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• Fuel Quality Standards Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Mar 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment, Heritage and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000

  to: provide the minister with a wider range of conditions that can apply to approvals to vary fuel standards; simplify procedures when an urgent approval is required to avoid a fuel supply shortfall; provide for civil penalties, infringement notices and enforceable undertakings; enable the minister to consider how fuel is to be supplied when determining a standard; extend information sharing powers; and extend the types of courts that have jurisdiction for various matters. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Medicare Levy Act 1986

  to establish a $150,000 limit on primary earner income for family tax benefit Part B and related tax offsets;

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  in relation to the baby bonus to: introduce a means test; provide for instalment payment; change the indexation date to 1 July each year; and extend the eligibility to certain adopted children;

  Data-matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to provide for the collection of tax file numbers as part of a new compliance regime for the seniors health card;

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to provide for a person to enter into a voluntary income management agreement;

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to increase the eligible age for partner service pension to qualifying age; and five Acts in relation to: child support reforms; family assistance; and technical amendments relating to family tax benefits and social security. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  The bill amends the:

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to prohibit the provision of R18+ television programs in prescribed areas of the Northern Territory;

  Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007

  in relation to residential tenancy agreements and Commonwealth obligations;

  Defence Housing Australia Act 1987

  to allow Defence Housing Australia to assist the Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to deliver housing to remote Indigenous communities;

  Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976

  and

  Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007

  in relation to land rights; and

  Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007

  in relation to the acquisition of rights, titles and interests in land and community stores. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment (Child Disability Assistance) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Aug 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to introduce an annual, tax free payment of $1000 to certain carers of disabled children under the age of 16, and makes consequential amendments to the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Aug 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills to implement the Northern Territory National Emergency Response, the bill amends the

  Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995

  ,

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  ,

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  ,

  Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976

  and proposed

  Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007

  in relation to: prohibition of pornographic material; law enforcement; retention of government ownership of facilities constructed on Aboriginal land; access to Aboriginal land; and certain township lease grants. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment (Further 2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the family assistance and taxation laws in relation to: the pension bonus scheme; the assurance of support scheme for migrants; crisis payments to qualifying humanitarian visa entrants; the threshold for funeral investments exempt from the income and assets test; and extending the payment of multiple birth allowance to children under 16 years of age and to children who are undertaking full-time study until they turn 18. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment (Child Care and Other 2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  31 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the family assistance law to: increase the rate of child care benefits payable from 1 July 2007 by 10 per cent over and above the CPI indexation increase; convert the child care tax offset for out-of-pocket child care expenses to a child care tax rebate; and the social security law to provide full-time students aged 16 to 25 years who have a disability or a severe medical condition with a health care card. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Management System and Other Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the family assistance law to: provide for a new online-based Child Care Management System; introduce a civil penalty and infringement notice scheme; and enhance administration of child care benefits. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment (Child Support Reform Consolidation and Other Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends family assistance law in relation to: the operation of the Child Support Scheme; overseas maintenance arrangements; the maintenance income test; portability of family tax benefit; the baby bonus; remote area allowance; extension of the assets test exemption period; income streams; dependant and housekeeper rebates; Medicare levy; and makes minor and technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2006 Budget Measures) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to increase the maximum amount of land that is exempt from the age pension assets test to encompass all land on the same title as the principal home;

  Social Security Act 1991

  to establish a further ground for eligibility for crisis payment; and

  Aged Care Act 1997

  ,

  Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

  ,

  Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to allow for the exchange of information between agencies for compliance purposes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum