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• Liquid Fuel Emergency Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984

  to: improve the Australian Government’s national liquid fuel emergency response arrangements; include the Australian Capital Territory as a legal entity within the terms of the Act; and update penalty provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Radio Licence Fees Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Radio Licence Fees Act 1964

  to ensure that all revenue earned from analogue and digital radio broadcasting services by a broadcaster is used to calculate the broadcaster’s radio broadcasting licence fee. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  in relation to: disposal of assets; pensioner payments and treatment eligibility for prisoners; indexation of income/assets reduction limits; recovery of social security overpayments; rent assistance; bereavement payments; pension bonuses; rent assistance; and certain income support regimes;

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  in relation to: service injuries and diseases; and onus of proof;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to include the income support supplement as a payment not requiring provision of a tax file number;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: clarify the taxable status of Defence Force Income Support Allowance payments; and

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

  to repeal redundant provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000

  and

  Migration Act 1958

  to: include education to overseas students on Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands; facilitate course delivery across state boundaries; require international education providers to have written agreements with all overseas students; and remove the penalty for late payment of the annual Assurance Fund contribution. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Amendment (Residential Care) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to introduce new arrangements for allocating residential aged care subsidies. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Farm Household Support Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Farm Household Support Act 1992

  and makes consequential amendments to the

  Age Discrimination Act 2004

  and

  Social Security Act 1991

  to provide agriculturally dependent small business operators with the same access as farmers to Exceptional Circumstances assistance, a Health Care Card and concessions for the Youth Allowance and Austudy means tests. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Governance Review Implementation (Treasury Portfolio Agencies) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

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

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  ,

  Corporations Act 2001

  ,

  Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998

  and

  Financial Institutions Supervisory Levies Collection Act 1998

  to apply the

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  to the relevant agencies; and

  Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998

  in relation to legislative instruments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Insurance Amendment (Provider Number Review) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to vary the frequency of reviews of the operation of the Medicare provider number legislation from two years to five years. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Legislation Amendment (Information and Other Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  ,

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  ,

  Migration Act 1958

  and

  Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984

  in relation to personal identifying information; and

  Migration Act 1958

  in relation to international movement records; and the definition of ‘fisheries detention offence’. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

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

  Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989

  to strengthen the governance, accountability and reporting framework of the eight statutory rural Research and Development Corporations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum