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• Tax Laws Amendment (Superannuation Reporting) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992

  to remove the superannuation guarantee (SG) reporting requirement, for employers to report employer superannuation contributions to employees, from the SG arrangements. Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

  to reform the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), particularly in relation to: AAT procedures; removal of restrictions on the constitution of the AAT for particular hearings; increased powers for ordinary members; role of the Federal Court; and removal of provisions for tenured appointments. Also makes consequential and related amendments to 18 other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997

  ,

  Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999

  and

  Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999

  to allow (in addition to the current arrangements) for more than one industry organisation representing live-stock exporters to be determined as a marketing body and as a research body for the purpose of receiving revenue derived from compulsory levies and charges. Also makes technical corrections to the

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2003

  and

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2004

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  to expand and clarify the circumstances in which the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation can furnish security assessments for the States and Territories in relation to ammonium nitrate and other hazardous materials to which access is controlled or limited on security grounds. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aviation Security Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  and

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  to allow background checking of holders of security designated authorisations (particularly flight crew);

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  to include contractors of Airservices Australia as aviation industry participants; and

  Aviation Transport Security (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004

  to allow certain programs under the

  Air Navigation Act 1920

  to continue as programs under the

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  . Also contains a regulation-making power and a transitional provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy and Family Law Legislation Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  and

  Family Law Act 1975

  to clarify the interaction between family law and bankruptcy, particularly in relation to the rights of the non-bankrupt spouse and the interests of creditors; and

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  to: establish a supervised account regime for the collection by a bankruptcy trustee of a bankrupt’s assessed income contributions; and prevent the use of financial and maintenance agreements to defeat the claims of creditors. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995

  to ensure the validity of classification decisions made by the Classification Board or the Classification Review Board in response to deficient or defective applications (i.e. applications that may not have met all the technical requirements of the Act) by law enforcement agencies. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2004 to give effect to Australia’s obligations under the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the bill amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to: incorporate new rules of origin for Thai goods for eligibility for preferential duty rates; and impose certain obligations on Australian exporters and Australian producers of goods who claim preferential tariff treatment in Thailand. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Post-2005 Arrangements) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Investment Program Amendment (Post-2005 Scheme) Bill 2004 to extend the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Investment Program for another 10 years, the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to: reduce customs duty rates applicable to clothing and certain finished textiles to 10 per cent from 1 January 2010 and to 5 per cent from 1 January 2015; reduce customs duty rates applicable to other textile, clothing and footwear goods to 5 per cent from 1 January 2010; and provide for customs duty credits to be applied against imports of certain clothing and textile goods until 30 June 2017. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Amendment (Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2004 to give effect to Australia’s obligations under the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA), the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to: provide duty-free access to certain goods and preferential rates of customs duty for other goods that are of Thai origin; phase the preferential rates of customs duty for certain goods to zero by 2015; and provide the mechanism to initiate safeguard measures on sensitive products including canned tuna, processed pineapple and pineapple juice, if necessary. Also makes contingent amendments to the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  and

  US Free Trade Agreement Implementation (Customs Tariff) Act 2004

  in the event the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement is not in force for Australia before TAFTA enters into force for Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum