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• Wheat Marketing Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Wheat Marketing Act 1989

  to transfer, until 30 June 2007, the veto power for bulk wheat export applications from AWB (International) Ltd to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Airports Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Airports Act 1996

  in relation to land use planning and noise management arrangements at leased federal airports; and

  Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988

  to align planning arrangements for Canberra Airport to those applying to other federal airports. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral and Referendum Legislation Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  in relation to: trials of electronically assisted voting for sight-impaired people and remote electronic voting for defence members and civilians serving outside Australia; registration of certain persons as general postal voters; the deadline for postal vote applications; delivery arrangements for postal voting material; receipt of postal votes; establishment of pre-poll voting centres; proof of identity for enrolment from outside Australia; and defamation of electoral candidates and false statements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Royal Commissions Amendment (Records) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Royal Commissions Act 1902

  to provide for the custody and use of, and access to, records of royal commissions, particularly for law enforcement purposes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  to ensure the financial viability of the Commonwealth workers’ compensation scheme, by amending the definitions of ‘disease’ and ‘injury’ and making changes to improve the administration and provision of benefits; and makes amendments consequential on the commencement of the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  ; and the

  Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991

  to: prohibit the operation of major hazard facilities without a licence; and extend its civil penalty regime to breaches of regulations. Also increases the maximum funeral benefits payable and makes a similar amendment to the

  Military Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2004

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Airspace (Consequentials and Other Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  to: provide that airspace regulation is a separate function for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and require the Authority to act consistently with the Minister’s Australian Air Policy Statement; and

  Air Services Act 1995

  and

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  in relation to the functions of Airservices Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Airspace Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Transfers the function of airspace administration and regulation from Airservices Australia to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority; and requires the Minister to make an Australian Air Policy Statement on the administration and regulation of, and policy objectives for, Australian administered airspace. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Energy Market Amendment (Gas Legislation) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Energy Market Act 2004

  to provide for a national regime in relation to gas pipeline infrastructure, including national regulatory and rule-making bodies (the Australian Energy Regulator and the Australian Energy Market Commission, respectively); and

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  to provide for judicial review of decisions under the new national gas regime. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  ,

  Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967

  ,

  Offshore Petroleum Act 2006

  and

  Offshore Petroleum (Repeals and Consequential Amendments) Act 2006

  and repeals the

  Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Act 1998

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to: reduce customs duty to free for machinery that incorporates or is imported with other goods which render the machinery ineligible for a Tariff Concession Order; allow duty free entry for certain aircraft parts, materials and test equipment; and expand the Enhanced Project By-law Scheme to include duty free entry for qualifying goods for the power supply and water supply industries. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Energy Efficiency Opportunities Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Makes technical amendments to the

  Energy Efficiency Opportunities Act 2006

  to correct anomalies in the Act concerning submission of assessment plans, assessment cycles and delegation of the secretary’s powers and obligations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum