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• Jurisdiction of Courts (Family Law) Bill 2005 [2006]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

  ,

  Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

  and

  Family Law Act 1975

  to provide the Magistrates Court of Western Australia constituted by a Family Law Magistrate of Western Australia with substantially the same jurisdiction and appeal structure in relation to family law and child support matters as the Federal Magistrates Court. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Court Legislation Amendment Bill 2005 [2006]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

  ,

  Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

  and

  Family Law Act 1975

  to provide the Magistrates Court of Western Australia constituted by a Family Law Magistrate of Western Australia with substantially the same jurisdiction and appeal structure in relation to family law and child support matters as the Federal Magistrates Court. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• OHS and SRC Legislation Amendment Bill 2006

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  Date

  07 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991

  to: extend the Act to all corporations and Commonwealth authorities licensed under the

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  ; exclude the operation of certain State and Territory laws; and amend the long and short titles of the Act to reflect its extended coverage beyond Commonwealth workplaces; and

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  to: enable Comcare to charge all Commonwealth authorities a regulatory contribution towards the costs of administering the

  Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991

  ; and validate certain contributions already made for the 2002-03 financial year; and

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  and

  Social Security Act 1991

  to make consequential amendments to reflect the title change of the

  Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991

  to the

  Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2005 Measures No. 6) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: clarify the operation of the consolidation regime; clarify that certain not-for-profit organisations are not subject to tax on mutual receipts; ensure continued child care tax offset eligibility for parents who work less than 15 hours a week; update the list of deductible gift recipients (DGR); and extend the period for which deductions are allowed for gifts to a certain fund that has time-limited DGR status; and the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to exclude cosmetic procedures from the medical expenses offset. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence (Road Transport Legislation Exemption) Bill 2005 [2006]

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  Date

  30 Nov 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Clarifies the extent of the ADF’s exemption from the operation of particular State and Territory road transport laws in certain circumstances, to enable the operation of the Australian Defence Force Road Transport Exemption Framework recently negotiated between the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and State and Territory road transport authorities by. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2005 [2006]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  The bill: amends 33 Acts to correct minor technical and drafting errors and misdescribed amendments; and repeals 27 obsolete Acts that have no current or future operation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Improvements to Self Assessment) Bill (No. 2) 2005

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  Date

  10 Nov 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to reduce the periods during which the Commissioner of Taxation may amend income tax assessments in a range of circumstances; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to implement a new framework for Australian Taxation Office advice. Also makes consequential amendments to 7 other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Anglo-Australian Telescope Agreement Amendment Bill 2006

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  Date

  09 Nov 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Anglo-Australian Telescope Agreement Act 1970

  to incorporate a Supplementary Agreement to the Anglo-Australian Telescope Agreement, as agreed to by the governments of Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Supplementary Agreement will: modify arrangements for the operation of the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) and associated facilities; and provide for the eventual termination of both the original and supplementary agreements on 30 June 2010, with the transfer of ownership and control of the AAT and associated facilities to Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Nov 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Citizenship Bill 2005, the bill: repeals the

  Australian Citizenship Act 1948

  ; makes consequential amendments to 22 Acts; and contains application and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Citizenship Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Nov 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Bill 2005, the bill replaces the

  Australian Citizenship Act 1948

  , logically organising its provisions; strengthens certain citizenship application, residence, approval and ministerial discretion provisions; changes provisions relating to resumption of renounced citizenship, citizenship by descent and revocation of citizenship; and implements a legislative framework for the collection, use and storage of personal identifiers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum