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  • Date
    22 Mar 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Federal Financial Relations Act 2009
    to: index and subsequently adjust the national disability specific purpose payment; replace the national healthcare specific purpose payment with national health reform payment funding; and remove the requirement to separately determine components of GST revenue for the purposes of the minister’s annual determination of GST revenue. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    12 Feb 2009 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Federal Financial Relations Bill 2009, the bill makes amendments and repeals parts of five Acts consequent on the proposed
    Federal Financial Relations Act 2009
    . Also repeals the
    Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    27 Nov 2014 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
    to provide an arrester with the power to use reasonable force to enter premises to execute an arrest warrant;
    Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999
    to: confer jurisdiction on the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (the Court) in relation to tenancy disputes; enable additional jurisdiction in relation to tenancy disputes to which the Commonwealth is a party to be conferred on the Court by delegated legislation; and enable delegated legislation to be made to modify the applicable state and territory law where appropriate, and to clarify the jurisdiction and enforcement of an exercise of that jurisdiction; and
    Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
    and the
    Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999
    to make technical amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    07 Nov 2023 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021
    to provide a judge of Division 2 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) with the same protection and immunity as a judge of Division 1 of the FCFCOA; and
    Family Law Act 1975
    to make a consequential amendment. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    03 Dec 2008 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Bill 2008, the bill amends the
    Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983
    ,
    Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
    and
    Judiciary Act 1903
    to enable the Federal Court to apply uniform indictable criminal procedure across Australia to deal with serious cartel offences. Also makes consequential and other amendments to five other Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    20 Sep 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Federal Magistrates Act 1999
    to: rename the Federal Magistrates Court as the Federal Circuit Court of Australia; change the titles of Chief Federal Magistrate to Chief Judge and Federal Magistrate to Judge; and amend the long and short titles of the Act; and
    Judges (Long Leave Payments) Act 1979
    ,
    Judges’ Pensions Act 1968
    ,
    Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973
    and
    Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948
    to make consequential amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    28 Nov 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Consequential on the Federal Circuit Court of Australia Legislation Amendment Bill 2012, the bill amends 83 Acts and the proposed
    Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2012
    to reflect the renaming of the Federal Magistrates Court to the Federal Circuit Court of Australia and the change in titles of Chief Federal Magistrate to Chief Judge and Federal Magistrate to Judge. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    05 Dec 2019 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019, the bill unifies the administrative structure of the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia to create the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, comprised of Division 1 (which will be a continuation of the Family Court) and Division 2 (which will be a continuation of the Federal Circuit Court). 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    05 Dec 2019 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2019, the bill amends: the
    Family Law Act 1975
    and
    Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
    to make consequential amendments to align these Acts with the operation of the newly created Federal Circuit and Family Court (FCFC); the proposed
    Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2019
    to make an amendment consequential on the commencement of certain changes enacted by the
    Public Sector Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 2018
    ; five Acts in relation to making rules of court; 132 Acts to make further consequential amendments; and various Acts to make amendments contingent on the commencement of nine Acts. Also provides for transitional arrangements in relation to the judges and personnel of the FCFC, court administration and appeals; and repeals the
    Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    06 Mar 2014 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Farm Household Support (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2014, the bill replaces the Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payment by providing for up to three years of financial assistance (the Farm Household Allowance) for eligible farmers and their partners in financial hardship without the need for a climatic trigger. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum