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• Civil Nuclear Transfers to India Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Nov 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs and Trade 

  Summary

  Clarifies that decisions approving civil nuclear transfers to India are taken not to be inconsistent with, or have been made with due regard to, Australia’s obligations relating to nuclear safeguards under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty, if particular conditions are met. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Support for Commonwealth Entities) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Nov 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs and Trade 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991

  to: expand the functions of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Efic) to include the provision of services to Commonwealth entities and companies, subject to ministerial approval; and expand Efic’s powers to enable direct lending to a wider range of small to medium sized enterprises. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Nov 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans’ Affairs 

  Summary

  The bill: creates the

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988

  which will be a re-enacted version of the

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  that is modified to apply only to members of the Defence Force and their dependants; and amends: the

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  to remove entitlement to compensation for members of the Defence Force and their dependants; eight Acts to make consequential amendments; and the

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  ,

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

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  in relation to interactions between compensation and other benefits provided to members of the Defence Force and their dependants. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Nov 2016 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  ,

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  ,

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  and

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisations Act 1979

  to establish a regulatory framework to manage national security risks of espionage, sabotage and foreign interference to Australia’s telecommunications networks and facilities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Fair and Sustainable Superannuation) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Nov 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Superannuation (Excess Transfer Balance Tax) Imposition Bill 2016, the bill amends: five Acts to impose a $1.6 million cap on the amount of capital that can be transferred to the tax-free earnings retirement phase of superannuation; the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to: introduce additional income tax rules on recipients of certain defined benefit income streams in excess of $100 000 per annum; and reduce the threshold at which high-income earners pay Division 293 tax on their concessional taxed contribution to superannuation to $250 000; the

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to provide transitional capital gains tax relief for superannuation funds that adjust their asset allocations before 1 July 2017; the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to reduce the annual concessional contributions cap to $25 000 and the annual non-concessional contributions cap to $100 000; introduce criteria for an individual to be eligible for the non-concessional contributions cap and make minor amendments to the non-concessional contributions rules; and remove the anti-detriment deduction; the

  Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992

  to amend how the maximum contribution base is determined; the

  Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003

  to enable eligible low income earners to receive the low income superannuation tax offset; the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: remove the requirement that an individual must earn less than 10 per cent of their income to be able to claim a deduction for personal superannuation contributions; enable catch-up concessional contributions; extend the spouse superannuation tax offset; and amend the earnings tax exemption for complying superannuation funds, retirement savings account providers and life insurance companies; and 11 Acts to make administration and consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority Amendment (New Governance Arrangements) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Nov 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority Act 2008

  to abolish the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority (AOTDTA) Advisory Council; and establish the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Board to govern the AOTDTA. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Nov 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Implements the Government’s response to the recommendations of the 2015

  Review of Illegal Offshore Wagering

  , the bill amends the:

  Interactive Gambling Act 2001

  to: clarify the services to which the Act applies by recognising prohibited interactive gambling services and regulated interactive gambling services; prohibit a person providing regulated interactive gambling services to Australians unless the person holds a licence under the law of an Australian state and territory; introduce a civil penalty regime to be enforced by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA); prohibit ‘click to call’ in-play betting services; streamline complaints handling and investigation processes; establish a register of eligible regulated interactive gambling services to be published on the ACMA website; and enable the minister to determine by legislative instrument that a specific thing is, or is not, a sporting event for the purposes of the Act; Interactive Gambling Regulations 2001 to make consequential amendments; and

  Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005

  to enable the ACMA to disclose certain information to foreign regulators and the Department of Immigration and Border Protection. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Amendment (Professional Standards of Financial Advisers) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  to: require that certain financial advisers meet specified education and training standards and comply with a code of ethics; apply transitional arrangements to existing financial advisers; impose an obligation on an Australian financial services licensee to ensure that its financial advisers comply with the education standards and are covered by a compliance scheme; restrict the use of the titles ‘financial adviser’ and ‘financial planner’; amend the content requirements for the register of financial advisers; provide for sanctions where a financial adviser or licensee fails to comply with the new obligations; and establish a standards body which will approve foreign qualifications and develop and set the education standards and code of ethics; and

  Tax Agent Services Act 2009

  to provide for the Tax Practitioners Board and monitoring bodies to share information. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (International Crime Cooperation and Other Measures) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice 

  Summary

  Amends: six Acts to ensure that assistance that Australia can currently provide to foreign countries can also be provided to the International Criminal Court and international war crimes tribunals; the

  Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987

  to: amend provisions in relation to proceeds of crime search warrants; clarify which foreign proceeds of crime orders can be registered in Australia; clarify the roles of judicial officers in domestic proceedings to produce documents or articles for a foreign country; and make minor and technical amendments; the

  Extradition Act 1988

  to ensure that magistrates and judges have powers to make orders necessary for the conduct of extradition proceedings; the

  Foreign Evidence Act 1994

  to: ensure foreign evidence can be appropriately certified; and extend the application of foreign evidence rules to proceedings in the external territories and the Jervis Bay territory; the

  Crimes Act 1914

  to ensure the offence of identifying a child witness or vulnerable adult complainant extends to identifying a child complainant; the

  Crimes Legislation Amendment (Law Enforcement Integrity, Vulnerable Witness Protection and Other Measures) Act 2013

  to clarify the application of supports and protections for victims and witnesses to future criminal proceedings, regardless of when the alleged conduct occurred; the

  Crimes Act 1914

  ,

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to clarify the operation of human trafficking, slavery and slavery-like offences; the

  War Crimes Act 1945

  to streamline reporting arrangements; the

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  to: ensure that the Australian Federal Police’s alcohol and drug testing program and integrity framework apply to the entire workforce; ensure that the most up to date testing standards can be employed at the time a sample is provided; and clarify the processes for resignation in cases of serious misconduct or corruption; the

  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

  to: enable travellers departing Australia to report cross-border movements of physical currency electronically; and enable the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission to access AUSTRAC information; the

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  to clarify the use of the Australian Crime Commission’s prescribed alternative name; and the

  AusCheck Act 2007

  to enable AusCheck to conduct and coordinate background checks in relation to major national events. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Amendment (Crowd-sourced Funding) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Nov 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  to: establish a framework to facilitate crowd-sourced funding offers by small unlisted public companies; provide new public companies that are eligible to crowd fund with temporary relief from certain reporting and corporate governance requirements; and enable the minister to provide that certain financial market and clearing and settlement facility operators are exempt from specified parts of the Australian Market Licence and clearing and settlement facility licencing regimes; and

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum