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• Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure and Transport 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983

  to implement the revised Annex VI to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships to provide for the stepped reduction in the sulphur level in fuel oil used in ships; and

  Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage) Act 2008

  to create responder immunity to protect persons and organisations from liability who act reasonably and in good faith when providing assistance following a spill of fuel oil. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Radiocommunications Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  in relation to: the commencement timeframe of spectrum licence re-issue processes by the Australian Communications Media Authority; the coexistence of class licences and spectrum licences; certain determinations not being subject to disallowance; and ministerial spectrum access charge directions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Sex Discrimination Act 1984

  in response to recommendations of the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs 2008 report

  Effectiveness of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 in eliminating discrimination and promoting gender equality

  , to: extend protections from discrimination on the grounds of family responsibilities to both women and men in all areas of work; provide improved protection from sexual harassment for students and workers; ensure protections from sex discrimination apply equally to women and men; and establish breastfeeding as a separate ground of discrimination;

  Age Discrimination Act 2004

  to establish an Age Discrimination Commissioner in the Human Rights Commission; and

  Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986

  ,

  Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999

  and

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Income Tax Rates Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010, the bill amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to replace the existing research and development (R&D) tax concession with a 45 per cent refundable R&D tax offset for eligible entities with a turnover of less than $20 million, and a non-refundable 40 per cent R&D tax offset for all other eligible entities;

  Industry Research and Development Act 1986

  to set out the role of Innovation Australia in relation to the administration of the R&D tax offset; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to make consequential amendments. Also contains application, savings and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Interception and Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to: enable the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) to provide technical assistance to law enforcement agencies in relation to telecommunications interception warrants; require carriers and certain carriage service providers to inform the Communications Access Co-ordinator of proposed changes to telecommunications services, networks, systems or devices that could adversely affect the ability to conduct interception; enable authorised police officers to disclose telecommunications data when trying to locate missing persons; enable enforcement agencies to apply for a stored communications warrant to access stored communications of a victim of a serious contravention, without the person’s consent; permit notification of an interception warrant to be made to a representative of a carrier; and make minor and technical amendments; and

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  ,

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to enable ASIO, the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, the Defence Signals Directorate and the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation to work cooperatively. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2010 Measures No. 1) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  in relation to: the supply of medical devices that are not on the Therapeutic Goods Register; the listing of export-only variations of certain medicines already on the register; permissible ingredients for inclusion in medicines; information that may be considered by the minister when reviewing initial decisions; the process for submission and approval of product information for medicines; the power of the secretary to make declarations that goods are therapeutic goods; the revised business processes which apply to prescription medicines; and the secretary’s information gathering powers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans’ Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans’ Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006

  to extend nuclear test participant eligibility to certain Australian Protective Service officers;

  Defence Service Homes Act 1918

  to enable Defence Service Homes Insurance to pay the New South Wales State Emergency Services levy;

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  in relation to: time limits for claims for certain travel expenses; the aggravation of war-caused or defence-caused injury or disease remaining compensable; dependants of veterans who were prisoners of war; and review of the Statement of Principles;

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  in relation to the serving of notices or other documents;

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  to: require that certain lump sum compensation payments are made into the recipient’s account; and make technical amendments; and

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to enable Victoria Cross and decoration allowance recipients to receive a Victoria Cross allowance, decoration allowance or annuity under the

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  and from a foreign country. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Evidence Amendment (Journalists’ Privilege) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Oct 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Evidence Act 1995

  to extend protection to confidential communications between journalists and their sources by: presuming the communication is not subject to disclosure unless established as necessary or that public interest concerns outweigh the disclosure; and extending this privilege to all professional confidential relationships and to all prosecutions for Commonwealth offences heard in all Australian courts; and

  Family Law Act 1975

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Oct 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  to provide that only Australian residents qualify for disability support pensions;

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to: provide that leave payments are included when calculating income concessions; provide that the work bonus rules apply to couples who receive separate income support payments from different agencies; and respond to recommendations of the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs report

  Building trust: Supporting families through Disability Trusts

  by reducing the work capacity and trust purpose requirements for special disability trusts;

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  to provide that students studying overseas full-time are treated for family tax benefit purposes similarly to full-time students studying in Australia; and

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to make minor and technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Insurance Amendment (Pathology Requests) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Oct 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to allow patients to take a pathology request to an approved pathology practitioner or authority of their choice. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum