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• Maritime Legislation Amendment (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Navigation Act 1912

  and

  Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983

  to: implement Australia’s obligations under Annex VI (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships; update certain references; and remove the limit in the

  Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983

  on the amount of penalty for a breach of a regulation or an order. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Non-Proliferation Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 [2007]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs and Trade 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987

  (Safeguards Act) to implement Australia’s obligations under the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and to the International Atomic Energy Agency under the Additional Protocol; and create new offences; Safeguards Act,

  Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Act 1998

  and

  Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1994

  to extend the geographical jurisdiction for offences related to proliferation of nuclear and chemical weapons; and

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  to make a consequential amendment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2006 [2007]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  The bill: amends 45 Acts to correct clerical and drafting errors; repeals 17 obsolete Acts and amends six Acts as a consequence of those repeals. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Statements of Principles and Other Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to: enable the Repatriation Medical Authority to review one or a number of factors in a Statement of Principles; enable benefits and allowances fixed or calculated by regulations or other legislative instruments to be funded from the Consolidated Revenue Fund; clarify and amend the operation of income streams rules;

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  to correct minor errors and anomalies; and

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  in relation to access to specified treatment for certain veterans and dependents. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Wheat Marketing Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Wheat Marketing Act 1989

  to transfer, until 30 June 2007, the veto power for bulk wheat export applications from AWB (International) Ltd to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Airports Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Airports Act 1996

  in relation to land use planning and noise management arrangements at leased federal airports; and

  Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988

  to align planning arrangements for Canberra Airport to those applying to other federal airports. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral and Referendum Legislation Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  in relation to: trials of electronically assisted voting for sight-impaired people and remote electronic voting for defence members and civilians serving outside Australia; registration of certain persons as general postal voters; the deadline for postal vote applications; delivery arrangements for postal voting material; receipt of postal votes; establishment of pre-poll voting centres; proof of identity for enrolment from outside Australia; and defamation of electoral candidates and false statements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Royal Commissions Amendment (Records) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Royal Commissions Act 1902

  to provide for the custody and use of, and access to, records of royal commissions, particularly for law enforcement purposes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  to ensure the financial viability of the Commonwealth workers’ compensation scheme, by amending the definitions of ‘disease’ and ‘injury’ and making changes to improve the administration and provision of benefits; and makes amendments consequential on the commencement of the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  ; and the

  Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991

  to: prohibit the operation of major hazard facilities without a licence; and extend its civil penalty regime to breaches of regulations. Also increases the maximum funeral benefits payable and makes a similar amendment to the

  Military Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2004

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Airspace (Consequentials and Other Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  to: provide that airspace regulation is a separate function for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and require the Authority to act consistently with the Minister’s Australian Air Policy Statement; and

  Air Services Act 1995

  and

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  in relation to the functions of Airservices Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum