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• Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006, the bill provides non-liability cancer testing and treatment for eligible Australian participants in the British Nuclear Testing Program. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006, the bill amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  to reform the digital television and commercial television broadcasting regime, particularly in relation to: regulation of digital television; broadcasting of sports on the anti-siphoning list on new digital channels; commercial television licensing arrangements; allocation of channels for new digital services; the access regime for channel B datacasting transmitter licences and access undertakings; and industry codes and standards. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Bill 2006, the bill amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to: remove media-specific restrictions on foreign ownership and control; permit cross-media mergers in radio licence areas where sufficient diversity of media groups remains following the merger; require media outlets to disclose cross-media relationships when reporting on cross-held entities; and require minimum levels of local content by commercial television and radio licensees in regional markets. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme—New Formula and Other Measures) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

  and 7 other Acts in relation to: a new child support formula; independent review of child support decisions by the Social Security Appeals Tribunal; court enforcement of the new Child Support Scheme; family tax benefit Part A maintenance income test; child support agreements and court orders; income definitions used to calculate child support and family tax benefit; minimum payment rules; exclusion of re-establishment costs from child support calculations; suspension of child support payments during reconciliation; inclusion of step-children as dependants in calculating child support; and “change of assessment” processes and rules. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Enforcement Powers) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  to: provide the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) with a greater range of broadcasting and datacasting enforcement options, including powers in relation to: civil penalties; injunctions; enforceable undertakings; and infringement notices; and require the ACMA to develop guidelines in relation to the exercise of its broadcasting and datacasting enforcement powers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Consequential, Transitional and Other Measures Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Consequential on the commencement of the proposed

  Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

  , the bill: amends the

  Native Title Act 1993

  to correct a technical error in the definition of “registered native title body corporate”; amends 10 Acts to make consequential changes to certain references and terminology; contains transitional arrangements for the conversion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations incorporated under the

  Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976

  to corporations registered under the proposed

  Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

  ; and repeals the

  Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Consequential on the commencement of the proposed

  Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

  , the bill amends the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to remove duplication between these two Acts in certain areas and clarify that the

  Corporations Act 2001

  otherwise applies to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation registered under the proposed

  Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Amendment (Bail and Sentencing) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the sentencing and bail provisions of the

  Crimes Act 1914

  to ensure adequate protection of alleged victims and witnesses; preclude customary law or cultural practice being taken into account in such a way that the criminal behaviour concerned is seen as less or more culpable; and allow religious beliefs to be considered in determining appropriate forensic procedures. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  In response to certain recommendations of the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee’s report into the effectiveness of Australia’s military justice system, the bill amends the

  Defence Act 1903

  ,

  Defence Force Discipline Act 1982

  ,

  Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955

  and

  Migration Act 1958

  to: establish an Australian Military Court; and facilitate the creation of Chief of Defence Force Commissions of Inquiry to inquire into certain notifiable incidents. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2006 Budget Measures) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to increase the maximum amount of land that is exempt from the age pension assets test to encompass all land on the same title as the principal home;

  Social Security Act 1991

  to establish a further ground for eligibility for crisis payment; and

  Aged Care Act 1997

  ,

  Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

  ,

  Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to allow for the exchange of information between agencies for compliance purposes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum