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• Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  to: extend the deadline for commercial broadcasters to commence digital radio services in the mainland state capital cities to 1 July 2009; remove the requirement for digital radio services to commence in Hobart by the extended deadline; and retain the option for community radio stations to take up shares in joint venture companies that own digital radio transmission infrastructure. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Migration Act 1958

  to: reinstate time limits for applying to courts for judicial review of migration decisions; streamline procedures for notifying parties of Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal decisions; amend border protection provisions in relation to advance passenger and crew reports, 'round trip cruises' and special purpose visas; amend visa provisions in relation to the status of certain non-citizen children and bridging visas and offences; respond to

  Moore v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

  [2007] FCA 626 by clarifying character cancellation provisions; ensure illegal foreign fishers and environmental offenders are removed from Australia when they become unlawful non-citizens; give the minister discretion when providing documents to a non-registered migration agent; and

  Australian Citizenship Act 2007

  and

  Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007

  to: clarify provisions and remove inconsistencies; and ensure the

  Australian Citizenship Act 2007

  is consistent with obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness 1961. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Statute Law Revision Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  The bill: amends 40 Acts to correct clerical and drafting errors; repeals 27 obsolete Acts; and amends 88 Acts to replace gender-specific language with gender-neutral language. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to require telecommunications carriers to disclose certain information to the Commonwealth which can be disclosed to companies considering responding to a proposal for the development of a National Broadband Network. The requirement to provide information ceases 12 months after the legislation commences. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Board and Other Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Amends: 29 Acts to reflect the introduction of the Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan (PSSAP) and establishment of the Australian Reward Investment Alliance to administer the Commonwealth Superannuation and Public Sector Superannuation Schemes and PSSAP; five superannuation Acts to reflect the new regime for legislative instruments under the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  ; and the

  Superannuation Act 1976

  and

  Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988

  to meet a change to the superannuation guarantee requiring employers to use ordinary time earnings as the earnings base for employees. Also repeals the Schedule to the

  Superannuation Act 1990

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy portfolio 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to give the Australian Communications and Media Authority the discretion to consider late applications for renewals of community broadcasting licences up to the expiry date of the licence. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Cross-Border Insolvency Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Superannuation and Corporate Law 

  Summary

  Implements the Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law by: establishing access to local courts by persons administering a foreign insolvency proceeding; establishing conditions for recognition of a foreign insolvency proceeding and granting relief to its participants; permitting participation by foreign creditors in such proceedings; enabling cooperation between courts and practitioners from different countries; enabling coordination of proceedings to take place concurrently in different countries; and empowering the Governor-General to make regulations under the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Review of Prudential Decisions) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Banking Act 1959

  ,

  Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  Life Insurance Act 1995

  ,

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  ,

  Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997

  ,

  Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Simplifying Regulation and Review) Act 2007

  and

  Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Discretionary Mutual Funds and Direct Offshore Foreign Insurers) Act 2007

  to introduce a court-based process for disqualifying an individual from operating an Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) regulated entity;

  Banking Act 1959

  ,

  Insurance Act 1973

  and

  Life Insurance Act 1995

  in relation to APRA’s specific direction powers;

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to incorporate a materiality test into the trigger for APRA to issue a direction to freeze assets of a superannuation entity;

  Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  Life Insurance Act 1995

  and

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to remove ministerial consent from administrative decisions made by APRA or the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) under those Acts; and

  Banking Act 1959

  ,

  Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001

  ,

  Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  Life Insurance Act 1995

  and

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to apply merits review to appropriate decisions made by APRA or the ATO. Also makes consequential amendments to other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Crime Commission Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  to: clarify powers and procedures of an Australian Crime Commission examiner to issue a summons or notice; and allow persons to appear before an examiner, or produce documents to an examiner who did not issue the summons or notice to produce the documents. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Northern Territory National Emergency Response Amendment (Alcohol) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007

  to: replace the 1,350ml trigger for seeking and recording details in relation to takeaway alcohol sales; clarifies the storage of records of takeaway purchases; provides certain exceptions to the alcohol offences in relation to tourism operations in parks and other certain areas; provide for the alcohol measures not to apply to certain areas when local alcohol management measures are implemented; and to clarify the operation of certain Northern Territory law. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum