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• Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Legislation Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act 2005

  (CRWM Act) to provide for the return of nominated Aboriginal land used for a radioactive waste management facility, when no longer required for the facility; and indemnifies traditional owners, following the land return, against any damages claims arising from the use of the land for a facility; and the

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1997

  (ADJR Act) and the CRWM Act to make land nominations non-reviewable under the ADJR Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 6) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to amend the list of deductible gift recipients; and makes technical corrections and amendments to seven Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Bill 2006 (AML/CTF Bill), the bill: amends the

  Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988

  (FTR Act) to remove references to the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (the existence of which continues under the AML/CTF Bill) and provide for the continued application of the FTR Act to cash dealers not covered by the AML/CTF Bill. Also makes consequential amendments to the FTR Act and 14 other Acts and the Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 and includes transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006, the bill: implements record keeping, reporting and compliance reforms applying to the financial and gambling sectors, and bullion dealers, lawyers and accountants providing financial services, to provide a framework to counter money laundering and terrorism financing in Australia; and extends the current regulatory regime imposed by the

  Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Legislation Amendment (New Zealand Rules of Origin) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  to introduce new rules of origin for goods that are imported into Australia from New Zealand. Also makes complementary amendments to the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  , and consequential amendments to the

  Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act 1975

  and the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Copyright Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Oct 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Copyright Act 1968

  to implement recommendations from a number of copyright law reviews, including in relation to: new exceptions to copyright; creation of indictable, summary and strict liability offences with a range of penalty options; evidential presumptions; commercial-scale infringements; protection of digital files; fair dealings; copying for preservation purposes; and educational uses. Also implements Australia’s obligations under the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement in relation to technological protection measures; and enhances the jurisdiction and procedures of the Copyright Tribunal. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Oct 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Sponsor

  PATTERSON, Kay 

  Summary

  Based on recommendations by the Lockhart Review Committee, the bill amends the

  Prohibition of Human Cloning Act 2002

  and

  Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002

  to: retain existing prohibitions on certain human reproductive cloning and other assisted reproductive technology activities; and permit certain human embryo research, under licence. Also amends the short title of the

  Prohibition of Human Cloning Act 2002

  ; and amends the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Amendment (Integrated Public Number Database) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Oct 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to strengthen privacy protections for telephone subscribers in relation to the use of personal information contained on the integrated public number database (IPND) for the publication and maintenance of public number directories, while permitting the disclosure and use of IPND information for limited public interest research purposes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Securities and Investments Commission Amendment (Audit Inspection) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Oct 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  and

  Corporations Act 2001

  to: facilitate the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) entering into cooperative arrangements with foreign regulatory bodies relating to audit regulation; and enhance ASIC’s audit inspection powers. Also amends the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to extend the current immunity for contravention of certain auditing standards to 29 June 2007. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Inspector of Transport Security (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Oct 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Inspector of Transport Security Bill 2006, the bill amends the

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  to ensure that information generated or gathered by the Inspector of Transport Security in the course of an inquiry is exempt from a freedom of information request. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum