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• Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Further to the

  Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Act 2005

  , the bill amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  ,

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  ,

  Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Act 2005

  and

  Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999

  to: replace, amend or repeal terminology and provisions to clarify the policy intent of certain Welfare to Work measures, including the new income support payment compliance framework; allow parenting payment partnered recipients who have a temporary incapacity exemption to have access to pharmaceutical allowance; allow the continuation for 14 weeks of the same rate of Newstart Allowance or Youth Allowance for single principal carer parents following the death of a child; and extend access to an Employment Entry Payment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Federal Magistrates Amendment (Disability and Death Benefits) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Federal Magistrates Act 1999

  to provide statutory disability cover and death benefits for Federal Magistrates. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fuel Tax (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Fuel Tax Bill 2006, the bill amends the:

  Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme Act 2003

  ,

  Fuel Sales Grants Act 2000

  ,

  Product Grants and Benefits Administration Act 2000

  ,

  States Grants (Petroleum Products) Act 1965

  and proposed

  Fuel Tax Act 2006

  to provide transitional arrangements in relation to the new fuel tax credit scheme;

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to rewrite Part VI of the Act (administration of goods and services tax, wine equalisation tax and luxury car tax); and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  and 4 other Acts to provide administrative arrangements for the new fuel tax credit scheme. Also repeals the

  Fuel Sales Grants Act 2000

  on 1 January 2007, the

  States Grants (Petroleum Products) Act 1965

  on 1 July 2007 and the

  Energy Grants (Credit) Scheme Act 2003

  on 1 July 2012; and makes consequential amendments to 13 other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fuel Tax Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Fuel Tax (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006, the bill provides for: a single system of fuel tax credits to remove or reduce the incidence of fuel tax levied on taxable fuels from 1 July 2006; and a framework for the taxation of gaseous fuels from 1 July 2011, when fuel tax will be levied on liquefied petroleum gas, liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas for the first time. Fuel tax credits for certain claimants will be conditional on meeting certain environmental criteria. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Law Enforcement (AFP Professional Standards and Related Measures) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  to: provide for a new complaints and professional standards regime within the Australian Federal Police (AFP) which will categorise all matters raised in relation to AFP professional standards according to their nature and seriousness; provide for alcohol screening tests of on duty officers; and to make amendments relating to suspension or resignation from, and termination of, employment; and

  Ombudsman Act 1976

  to align the Ombudsman’s administrative review role over the AFP more closely with the role it has in relation to other Australian Government agencies, although the Ombudsman will retain the capacity to intervene in serious cases and will have a review role in relation to the new complaints and professional standards regime. Also repeals the

  Complaints (Australian Federal Police) Act 1981

  and makes consequential amendments to the

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  and 7 other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Bill 2006, the bill makes amendments consequential on the establishment of the Office of the Integrity Commissioner and the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI) to 17 Acts to: provide ACLEI investigators with access to special investigative powers, including the capacity to use telecommunications interception, surveillance devices, controlled deliveries and assumed identities; and provide the Integrity Commissioner and the ACLEI with access to certain confidential information; and amends the

  Ombudsman Act 1976

  to clarify the relationship between the functions of the Ombudsman and the Integrity Commissioner. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006, the bill: establishes the Office of the Integrity Commissioner and the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, an independent body with the powers of a Royal Commission, to investigate, prosecute and prevent corruption in Commonwealth law enforcement agencies; and provides for a review of the operation of the legislation after 3 years. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Security Plans and Other Measures) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

  to: simplify the procedures for making changes to maritime, ship and offshore facilities security plans; clarify measures relating to the plan approval process; and make technical amendments to clarify the intent of the Act; 18 Acts to make technical amendments as a consequence of the commencement of the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  ; and

  Customs Act 1901

  to reflect the name change to the

  Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Employer Sanctions) Bill 2006 [2007]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Multicultural Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to introduce new offences for employers, labour suppliers and other persons who allow non-citizens to work in Australia illegally. Also amends the

  Crimes Act 1914

  to provide certain protections for children involved in proceedings in relation to the new employer sanctions offences. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Health and Medical Research Council Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review) and 2 other reviews, the bill amends the

  National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992

  to: introduce new governance arrangements including establishing, from 1 July 2006, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) as a statutory agency subject to the

  Public Service Act 1999

  and the

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  ; and clarify the accountability and reporting functions of the NHMRC. Also makes consequential amendments to 7 other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum