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• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Oct 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  ,

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  and

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to prevent Telstra from acquiring specified bands of spectrum which could be used for advanced wireless broadband services unless it structurally separates and divests its interests in cable networks and subscription broadcasting licences;

  National Transmission Network Sale Act 1998

  ,

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  and

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to require the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to: set up-front prices and non-price terms for declared services; make binding rules of conduct for the supply of declared services; issue access determinations for declared services; receive access agreements between providers and access seekers; remove the option to apply for exemptions from access obligations or undertakings; and remove merits review of regulatory decisions made by the ACCC;

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to: remove the requirement for the ACCC to undertake consultation before issuing a Part A competition notice; and clarify that content services supplied by carriers and carriage service providers are subject to the competition notice regime;

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

  to: require the universal service provider to supply standard telephone services and payphones as determined by the minister; and provide for the minister to establish minimum Customer Service Guarantee performance benchmarks; and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: enable the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to obtain regular reports about carriers’ and service providers’ compliance with their obligations; require service providers to offer a priority assistance service; establish an infringement notice regime to deal with breaches of civil penalty provisions; and enable the minister to direct ACMA to determine industry standards. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Evidence Amendment (Journalists’ Privilege) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Oct 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Sponsor

  WILKIE, Andrew, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Evidence Act 1995

  to extend protection to confidential communications between journalists and their sources by: presuming the communication is not subject to disclosure unless established as necessary or that public interest concerns outweigh the disclosure; and extending this privilege to all professional confidential relationships and to all prosecutions for Commonwealth offences heard in all Australian courts; and

  Family Law Act 1975

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Airports Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure and Transport 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Airports Act 1996

  to: require additional criteria to be included in airport master plans; require any proposed significant development to follow certain processes; prohibit certain developments which are incompatible with the operation of an airport site as an airport; include airport environment strategies in airport master plans; and make technical and consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Civilian Corps Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Establishes the Australian Civilian Corps (to work in crisis environments overseas for specified periods) and provides for the employment and management of Corps employees. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Autonomous Sanctions Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Modelled on the

  Charter of the United Nations Act 1945

  , the bill provides a framework for Australia to implement autonomous sanctions which may be applied to specific governments, individuals or entities, or specific goods and services that are responsible for, or involved with, a situation of international concern. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Civil Dispute Resolution Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  The bill: requires civil litigants to file a genuine steps statement before legal proceedings are instituted in the Federal Court or the Federal Magistrates Court; sets out the powers of court in relation to the genuine steps requirements and awarding costs; and provides that certain categories of legal proceedings are excluded proceedings. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986

  to clarify the body corporate status of the Australian Human Rights Commission under the

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  ;

  Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996

  to enable the Australian Law Reform Commission to become a prescribed agency under the

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  and a statutory agency for the purposes of the

  Public Service Act 1999

  ;

  Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989

  to include references to general policy orders;

  Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980

  to rename the corporation as Wine Australia Corporation;

  Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997

  in relation to: annual reports of Commonwealth authorities; notification of significant events; delegation power of the Finance Minister; references; interjurisdictional authorities; bodies corporate reporting requirements; procurement directions; general policy orders; and ministerial delegations of powers and functions;

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to clarify the body corporate status of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission under the

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  ;

  Criminology Research Act 1971

  to merge the Criminology Research Council with the Australian Institute of Criminology;

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  in relation to: a ministerial requirement to inform Parliament of involvement in a company by their department, agencies and bodies corporate; and regulations to prescribe an agency as an interjurisdictional agency;

  National Transport Commission Act 2003

  to provide that the

  Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997

  applies to the commission; and

  Parliamentary Service Act 1999

  to clarify that the appropriation authority for certain payments is contained in the relevant Appropriation Act. Also: repeals six Acts and provisions of 11 other Acts to remove redundant special appropriations and other outdated references; and makes amendments consequential to the amendments to the

  Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Implements a reform agreed to by the Council of Australian Governments on 3 July 2008 by amending the:

  Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

  to enable the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to vary the Maximum Residue Limit Standard in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code; and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  to make consequential amendments. Also amends the

  Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

  to: amend the annual reporting requirements; and correct inconsistencies. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill 2010, the bill amends the:

  Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

  to: include the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission as an ex officio member of the Administrative Review Council (ARC); and increase the quorum of the ARC from four to five members; and

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  to require explanatory statements for disallowable legislative instruments to contain a statement of compatibility. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2010, the bill: establishes the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; provides for the powers, proceedings and functions of the committee; introduces a requirement for statements of compatibility to be prepared for all bills and disallowable legislative instruments; and contains a regulation making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum