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• Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Debt Agreements) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  in relation to the operation of debt agreements under Part IX by providing for: the registration of administrators; proportional payments under an agreement to administrators and creditors; debtors’ proposals to be accepted by a majority in value of creditors; mechanisms to deal with defaulting debtors; and clarifying the operation of the Act in relation to: deregistered administrators; debts covered by an agreement; treatment of secured creditors; and investigative powers of the Inspector-General in Bankruptcy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to ensure that persons who re-transmit content provided by National Indigenous TV Limited (NITV Ltd) for transmission by Imparja Television are exempt from the regulatory requirements of the Act; and

  Copyright Act 1968

  to amend the statutory licence copyright collection scheme to apply it to re-transmissions of NITV Ltd program material. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Maritime Crew) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to create a new maritime crew visa to replace special purpose and other visas currently granted to foreign crew of non-miliary ships and ships being imported into Australia, foreign supernumerary crew and spouses and dependent children accompanying such crew. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends: the secrecy and disclosure provisions in the

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to allow the Commissioner of Taxation to disclose certain taxpayer information to Project Wickenby taskforce officers and officers of other taskforces;

  Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992

  to enable the Commissioner of Taxation or an officer of the Australian Taxation Office to provide information to an employee in response to a complaint concerning an employer’s superannuation guarantee obligations; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and four other tax Acts to extend the employee share scheme concessions and related capital gains tax treatment to certain stapled securities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Additional Screening Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  to enhance screening measures to limit the amount of liquids, aerosols and gels that can be taken through an international screening point by people flying to or from Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Amendment (Takeovers) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to clarify the powers of the Takeovers Panel during takeover bids. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Greater Sunrise) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greater Sunrise) Bill 2007, the bill makes consequential amendments to the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to change cross-references to the

  Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967

  to the

  Offshore Petroleum Act 2006

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greater Sunrise) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Introduced with the

  Customs Tariff Amendment (Greater Sunrise) Bill 2007

  , the bill makes consequential amendments to the

  Offshore Petroleum Act 2006

  ,

  Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987

  and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  to put in place a framework necessary for Australia to meet its obligations under the Greater Sunrise Unitisation Agreement between Australia and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste when the

  Offshore Petroleum Act 2006

  comes into force. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tourism Australia Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  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

  Tourism Australia Act 2004

  to: remove the position of government member from the Board; broaden ministerial power to terminate appointment of Board members; replace ministerial approval of the corporate plan and operational plan with endorsement and provide that the plans do not come into force until endorsed; and reduce the threshold for ministerial approval of contracts from $5 million to $3 million. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Amendment (Security and Protection) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to establish: a scheme for compulsory reporting of abuse of persons in aged care; new complaints investigation procedures; and a new role of Aged Care Commissioner to replace the existing Commissioner for Complaints. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum