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• Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the

  Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980

  to implement changes to the governance arrangements of the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment (OHS) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005

  to: extend the application of the Australian Government Building and Construction Industry Occupational Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme to building work indirectly funded by the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority; restructure the process of appointing Federal Safety Officers; and allow the Federal Safety Commissioner, and persons working in the Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner, to disclose information on the Scheme to the minister. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations (NZ Closer Economic Relations) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to: establish a mutual recognition regime for the issue of securities and interests in managed investment schemes; and provide for the mutual recognition of companies; and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to: enable the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to share information with Australian and foreign agencies and bodies; and protect from unauthorised use or disclosure information given to or obtained by the ACCC, including from a foreign government body. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment (Child Support Reform Consolidation and Other Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends family assistance law in relation to: the operation of the Child Support Scheme; overseas maintenance arrangements; the maintenance income test; portability of family tax benefit; the baby bonus; remote area allowance; extension of the assets test exemption period; income streams; dependant and housekeeper rebates; Medicare levy; and makes minor and technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Forestry Marketing and Research and Development Services (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Forestry Marketing and Research and Development Services Bill 2007, the bill: provides for the termination of the Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation (FWPRDC) and the transfer of its operations to the new industry services company. Also makes consequential amendments to four other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Forestry Marketing and Research and Development Services Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Forestry Marketing and Research and Development Services (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2007, the bill: replaces the current Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation with a not-for-profit forestry industry services company to provide marketing, research, development and other industry services to the forest industry; and provides the minister with the authority to enter into a funding contract with a company to enable it to administer levies, state grower contractual payments, research and development and manage the Commonwealth’s matched funding for research and development expenditure. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Insurance Amendment (Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to: establish a legislative framework to enable the introduction of an accreditation scheme for practices providing diagnostic imaging services covered by the Radiology Quality and Outlays Memorandum of Understanding; and allow for the extension of accreditation schemes to other diagnostic imaging services in the future. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Insurance Amendment (Inappropriate and Prohibited Practices and Other Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  Medicare Australia Act 1973

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to replace and strengthen existing prohibitions on inducements and payment of benefits by providers of Medicare funded pathology and diagnostic imaging services to requesters of such services. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  International Tax Agreements Act 1953

  to give legislative authority to agreements between Australia and the French Republic, and Australia and Norway, in relation to the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Native Title Amendment (Technical Amendments) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Native Title Act 1993

  ,

  Native Title Amendment Act 1998

  and

  Native Title Amendment Act 2007

  in relation to: processes for native title litigation and negotiation; representative Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander bodies; operation of prescribed bodies corporate; and makes amendments consequential to the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum