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• Access to Justice (Federal Jurisdiction) Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

  to clarify that the Federal Court or judge may make orders for the costs of discovery during litigation and for pre-trial oral examination about discovery; five Acts to clarify the circumstances in which suppression and non-publications orders can be made, what information they can cover and details they should contain; the

  Family Law Act 1975

  ,

  Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

  ,

  Federal Magistrates Act 1999

  and

  Judiciary Act 1903

  to clarify the circumstances in which vexatious proceedings orders can be made and the kinds of orders that can be made, without affecting the courts’ other powers; the

  Family Law Act 1975

  to align the jurisdictional limit for matters heard by family law magistrates in Western Australia with the Federal Magistrates Court; and the

  Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

  to change the way fees are paid in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 

  Summary

  Implements Australia’s obligations under three Measures adopted under Article IX of the Antarctic Treaty and Article 9 of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (the Madrid Protocol) by amending the

  Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980

  to: amend the long title of the Act; provide for the minister to grant safety and environmental protection approvals and impose conditions on such approvals; implement new offences and civil penalties; establish a liability regime for environmental emergencies in the Antarctic; establish an Antarctic Environmental Liability Special Account; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Innovation, Industry, Science and Research 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Research Council Act 2001

  to: apply indexation adjustments for existing schemes for the financial years starting 1 July 2011, 2012 and 2013; and set an additional funding cap for the financial year starting 1 July 2014. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers and Offences) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Crimes Act 1914

  in relation to: the procedures governing the collection and use of DNA forensic material; parole conditions for federal offenders; and the enforcement of Commonwealth fines by certain state and territory agencies;

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  to: allow the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Crime Commission to share information with private sector bodies for specified purposes; and introduce rules governing the use, sharing and retention of seized things;

  Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006

  in relation to: contempt of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI); arrest warrants; search warrants; and notices to produce and summon;

  Privacy Act 1988

  in relation to non-disclosure for notices to produce;

  Surveillance Devices Act 2004

  to enable certain ACLEI officers to use optical surveillance devices in certain circumstances;

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to list additional substances and quantities to be subject to the Commonwealth serious drug offences;

  Customs Act 1901

  to clarify powers available to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service to seize border controlled drugs, plants and precursors without a warrant;

  Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983

  and

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  to allow a court to restrict the publication of certain matters in relation to applications for freezing orders and restraining orders; and

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  to enable Australian Federal Police employees and certain secondees to commence and conduct proceeds of crime litigation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Improvements) Bill (No. 2) 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  in relation to the anti-dumping regime to: establish a new appeals process in relation to decisions made by the minister and the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (the CEO); establish the International Trade Remedies Forum; and allow the CEO to seek one or more extensions of the timeframe at any point during an investigation, review of measures, continuation inquiry or duty assessment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Reducing Business Compliance Burden) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Excise Amendment (Reducing Business Compliance Burden) Bill 2011, the bill amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: permit small business entities and certain other persons to defer the settlement of customs duties from a weekly to a monthly cycle; and clarify administrative arrangements for periodic settlement permissions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Maintaining Address) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to: allow the Electoral Commissioner to update an elector’s enrolled address following receipt and analysis of reliable and current data sources from outside the Electoral Commission; require an elector to be notified of the Electoral Commissioner’s intention to enrol them at a new address and give the elector the opportunity to object to the change; enable objection action to be discontinued and the elector’s enrolled address updated so that the elector is not removed from the electoral roll; standardise references to the Electoral Commissioner; provide for the Electoral Commissioner to delegate the power to seek information; and make consequential amendments; and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  to prohibit the Electoral Commissioner from updating an elector’s address on a roll during the period from 8 pm on the day the rolls close to the close of voting at a referendum. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Excise Amendment (Reducing Business Compliance Burden) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Amendment (Reducing Business Compliance Burden) Bill 2011, the bill amends the

  Excise Act 1901

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: permit small business entities and certain other persons to defer the settlement of excise duties from a weekly to a monthly cycle; and clarify administrative arrangements for periodic settlement permissions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  The bill: prohibits the importation and sale of all timber products containing illegally logged timber; prohibits the processing of illegally harvested domestically grown raw logs; requires importers of regulated timber products and processors of raw logs to comply with due diligence requirements; requires the accurate description of legally logged timber products for sale in Australia; establishes enforcement powers and offences, and imposes penalties; and provides for a review of the first five years of the operation of the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Insurance Contracts Act 1984

  to enable regulations to be made to: establish a standard definition of flood for riverine flooding in home building and home contents insurance contracts and contracts held by small businesses and strata titles; and require insurance providers to provide consumers with a key facts sheet for home building and home contents insurance contracts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum