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• National Health Security Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Health Security Act 2007

  to: enable the minister to suspend certain existing regulatory requirements and specify new conditions to ensure adequate controls are maintained in the event of a security sensitive biological agent (SSBA) outbreak; establish controls relating to the handling of biological agents suspected of being SSBAs; provide for additional search and seizure powers; require registered entities to report certain existing reportable events to state or territory police; require registered entities to lodge nil annual and biannual reports; enable the secretary to cancel registration of an entity no longer handling SSBAs; and amend the definition of ‘biological agent’. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Personal Property Securities Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Establishes a single national regime for the registration of security interests in personal property, other than land, supported by a national online register of personal property securities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Statute Stocktake (Regulatory and Other Laws) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  The bill: amends 17 Acts to remove redundant provisions; repeals eight redundant Acts; and makes consequential amendments to three Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Agent Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Consequent on the

  Tax Agent Services Act 2009

  , the bill: amends eight Acts; and provides for transitional arrangements for certain entities providing tax agent services before the commencement of the

  Tax Agent Services Act 2009

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2009 Measures No. 2) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  in relation to: separate scheduling of medicines and poisons; the preclusion of certain kinds of medical devices from being entered in the Register; consultation with the Gene Technology Regulator; advertising therapeutic goods; exercising delegations; and the inclusion of advisory statements on the labels of specified medicines. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill (No. 1) 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to implement a national consumer law regime (the Australian Consumer Law) which will: address unfair contract terms; and include penalties, enforcement powers and consumer redress options;

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  to include corresponding provisions applicable to financial services; and

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  ,

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act

  1979, and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Access to Justice (Civil Litigation Reforms) Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

  in relation to: case management powers and procedural reforms; and appeal proceedings;

  Family Law Act 1975

  ,

  Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

  and

  Federal Magistrates Act 1999

  in relation to the powers of the Chief Justices of the Federal Court and the Family Court and the Chief Federal Magistrate; and

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  to exclude certain decisions of the head of court from judicial review. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980

  and

  Trade Marks Act 1995

  to bring the Australia-European Community Agreement on Trade in Wine into force; and

  Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980

  in relation to: the Label Integrity Program; compliance; and penalty units. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Excise Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 [No. 2], the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to: increase the customs duty rate applying to certain alcoholic beverages ('alcopops') from $39.36 to $66.67 per litre of alcohol content; and alter the taxation definitions of 'beer' and 'grape wine product'. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Excise Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 [No. 2], the bill amends the

  Excise Tariff Act 1921

  to: increase the excise duty rate applying to certain alcoholic beverages ('alcopops') from $39.36 to $66.67 per litre of alcohol content; and alter the taxation definition of 'beer'. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum