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• Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medical Devices and Other Measures) Bill 2008 [2009]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  to: exempt medical devices from the operation of the Act to enable goods to be stockpiled for use in a health emergency and remove the requirement that such exemptions are disallowable instruments; adjust the test of whether a person is a ‘fit and proper person’ to hold a manufacturing licence or a medical device conformity assessment certificate; adopt the European Pharmacopoeia and United States Pharmacopoeia as additional default standards; enable public access to information held by the Therapeutic Goods Administration; ensure controls over restricted and prohibited representations apply to advertisements in all media; and align penalties with current policy formulations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Federal Court of Australia Amendment (Criminal Jurisdiction) Bill 2008, the bill amends the

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  ,

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to establish criminal offences and civil sanctions for serious cartel conduct. Also makes minor and technical amendments to the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Uranium Royalty (Northern Territory) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources and Energy 

  Summary

  Applies a profits-based mineral royalty regime to new projects containing designated substances, including uranium, on Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal land. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2008-2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the government, in addition to the appropriations provided for by

  Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2008-2009

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2008-2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, in addition to the appropriations provided for by

  Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2008-2009

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Taxation of Financial Arrangements) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends taxation laws to establish a set of principles and rules for the tax-timing and character treatment of gains and losses from financial arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Government’s Nation Building and Jobs Plan, the bill appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to establish the Energy Efficient Homes Program to: provide free ceiling insulation for all uninsulated owner-occupied homes; provide landlords who install insulation in their rental properties with a rebate of up to $1,000 until 30 June 2011 and remove the cap on the number of properties that can be insulated; and increase the maximum Solar Hot Water Rebate to $1,600 for households that do not access the insulation program and who replace existing hot water systems with a solar and heat pump water system by 30 June 2012. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 2) 2008-2009 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Government’s Nation Building and Jobs Plan, the bill appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to provide funding for: educational infrastructure; states and territories to construct approximately 20,000 new dwellings; repairs to existing social housing; infrastructure projects in local communities; roads; and regional infrastructure. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Energy Market Amendment (AEMO and Other Measures) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources, Energy and Tourism 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000

  and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to replace reference to the National Energy Market Management Company Limited with the Australian Energy Market Operator Limited, to reflect the commencement of a single national energy market operator for both the electricity and gas sectors from 1 July 2009. Also amends the

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  and

  Australian Energy Market Act 2004

  to amend references to Western Australian gas legislation to reflect the delayed commencement of the National Gas Access Law in that state. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Civil Aviation Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Transport Safety Investigation Amendment Bill 2009, the bill amends the:

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  and

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  to: establish a Civil Aviation and Safety Authority Board appointed by the minister; and provide for the board's functions and powers; and

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  to: create an offence for negligently consigning or carrying dangerous goods on an aircraft; extend the period of Enforceable Voluntary Undertakings from six to 12 months; and clarify certain provisions in relation to: entitlements to certain protections for reporting information, the demerit points scheme, automatic stay, investigative powers, search and seizure procedures, and oversight of foreign aircraft operations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum