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• Social Security Amendment (2007 Measures No. 2) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Aug 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Workforce Participation 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to: extend participation exemptions to principal carers who are relatives but not parents of children; make administrative changes in relation to transfers between income support payments; clarify the waiver of certain social security debts; and enable the making of ministerial guidelines in relation to the determination of a person’s capacity to work. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Aug 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Water Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Act 2001

  to extend the repeal date of the Act to 19 September 2033. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 5) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Aug 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the taxation laws in relation to: tax-exempt asset financing; thin capitalisation; capital gains tax marriage breakdown roll-over; income tax exemptions for the Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History and Prize for Science; same business test cap removal; partial capital gains tax roll-over for statutory licenses; Australian property trusts and stapled securities; deductible gift recipients; film production offsets; tax deductibility for certain Australian research and development activities; and establishes Innovation Australia to administer innovation and venture capital programs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Aug 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Water Resources 

  Summary

  Establishes a national framework for industry to report greenhouse gas emissions, abatement actions and energy consumption and production by: mandatory registration; record and report requirements; security and disclosure of information; compliance and enforcement arrangements; administration arrangements (including establishing the position of Greenhouse and Energy Data Officer); and compliance monitoring arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Aug 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  and

  National Health Act 1953

  to allow authorised optometrists to prescribe certain ophthalmic (eye) medicines for supply under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Also amends the

  National Health Act 1953

  to clarify the supply of pharmaceutical benefits ‘at or from’ approved premises. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• APEC Public Holiday Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Aug 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Provides public holiday entitlements for certain workers in Sydney on the APEC public holiday to be held on 7 September 2007. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Aug 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Repeals the

  Maritime College Act 1978

  to facilitate the integration of the Australian Maritime College with the University of Tasmania including the transfer of all assets and liabilities from the College to the University and makes transitional arrangements. Amendments consequential to the repeal are made to the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  ,

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  ,

  Public Works Committee Act 1969

  and

  Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973

  . Amendments to the

  Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990

  enable the Authority to disclose certain maritime information to States and Territories. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Water (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Aug 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Water Resources 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Water Bill 2007, the bill makes consequential amendments to the

  Meteorology Act 1955

  ,

  National Water Commission Act 2004

  and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Water Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Aug 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Water Resources 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Water (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2007 the bill: establishes the Murray-Darling Basin Authority and requires the Authority to prepare the Basin Plan; establishes the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder; requires the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to monitor and enforce water charge and market rules in the Basin; and provides the Bureau of Meteorology with additional functions relating to information on water resources and the annual publication of the National Water Account. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Aug 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills, the bill appropriates sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the government in relation to the Northern Territory National Emergency Response. 

  Bill