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• Australian Passports (Application Fees) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish a new framework for the operation of Australia’s passport system, the bill imposes, as taxes, application fees in relation to passports and other travel-related documents. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Passports (Transitionals and Consequentials) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish a new framework for the operation of Australia’s passport system, the bill: repeals all provisions relating to Australian passports or travel-related documents from the

  Passports Act 1938

  and renames it the

  Foreign Passports (Law Enforcement and Security) Act 2004

  . Also makes consequential amendments to 6 Acts, including the

  Passports Act 1938

  , and contains transitional provisions, including a regulation-making power, to ensure the continuing validity of travel documents, continued application of the

  Passports Act 1938

  to pending proceedings and reviews, and application of the proposed

  Australian Passports Act 2004

  to pending applications. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Passports Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish a new framework for the operation of Australia’s passport system, the bill replaces the

  Passports Act 1938

  , particularly dealing with: entitlement of Australians to a passport; retention of the administrative review regime; increased penalties for fraud; measures to minimise the impact of lost and stolen passports; and measures for refusal or cancellation of passports on certain law enforcement grounds. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment (Review of Decisions) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  RUDD, Kevin 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

  to clarify the capacity of a member of a parliament or a legislative assembly to apply to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision, on behalf of their local community. 

  Bill

• Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

  to reform the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), particularly in relation to: AAT procedures; removal of restrictions on the constitution of the AAT for particular hearings; increased powers for ordinary members; role of the Federal Court; and expanded qualification requirements for appointment as President. Also makes consequential and related amendments to 18 other Acts and contains application and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aviation Security Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  and

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  to allow background checking of holders of security designated authorisations (particularly flight crew);

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  to include contractors of Airservices Australia as aviation industry participants; and

  Aviation Transport Security (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004

  to allow certain programs under the

  Air Navigation Act 1920

  to continue as programs under the

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  . Also contains a regulation-making power and a transitional provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of seven bills to implement changes to the financial sector levy setting framework, the bill amends the

  Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998

  to: separate the authorised deposit-taking institutions 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. Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Authorised Non-operating Holding Companies Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of seven bills to implement changes to the financial sector levy setting framework, the bill amends the

  Authorised Non-operating Holding Companies Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998

  to: extend the authorised non-operating holding companies levy to authorised non-operating holding companies in the general insurance sector, in addition to those in the authorised deposit-taking institutions sector; increase the statutory upper limit for the levy 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. Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

  to reform the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), particularly in relation to: AAT procedures; removal of restrictions on the constitution of the AAT for particular hearings; increased powers for ordinary members; role of the Federal Court; and removal of provisions for tenured appointments. Also makes consequential and related amendments to 18 other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997

  ,

  Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999

  and

  Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999

  to allow (in addition to the current arrangements) for more than one industry organisation representing live-stock exporters to be determined as a marketing body and as a research body for the purpose of receiving revenue derived from compulsory levies and charges. Also makes technical corrections to the

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2003

  and

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2004

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum