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  • Date
    20 Feb 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Transport and Regional Services 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983
    to correct unintended effects of amendments made by the
    International Maritime Convention Legislation Amendment Act 2001
    , by providing offence provisions in relation to escape or discharge of pollutants in the Exclusive Economic Zone. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    20 Feb 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Tourism and Resources 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Space Activities Act 1998
    in relation to: insurance and liability; licensing activities undertaken by scientific and educational organisations; the test applying to the safety of launch activities; cost recovery for the operations of the regulator; and clarifying the activities that fall within the scope of the Act. Also makes technical and administrative amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    20 Feb 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Therapeutic Goods Act 1989
    to enable the Minister to allow the importation, manufacture or supply of unapproved therapeutic goods that are needed to treat large numbers of patients in a national emergency. Also provides for strengthened offence provisions and recording keeping and reporting requirements in relation to such unapproved therapeutic goods. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    20 Feb 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Transport and Regional Services 
    Summary
    Makes consequential amendments to the
    Aircraft Noise Levy Collection Act 1995
    ,
    Air Navigation Act 1920
    ,
    Airports Act 1996
    and
    Civil Aviation Act 1988
    to reflect the application of the
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    to existing offence provisions from the day after Royal Assent. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    20 Feb 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Amends the termination of employment provisions of the
    Workplace Relations Act 1996
    by: excluding certain classes of employees, including short-term casual employees; validating the operation of regulations purporting to exclude short-term casual employees (following a Federal Court decision invalidating these regulations) from the time the regulations were made to the commencement of the new termination provisions in this bill; and providing for payment, and indexation, of a lodgment fee for termination of employment applications; and Workplace Relations Regulations 1996 to repeal now invalidated provisions excluding certain classes of employees from termination of employment provisions. Also contains an application provision. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    20 Feb 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Workplace Relations Act 1996
    to: list factors to be taken into account by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission when considering whether a negotiating party is not genuinely trying to reach agreement; and empower the Commission to make orders in relation to new bargaining periods. Also contains application provisions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    14 Feb 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by
    Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2001-2002
    , for certain expenditure in relation to the parliamentary departments in respect of the year ending on 30 June 2002. 

    Bill

  • Date
    14 Feb 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by
    Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2001-2002
    , for the service of the year ending on 30 June 2002. 

    Bill

  • Date
    14 Feb 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by
    Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2001-2002
    , for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 2002. 

    Bill

  • Date
    14 Feb 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911
    to provide for the issue and transfer of Commonwealth government securities by electronic means. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum