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  • Date
    30 Nov 2005 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Defence 
    Summary
    Clarifies the extent of the ADF’s exemption from the operation of particular State and Territory road transport laws in certain circumstances, to enable the operation of the Australian Defence Force Road Transport Exemption Framework recently negotiated between the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and State and Territory road transport authorities by. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    30 Nov 2005 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    The bill: amends 33 Acts to correct minor technical and drafting errors and misdescribed amendments; and repeals 27 obsolete Acts that have no current or future operation. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    10 Nov 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
    to reduce the periods during which the Commissioner of Taxation may amend income tax assessments in a range of circumstances; and
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
    and
    Taxation Administration Act 1953
    to implement a new framework for Australian Taxation Office advice. Also makes consequential amendments to 7 other Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    09 Nov 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Science and Training 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Anglo-Australian Telescope Agreement Act 1970
    to incorporate a Supplementary Agreement to the Anglo-Australian Telescope Agreement, as agreed to by the governments of Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Supplementary Agreement will: modify arrangements for the operation of the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) and associated facilities; and provide for the eventual termination of both the original and supplementary agreements on 30 June 2010, with the transfer of ownership and control of the AAT and associated facilities to Australia. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    09 Nov 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Australian Citizenship Bill 2005, the bill: repeals the
    Australian Citizenship Act 1948
    ; makes consequential amendments to 22 Acts; and contains application and transitional provisions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    09 Nov 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Bill 2005, the bill replaces the
    Australian Citizenship Act 1948
    , logically organising its provisions; strengthens certain citizenship application, residence, approval and ministerial discretion provisions; changes provisions relating to resumption of renounced citizenship, citizenship by descent and revocation of citizenship; and implements a legislative framework for the collection, use and storage of personal identifiers. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    09 Nov 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work) Bill 2005, the bill amends the:
    Social Security Act 1991
    and
    Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
    in relation to: workforce participation and returns to work for people receiving allowances; a new compliance framework; and RapidConnect, an initiative to provide faster access to Job Network for newstart and youth allowees;
    Disability Services Act 1986
    in relation to approval of rehabilitation programs; and
    Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Australians Working Together and other 2001 Budget Measures) Act 2003
    to repeal the requirement for a ministerial review of the parenting payment participation agreements and flexible participation requirements for mature age newstart allowees regime. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    09 Nov 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Family and Community Services 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Bill 2005, the bill amends the:
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
    and
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
    to: increase the number of hours of child care benefit payable without needing to meeting the work/training/study test; and modify the work/training/study test applicable to those who wish to claim up to 50 hours child care benefit in a week. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    03 Nov 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978
    ,
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    and
    Customs Act 1901
    to extend the definition of terrorist organisation;
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    and
    Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988
    in relation to financing terrorism offences;
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    to provide for control orders and preventative detention orders;
    Crimes Act 1914
    to: extend stop, question, search and seize powers to all Commonwealth places and prescribed security zones; and provide for a notice to produce regime to ensure compliance with lawful requests for certain information;
    Crimes Act 1914
    ,
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    ,
    Migration Act 1958
    and
    Surveillance Devices Act 2004
    to update sedition offences;
    Aviation Transport Security Act 2004
    to authorise the use of video surveillance at Australia’s major airports and on aircraft;
    Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988
    ,
    Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
    and
    Surveillance Devices Act 2004
    in relation to financial transaction reporting;
    Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
    to: strengthen ASIO’s special powers warrant regime; provide ASIO with enhanced access to aircraft and vessel information; strengthen the offence for providing false or misleading information under an ASIO questioning warrant; and clarify that obligations, prohibitions or restrictions imposed by control orders will not be prescribed administrative action;
    Customs Act 1901
    and
    Customs Administration Act 1985
    to broaden Customs powers for security and intelligence purposes; and
    Migration Act 1958
    to clarify the power to deport non-citizens on security grounds. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    03 Nov 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Archives Act 1983
    and
    Census and Statistics Act 1905
    to ensure that name-identified census information collected in all future censuses, from households which provide explicit consent, will be stored and preserved by the National Archives of Australia for release after a closed access period of 99 years; and
    Census and Statistics Act 1905
    to: make technical amendments as a consequence of the commencement of the
    Legislative Instruments Act 2003
    ; and harmonise criminal offence provisions with those contained in the
    Criminal Code Act 1995

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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