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• Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998

  to: extend the appropriation period from five to six years; and increase the amount appropriated from the Consolidated Revenue Fund by $10.25 billion. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  ,

  Corporations Act 2001

  ,

  Insurance Act 1973

  and

  Insurance Contracts Act 1984

  to remove the 1 July 2008 requirement for health-related business conducted through health benefits funds to be subject to dual regulation by the Private Health Insurance Administration Council and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority; and

  Private Health Insurance Act 2007

  to: enable restricted access insurers to specify their eligibility requirements in constitutions or operational rules; require all private health insurers to be companies under the Corporations Act by January 2010; clarify that discounted corporate products offered by private health insurers are not a breach of community rating; and provide that a pilot project conducted as specified in the Private Health Insurance (Complying Product) Rules does not breach community rating. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments and Other Budget Measures) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  ,

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  and seven other Acts to provide one-off payments to certain older Australians, veterans and carers; and

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  ,

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  and proposed

  Veterans’ Entitlements Legislation Amendment (2007 Election Commitments) Act 2008

  to provide for concession cards to remain current for up to 13 weeks when the cardholder travels overseas. Also establishes administrative schemes to provide payments in circumstances where the one-off payment regime does not produce an appropriate result. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in relation to the parliamentary departments in respect of the year ending on 30 June 2009. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for service of the year ending on 30 June 2009. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2008-2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 2009. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2007-2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sums appropriated by

  Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2007-2008

  and

  Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2007-2008

  , for the service of the year ending on 30 June 2008. 

  Bill

• Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2007-2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sums appropriated by

  Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2007-2008

  and

  Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2007-2008

  , for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 2008. 

  Bill

• Australian Energy Market Amendment (Minor Amendments) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources and Energy 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  ,

  Australian Energy Market Act 2004

  ,

  Australian Energy Market Amendment (Gas Legislation) Act 2007

  and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to correct the year of enactment of South Australian and Western Australian gas legislation from 2007 to 2008. The amended legislation underpins the new national regime for the regulation of access to natural gas pipelines. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (1999 Montreal Convention and Other Measures) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government portfolio 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Civil Aviation (Carriers’ Liability) Act 1959

  ,

  Air Accidents (Commonwealth Government Liability) Act 1963

  and

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  to give effect to the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air (the Montreal Convention) by providing a framework for the liability of air carriers in relation to injury or death of a passenger, loss or damage to cargo and baggage, and damage caused by a delay in the arrival of a passenger, baggage and freight. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum