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• Migration Legislation Amendment (Information and Other Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  ,

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  ,

  Migration Act 1958

  and

  Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984

  in relation to personal identifying information; and

  Migration Act 1958

  in relation to international movement records; and the definition of ‘fisheries detention offence’. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the

  Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989

  to strengthen the governance, accountability and reporting framework of the eight statutory rural Research and Development Corporations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to: revise the maximum funding amounts for the operation of the Research Quality Framework; reflect changes to the National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes; clarify the administration of the Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) and arrangements for Commonwealth supported students; provide for suspension of higher education providers by legislative instrument; and rename Victoria University of Technology to Victoria University. Also makes amendments to the

  Higher Education Funding Act 1998

  ,

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  and the

  Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003[eitls] to limit the time for students to claim an entitlement to Commonwealth support. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Act 2004

  to provide additional funding for Australian Government programs of financial assistance to the States and Territories for government and non-government schools for the 2005 to 2008 quadrennium, for capital infrastructure grants, capital grants for non-government schools and grants for literacy, numeracy and special learning needs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Makes technical amendments to the

  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

  (AML/CTF Act) and six other Acts to: replace absolute liability with strict liability in certain provisions; provide for review of decisions made by the AUSTRAC CEO under the AML/CTF Act; replace the general exemption from review under the

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  for decisions under the AML/CTF Act with a limited exemption; provide ASIS with access to AUSTRAC information and enable ASIS to communicate such information to foreign intelligence agencies; amend secrecy and access provisions; remove certain restrictions on prosecution of structuring conduct; and provide access to the electoral roll in certain circumstances. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Act 1997

  to extend the application of the realisations charge and interest charge to money received by debt agreement administrators pursuant to debt agreements made under the

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Debt Agreements) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  in relation to the operation of debt agreements under Part IX by providing for: the registration of administrators; proportional payments under an agreement to administrators and creditors; debtors’ proposals to be accepted by a majority in value of creditors; mechanisms to deal with defaulting debtors; and clarifying the operation of the Act in relation to: deregistered administrators; debts covered by an agreement; treatment of secured creditors; and investigative powers of the Inspector-General in Bankruptcy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to ensure that persons who re-transmit content provided by National Indigenous TV Limited (NITV Ltd) for transmission by Imparja Television are exempt from the regulatory requirements of the Act; and

  Copyright Act 1968

  to amend the statutory licence copyright collection scheme to apply it to re-transmissions of NITV Ltd program material. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Maritime Crew) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to create a new maritime crew visa to replace special purpose and other visas currently granted to foreign crew of non-miliary ships and ships being imported into Australia, foreign supernumerary crew and spouses and dependent children accompanying such crew. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends: the secrecy and disclosure provisions in the

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to allow the Commissioner of Taxation to disclose certain taxpayer information to Project Wickenby taskforce officers and officers of other taskforces;

  Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992

  to enable the Commissioner of Taxation or an officer of the Australian Taxation Office to provide information to an employee in response to a complaint concerning an employer’s superannuation guarantee obligations; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and four other tax Acts to extend the employee share scheme concessions and related capital gains tax treatment to certain stapled securities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum