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  • Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection) Bill 2011

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    Date
    24 Feb 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Immigration and Citizenship 
    Summary
    In response to certain recommendations of the Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee’s reports
    A Sanctuary under Review: An Examination of Australia’s Refugee and Humanitarian Determination Processes
    and
    Administration and operation of the Migration Act 1958
    and the Senate Select Committee report
    Ministerial Discretion in Migration Matters
    , the bill amends the
    Migration Act 1958
    to introduce complementary protection arrangements to allow all claims by visa applicants that may engage Australia’s
    non-refoulement
    obligations to be considered under a single protection visa application process. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulatory Levies (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011

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    Date
    24 Feb 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Resources and Energy 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
    to: make amendments consequential on the enactment of the proposed
    Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulatory Levies Legislation Amendment (2011 Measures No. 1) Act 2011
    ; provide that the levies become due and payable at a specified date; impose a late penalty payment; and provide that the levies and late payment penalties are payable to, and recoverable by, the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulatory Levies Legislation Amendment (2011 Measures No. 1) Bill 2011

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    Date
    24 Feb 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Resources and Energy 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
    to: impose cost recovery levies (an annual well levy, a well activity levy and a well investigation levy) on the holders of offshore petroleum titles in respect of well and well-related activities; and amend the long and short titles of the Act. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 1) Bill 2011

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    Date
    24 Feb 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to exempt from income tax: the Disaster Recovery Subsidy paid to those affected by the floods in Australia during the summer of 2010-11 and by Cyclone Yasi; and ex-gratia payments to New Zealand non-protected special category visa holders for a disaster that occurred in Australia during the 2010-11 financial year;
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    and
    Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 2) Act 2009
    to exempt from income tax certain payments paid to small businesses and primary producers affected by the floods in Australia during the summer of 2010-11 and by Cyclone Yasi; and
    First Home Saver Accounts Act 2008
    and
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to enable money in a First Home Saver Account to be paid into a genuine mortgage after the end of a minimum qualifying period. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Therapeutic Goods Legislation Amendment (Copyright) Bill 2011

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    Date
    24 Feb 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Copyright Act 1968
    to prevent companies commencing legal action asserting copyright in the text of an approved product information (PI) document for a medicine where it is used in the PI document of another version of the same medicine. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Auditor-General Amendment Bill 2011

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    Date
    28 Feb 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Sponsor
    OAKESHOTT, Rob, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Auditor-General Act 1997
    to provide that the Auditor-General may, or the Auditor-General may at the request of the Joint Committee on Public Accounts and Audit: audit performance indicators and conduct assurance reviews of Commonwealth agencies, authorities and companies; conduct assurance reviews of government business enterprises; and conduct performance audits of Commonwealth partners. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Measures) Bill 2011

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    Date
    02 Mar 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Customs Act 1901
    to: enable the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Customs to recommend, and the minister to declare, that anti-dumping measures be revoked at the end of a review; and provide for a revocation test outlining when the CEO may recommend that the minister revoke anti-dumping measures. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Provisional Voting) Bill 2011

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    Date
    02 Mar 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Special Minister of State 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
    and
    Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
    to provide that provisional voters are not required to provide evidence of identity. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Trans-Tasman Proceedings Amendment and Other Measures Bill 2011

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    Date
    02 Mar 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    The bill: amends the:
    Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010
    in relation to staying an Australian proceeding on forum grounds; and
    Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010
    and
    Trans-Tasman Proceedings (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2010
    to: reflect amendments made by the New Zealand Parliament to the companion legislation to enable the cooperative scheme to operate; and retrospectively validates fees charged (from 1 March 2009 to 25 November 2010) for de facto financial proceedings under the
    Family Law Act 1975
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Midwife Professional Indemnity Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

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    Date
    03 Mar 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme Act 2010
    to enable self-employed midwives to access the scheme; and
    Midwife Professional Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Act 2010
    to correct the formula used to calculate the tax imposed on insurers of eligible midwives. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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