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• Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy) Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Aug 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy) Act 1981

  to remove the maximum levy rate, enabling prescription of an appropriate levy rate through regulations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2005 Measures No. 5) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Aug 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to: modify the foreign employment income exemption; and extend the operation of the 12-month rule for forestry managed investments to 30 June 2008;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  : to allow qualifying high budget television series to apply for the refundable film tax offset; and in relation to debt/equity rules;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and 3 other Acts to clarify the operation of the consolidation regime;

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to make transitional arrangements in relation to the thin capitalisation regime; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  New Business Tax System (Debt and Equity) Act 2001

  to make technical amendments in relation to debt/equity rules. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Aug 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Defence Force Discipline Act 1982

  as a consequence of changes in the criminal law of the Australian Capital Territory; the

  Defence Act 1903

  to change references from “investigating officers” to “inquiry officers”; the

  Naval Defence Act 1910

  to align legislation governing eligible ages of Navy Cadets with legislation governing their Army and Air Force counterparts; the

  Military Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991

  to remove access to the Military Superannuation and Benefits scheme retention benefit for new members of the Australian Defence Force; and 10 Acts to make technical amendments consequential on the commencement of the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  and

  Legislative Instruments (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Aug 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  to provide the Therapeutic Goods Administration with additional sanctions and enforcement options for dealing with suppliers and manufacturers who fail to comply with regulatory requirements including product and manufacturing standards, including: introduction of a tiered offence regime and civil penalties for breaches; providing for infringement notices, enforceable undertakings and strict liability offences; and extending territorial jurisdiction in certain circumstances. Also makes a consequential amendment to the

  Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medical Devices) Act 2002

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Workplace Safety Standards Bill 2005

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  Date

  11 Aug 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Introduced with the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (Repeal, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2005, the bill provides for the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (which will replace the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission) to declare national standards and codes of practice in relation to occupational health and safety matters. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (Repeal, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Aug 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Workplace Safety Standards Bill 2005, the bill: repeals the

  National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Act 1985

  , thus abolishing the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (which will be replaced by the Australian Safety and Compensation Council); and makes consequential and transitional changes to 4 other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Extension of Import Cut-over Time) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Aug 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Customs Legislation Amendment (Application of International Trade Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2004

  to extend the transition phase of the imports component of the new Integrated Cargo System. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Acts Interpretation Amendment (Legislative Instruments) Bill 2005

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  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Acts Interpretation Act 1901

  to: clarify the particular meaning of the term “legislative instrument”; make some consequential amendments; and clarify the application of certain provisions and the meaning of certain terms in relation to disallowable non-legislative instruments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Arts Legislation Amendment (Maritime Museum and Film, Television and Radio School) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Arts and Sport 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Film, Television and Radio School Act 1973

  to allow the Australian Film, Television and Radio School to decide which degrees, diplomas and certificates it awards; and

  Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990

  to: allow the Governor-General to delegate to the Australian National Maritime Museum the power to fix entry charges; and clarify the Museum’s power to fix entry charges for special exhibitions and events. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  to provide a framework for the conversion of commercial television broadcasting services in regional and remote areas of Western Australia from analogue to digital; and to allow commercial television broadcasting licensees in remote licence areas to multi-channel their digital services, where they elect jointly, or one elects individually, to provide a third digital-only commercial service; and exempt such licensees from any mandatory high definition television quotas that might be applied in remote licence areas. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum