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  • Date
    09 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Transport and Regional Services 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    National Security Information (Criminal Proceedings) Act 2004
    to: extend the operation of the Act to include certain civil proceedings, including amending the short and long title of the Act;
    Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
    to limit a court’s jurisdiction to determine a defendant’s application for review of a certificate decision by the Attorney-General; and to exclude a person requesting a written statement of reasons for a certificate or notice decision of the Attorney-General; and
    Judiciary Act 1903
    to give the relevant court jurisdiction in respect of applications for writs of mandamus or prohibition, or injunctions; and judicial review of a certificate or notice decision. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    09 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Part of a package of seven bills to implement changes to the financial sector levy setting framework, the bill amends the
    Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998
    to: separate the retirement savings account providers supervisory levy into a restricted and an unrestricted component; increase the statutory upper limit for the restricted levy component set for the 2005-06 financial year; and alter the calculation of the indexation factor used to establish the statutory upper limits applying in later financial years. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    09 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Part of a package of seven bills to implement changes to the financial sector levy setting framework, the bill amends the
    Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998
    to: separate the superannuation supervisory levy into a restricted and an unrestricted component; increase the statutory upper limit for the restricted levy component set for the 2005-06 financial year; alter the calculation of the indexation factor used to establish the statutory upper limits applying in later financial years; and allow for levy determinations for different classes of superannuation entity, thereby providing for separate lower minimum levy determinations for small superannuation funds. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    09 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Trade Practices Act 1974
    to prevent individuals, and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in a representative capacity, from bringing actions for damages for personal injuries or death resulting from contraventions of Division 1 of Part V of the Act, which prohibits unfair practices in trade and commerce, including misleading and deceptive conduct. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Part of a package of four bills, the bill imposes a goods and services tax on recipients of taxable supplies made under a long-term non-reviewable contract to the extent that it is a duty of customs. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Part of a package of four bills, the bill imposes a goods and services tax on recipients of taxable supplies made under a long-term non-reviewable contract to the extent that it is an excise duty. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Part of a package of four bills, the bill imposes a goods and services tax on recipients of taxable supplies made under a long-term non-reviewable contract to the extent that it is neither a duty of customs nor a duty of excise. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Arts and Sport 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Australian Sports Commission Act
    to: provide a new permissible purpose for the disclosure of certain customs information to the Executive Director of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC); and facilitate the use of this information by the ASC and sporting organisations in anti-doping processes. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Justice and Customs 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    and
    Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979
    to fulfil Australia’s obligations under United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children by criminalising all aspects of trafficking in persons by introducing a number of new and extended offences. Passage of this bill will permit Australian ratification of the Protocol. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Justice and Customs 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Customs Act 1901
    to prescribe commercial quantities for all illicit drugs currently covered by drug importation offences under the Act, for which a commercial quantity is not currently prescribed. Also contains application provisions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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