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  • Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill 2002

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    Date
    15 May 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Trade 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Export Market Development Grants Act 1997
    to increase the minimum grant available under the Export Market Development Grants Scheme from $2 500 to $5 000 effective from the 2001-02 financial year. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Finance) Bill 2013

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    Date
    13 Feb 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Trade and Competitiveness 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991
    to: allow for the payment of a $200 million special dividend from the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation’s (EFIC) surplus capital in the 2012-13 financial year; enable the minister to direct that future special dividends be made by EFIC; and enable the minister, by legislative instrument, to prescribe an increase in EFIC’s callable capital; and make technical amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Trade Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2016

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    Date
    10 Feb 2016 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Trade and Investment 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Export Market Development Grants Act 1997
    to: remove communications as an eligible expenditure category; place a limit of $15 000 on the free sample expenditure category; describe the promotional literature or other advertising expenditure category as including literature or material in electronic or any other form; remove reimbursement of in country travel (other than air fares) and increase the daily allowance for overseas visits; add to the list of excluded expenses those relating to activities or products that the chief executive officer of Austrade considers may have had a detrimental impact on Australia’s trade reputation; permit Austrade to direct funds from other sources towards export market development grants (EMDG) administration costs; provide that the first independent review of the EMDG scheme must be completed by no later than 31 December 2021 and enable the minister to determine a date for later reviews; and enable the EMDG scheme to continue without a specified termination date; and the
    Australian Trade Commission Act 1985
    to: change the name of the Australian Trade Commission to the Australian Trade and Investment Commission; and amend the short title of the Act to the
    Australian Trade and Investment Commission Act 1985
    . Also makes consequential amendments to 10 Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Direct Lending and Other Measures) Bill 2014

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    Date
    22 Oct 2014 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Trade and Investment 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991
    to: expand the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation’s (EFIC) powers to enable direct lending for export transactions involving all goods (not just capital goods); and require EFIC to pay a debt neutrality charge or guarantee fee, and a tax equivalent payment, in relation to all its operations. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill 2014

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    Date
    06 Mar 2014 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Trade and Investment 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Export Market Development Grants Act 1997
    to: increase the maximum number of grants per applicant to eight; reduce the minimum expenses threshold incurred by an applicant to $15 000; reduce the deduction from the applicant’s provisional grant amount to $2500; prevent the payment of grants to applicants engaging an export market development grants consultant assessed to not be a fit and proper person; provide that if an amount of a grant is determined before 1 July following the ‘balance distribution date’, the grant becomes payable immediately; and enable the payment of additional expenses above the cap on administration costs for the 2013-14 financial year. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment Bill 2000

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    Date
    30 Jun 1999 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Trade portfolio 

    Bill

  • Export Market Development Grants Legislation Amendment Bill 1999

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    Date
    10 Mar 1999 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Trade portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • National Road Transport Commission Amendment Bill 1998

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    Date
    08 Apr 1998 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Transport and Regional Development portfolio 

    Bill

  • Interstate Road Transport Amendment Bill 1998

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    Date
    02 Apr 1998 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Transport and Regional Development portfolio 

    Bill

  • Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill 1998

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    Date
    02 Apr 1998 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Transport and Regional Development portfolio 

    Bill

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