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• International Transfer of Prisoners Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997

  to facilitate the transfer of Australian citizens, convicted by a United States (US) military commission, to Australia for the purpose of serving any penal sentence in accordance with Australian and US law. Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medical Indemnity (IBNR Indemnity) Contribution Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Medical Indemnity Amendment Bill 2004, the bill makes consequential amendments to the

  Medical Indemnity (IBNR Indemnity) Contribution Act 2002

  to reflect the renaming of the Incurred But Not Reported Claims Contribution as the United Medical Protection support payment; and provides for the Act to be renamed as the

  Medical Indemnity (UMP Support Payment) Contribution Act 2002

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medical Indemnity Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Medical Indemnity (IBNR Indemnity) Contribution Amendment Bill 2004, the bill amends the:

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  to: replace the Incurred But Not Reported (IBNR) Claims Contribution with the United Medical Protection (UMP) support payment; implement the Premium Support Scheme in place of the Medical Indemnity Subsidy Scheme; and clarify the definition of health care related vocation; and

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  Health Insurance Commission Act 1973

  ,

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  and

  National Health Act 1953

  to make consequential amendments renaming the IBNR contribution as the UMP support payment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2004 Measures No. 1) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  in relation to: broadening the list of eligible medical expenses to include payments in relation to guide dogs; rules for payments, loans and forgiven debts made by a trustee to a private company’s shareholder; and deductions for dividends on-paid to non-resident owners;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to: income tax deductions for transport expenses for travel between workplaces; small business capital gains tax relief and discretionary trusts; net input tax credits and capital gains tax; and updating the list of deductible gift recipients;

  Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Act 2003

  to clarify the treatment of claims for fuel purchased in the 3 years preceding the scheme’s introduction;

  A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999

  to clarify permitted disclosure of Australian Business Number information;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to income tax deductions for fund-raising event contributions; and 5 Acts to require that charities be endorsed in order to access relevant tax concessions. Also contains application and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979

  to: extend the availability of telecommunications interception warrants to additional serious offences; extend the protections of the Act in relation to text-based communications; facilitate the recording of calls to publicly-listed Australian Security Intelligence Organisation numbers; and clarify the application of the Act to delayed access message services. Also contains a transitional provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Amendment (Personal Injuries and Death) Bill (No. 2) 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Further to the Trade Practices Amendment (Personal Injuries and Death) Bill 2003, the bill amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to ensure a nationally consistent approach in relation to limitation periods and constraints on damages arising from personal injury or death. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Heritage 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975

  to restructure the method of payment and collection of the Environmental Management Charge levied on standard tourism operations to clarify that goods and services tax is not payable; and consequentially extend the powers of inspectors to search aircraft and vessels and the powers of magistrates to issue search warrants. Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Investment Program Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Investment Program Act 1999

  ] to establish an alternative cap for certain grants in respect of value-adding activities by leather and technical textile firms for the 2003-04 and 2004-05 financial years of the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Investment Program Scheme. Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment (Rotterdam Convention) Bill 2004, the bill amends the

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  in relation to: the management of pesticides under consideration by the international community because of particular human health or environmental concerns; regulation-making powers including to enable the collection of prescribed information about prescribed chemicals; and offence and penalty provisions for failure to comply with national control mechanisms. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2003-2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by

  Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2003-2004

  , for expenditure in relation to the parliamentary departments in respect of the year ending on 30 June 2004. 

  Bill