts to correct clerical and drafting errors; repeals 17 obsolete Acts and amends six Acts as a consequence of those repeals. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum