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• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment (Authority Governance and Other Matters) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Dec 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Energy 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975

  to: replace the existing full-time Chairperson of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority position with a part-time Chairperson and full-time Chief Executive Officer; establish an additional part-time member position; specify the skills required for the appointment of members; limit the number of consecutive terms able to be served by an individual member; provide for termination of members by the Governor-General for underperformance; require that any other paid work undertaken by a part-time member does not conflict with the proper performance of their duties as a member of the authority; and make a minor technical amendment; and

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Grape and Wine Legislation Amendment (Australian Grape and Wine Authority) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Nov 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to create the Australian Grape and Wine Authority, the bill: amends the:

  Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980

  to: implement the merger of the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation (GWRDC) and the Wine Australia Corporation to create the Australian Grape and Wine Authority; and rename the Act; and

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  to make a consequential amendment; transfers the operations, assets, liabilities and staffing conditions of the GWRDC and the Wine Australia Corporation to the authority; and repeals the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation Regulations 1991. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Governor-General Legislation Amendment Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Jun 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister's portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Governor-General Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Governor-General Act 1974

  to set the salary for the next Governor-General. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Governor-General Amendment (Salary) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Governor-General Act 1974

  to increase the salary of the Governor-General from $425 000 to $495 000, calculated by reference to the estimated average salary of the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia over the notional five-year term of the appointment of the Governor-General. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Governor-General Amendment (Salary) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Feb 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Governor-General Act 1974

  to set the salary for the next Governor-General. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Governor-General Amendment (Salary and Superannuation) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Governor-General Act 1974

  to: set the salary for the next Governor-General; and remove references to the superannuation surcharge discontinued in 2005. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Government Procurement (Judicial Review) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 May 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Enables the Federal Circuit Court of Australia or the Federal Court of Australia to grant an injunction or order payment of compensation in relation to a contravention of the relevant Commonwealth Procurement Rules, so far as those rules relate to a covered procurement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Governance Review Implementation (Treasury Portfolio Agencies) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the:

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  ,

  Corporations Act 2001

  ,

  Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998

  and

  Financial Institutions Supervisory Levies Collection Act 1998

  to apply the

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  to the relevant agencies; and

  Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998

  in relation to legislative instruments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Governance Review Implementation (Science Research Agencies) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the

  Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972

  ,

  Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987

  and

  Science and Industry Research Act 1949

  to implement changes to the governance arrangements of the Australian Institute of Marine Science, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum