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• Dental Benefits Legislation Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Dental Benefits Act 2008

  and

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to apply the Professional Services Review Scheme to dental services provided under the Child Dental Benefits Schedule;

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to require the Chief Executive Medicare (CEM) to waive certain debts incurred by dentists in relation to the Chronic Disease Dental Scheme (CDDS); and

  Dental Benefits Act 2008

  to: enable the CEM or their delegate to obtain certain documents from dentists to substantiate the payments of benefits under the CDBS; delegate ministerial functions and powers; amend the definition of ‘dental practitioner’; enable the disclosure of certain protected information; and make a technical amendment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Insurance Amendment (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to: increase the general threshold of the Extended Medicare Safety Net (EMSN) to $2000 from 1 January 2015; and enable the Chief Executive Medicare to determine the manner in which families are contacted to confirm their family composition for EMSN purposes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Sport 

  Summary

  Prevents the unauthorised commercial use of certain indicia and images associated with the Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup 2015, the International Cricket Council Cricket World Cup 2015 and the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Legislation Amendment (Woomera Prohibited Area) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Defence Act 1903

  to establish a framework for the administration of access to the Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA) by: enabling the minister to make the Woomera Prohibited Area Rules to prescribe certain matters, including defining the WPA and the zones to be demarcated within that area; creating a permit system for access and use by non-defence users; introducing offences and penalties for entering the WPA without permission and for failing to comply with a condition of a permit; providing for compensation for any acquisition of property from a person otherwise than on just terms; providing for a cap on compensation payable in respect of loss or damage in the WPA; and validating any declaration or past act under the regulations; and Defence Force Regulations 1952 to update terminology in relation to compensation for acquisition of property. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charges) Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills in relation to certain export services, the bill amends the:

  Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charges) Act 1985

  to make amendments consequential on the definitional changes made to the

  Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Act 1985

  by the proposed

  Export Legislation Amendment Act 2014

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Inspection (Quantity Charge) Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills in relation to certain export services, the bill amends the:

  Export Inspection (Quantity Charge) Act 1985

  to make amendments consequential on the definitional changes made to the

  Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Act 1985

  by the proposed

  Export Legislation Amendment Act 2014

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Inspection (Service Charge) Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills in relation to certain export services, the bill amends the:

  Export Inspection (Service Charge) Act 1985

  to make amendments consequential on the definitional changes made to the

  Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Act 1985

  by the proposed

  Export Legislation Amendment Act 2014

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Legislation Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills in relation to certain export services, the bill amends the:

  Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997

  to enable the recovery of costs relating to certain services, such as issuing quota certificates, for export quota administered by other countries;

  Export Control Act 1982

  to expedite warrants granted by telephone or other electronic means;

  Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Act 1985

  to: remove the definitions of all prescribed commodities and to replace the definition of “prescribed commodity” with “prescribed good” to provide for consistency with the

  Export Control Act 1982

  ; require returns to be made for each month in which permits are granted or export inspection services are conducted; and remove references to the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service; and

  Imported Food Control Act 1992

  to remove references to the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Border Protection 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to: clarify the limitations or prohibitions on valid applications by persons who have been refused a visa or who held a visa that was cancelled; ensure that a bridging visa application is not an impediment to removal; apply debt recovery provisions to all convicted people smugglers and illegal foreign fishers; clarify the obligation of the Migration Review Tribunal and the Refugee Review Tribunal to provide documents to an authorised recipient; clarify the role of an authorised recipient and the extent of the obligation to notify an authorised recipient of direct communications made with the person who authorised them; clarify the procedural fairness provisions relating to giving of certain information to a visa applicant; and remove redundant references; and

  Australian Citizenship Act 2007

  and

  Migration Act 1958

  to provide access to, and use of, material and information obtained under certain search warrants. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure and Regional Development 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Act 1961

  to: enable early repayment of the Commonwealth loan made to the Western Australian Government for the construction of a standard gauge railway, primarily from Kalgoorlie to Perth; and repeal the Act 28 days after the loan repayment is made. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum