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• Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Family Law Act 1975

  in relation to: shared parental responsibility; the definition of ‘family violence’; the compliance and enforcement regime; the role of independent children’s lawyers as best interest advocates; the relationship between parenting orders and family violence orders; the jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Court in certain property matters; and ineffective orders made by non-judicial officers of State courts of summary jurisdiction;

  Evidence Act 1995

  and

  Family Law Act 1975

  to provide for less adversarial child-related proceedings;

  Family Law Act 1975

  ,

  Federal Magistrates Act 1999

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Marriage Act 1961

  in relation to counselling and dispute resolution services for separating and divorcing parents;

  Family Law Act 1975

  and 5 other Acts to remove references to ‘residence’, ‘contact’ and ‘specific issues orders’; and

  Family Law Act 1975

  and 4 other Acts to relocate defined terms to form a dictionary. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Amends: 9 Acts in relation to financial management provisions for certain Special Accounts;

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  to align it with the existing administrative practice of compensation due to eligible employees being paid either through Commonwealth employers or direct to employees;

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  to extend the modified application of the Act which currently applies to intelligence or security agencies to law enforcement agencies that undertake sensitive activities;

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  and

  Public Service Act 1999

  to clarify that the appropriation authority for an act of grace payment, or a payment in special circumstances arising out of employment by the Commonwealth, is provided for in the annual Appropriation Acts;

  Public Accounts and Audit Committee Act 1951

  to correct, update and clarify certain provisions; and 4 Acts to update, clarify and align other financial management provisions. Also repeals the

  Employment Services Act 1994

  and

  Loan Act 1977

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Ministers of State Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Ministers of State Act 1952

  to increase the limit on the annual sum appropriated from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the payment of salaries of Ministers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial responsibility for approval of RU486) Bill 2005 [2006]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Sponsor

  NASH, Sen Fiona
  TROETH, Sen Judith
  ALLISON, Lyn
  MOORE, Sen Claire 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  to transfer the responsibility for regulatory approval of RU486 from the Minister for Health and Ageing to the Therapeutic Goods Administration. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Arts and Sport 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Bill 2005, the bill contains transitional provisions and makes consequential amendments to 4 Acts and the Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 relating to the establishment of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority. Also repeals the

  Australian Sports Drug Agency Act 1990

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Arts and Sport 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2005, the bill establishes the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority which will carry out the existing functions of the Australian Sports Drug Agency as well as additional functions in relation to: investigation of potential sports doping violations; presentation of cases against alleged offenders at the international Court of Arbitration for Sport and other sports tribunals; determination of mandatory anti-doping rules to be included in Australian Sports Commission (ASC) funding agreements with sports bodies; and advising the ASC on the compliance of sports bodies in observing these requirements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Anti-avoidance) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  to strengthen anti-avoidance provisions which allow trustees to recover property disposed of prior to bankruptcy or owned by a third person but acquired by that person using the bankrupt’s resources. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Legislation Amendment (Aid to Civilian Authorities) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Defence Act 1903

  to permit the use of the Australian Defence Force to protect States and Territories in response to domestic security and violence situations and to protect Commonwealth interests where State and Territory jurisdictions do not apply. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Air Force Act 1923

  ,

  Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act 2001

  and

  Naval Defence Act 1910

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fisheries Legislation Amendment (Cooperative Fisheries Arrangements and Other Matters) Bill 2005 [2006]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fisheries Administration Act 1991

  and

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  to: clarify the meaning of certain Commonwealth fisheries management objectives; provide an express power for Commonwealth, State and Territory governments to amend or vary Offshore Constitutional Settlement fisheries arrangements; and facilitate cooperative fisheries management between Commonwealth, State and Territory governments by introducing regional fisheries arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Future Fund Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Establishes a financial asset fund (the Future Fund) to meet the Government’s unfunded superannuation liabilities by 2020 using amounts credited to a Special Account (sourced from previous realised cash surpluses and proceeds of any future assets sales) and the transfer of financial assets. Also establishes a Board of Guardians to administer the Fund and the Future Fund Management Agency to provide executive and operational support to the Board. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum