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  • Date
    14 Sep 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
    and 7 other Acts in relation to: a new child support formula; independent review of child support decisions by the Social Security Appeals Tribunal; court enforcement of the new Child Support Scheme; family tax benefit Part A maintenance income test; child support agreements and court orders; income definitions used to calculate child support and family tax benefit; minimum payment rules; exclusion of re-establishment costs from child support calculations; suspension of child support payments during reconciliation; inclusion of step-children as dependants in calculating child support; and “change of assessment” processes and rules. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    14 Sep 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Broadcasting Services Act 1992
    and
    Radiocommunications Act 1992
    to: provide the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) with a greater range of broadcasting and datacasting enforcement options, including powers in relation to: civil penalties; injunctions; enforceable undertakings; and infringement notices; and require the ACMA to develop guidelines in relation to the exercise of its broadcasting and datacasting enforcement powers. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    14 Sep 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Consequential on the commencement of the proposed
    Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
    , the bill: amends the
    Native Title Act 1993
    to correct a technical error in the definition of “registered native title body corporate”; amends 10 Acts to make consequential changes to certain references and terminology; contains transitional arrangements for the conversion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations incorporated under the
    Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976
    to corporations registered under the proposed
    Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
    ; and repeals the
    Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    14 Sep 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Consequential on the commencement of the proposed
    Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
    , the bill amends the
    Corporations Act 2001
    to remove duplication between these two Acts in certain areas and clarify that the
    Corporations Act 2001
    otherwise applies to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation registered under the proposed
    Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    07 Sep 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Justice and Customs 
    Summary
    Consequential on the Customs Tariff Amendment (2007 Harmonized System Changes) Bill 2006, the bill amends the
    Customs Act 1901
    to enable the Chief Executive Officer to revoke approximately 700 tariff concession orders (TCOs) and to replace them with approximately 1200 new TCOs. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    07 Sep 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Justice and Customs 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Customs Amendment (2007 Harmonized System Changes) Bill 2006, the bill amends the
    Customs Tariff Act 1995
    to implement changes resulting from the third review of the World Customs Organization’s Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    11 May 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Justice and Customs 
    Summary
    Part of a package of 4 bills to replace the current system of fuel tax concessions with a single fuel tax credit system from 1 July 2006, the bill amends the
    Customs Act 1901
    to: strengthen customs control over certain imported goods that are used in the manufacture of excisable goods; repeal the customs-related provisions of the fuel penalty surcharge legislation; and replicate certain provisions of the
    Spirits Act 1906
    which is to be repealed by the proposed Excise Laws Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    11 May 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Justice and Customs 
    Summary
    Part of a package of 4 bills to replace the current system of fuel tax concessions with a single fuel tax credit system from 1 July 2006, the bill amends the
    Customs Tariff Act 1995
    to strengthen customs control over certain goods that are used in the manufacture of excisable goods and to ensure that certain alcohol, tobacco and petroleum products are subject to the same duty, when imported, as is applied under the
    Excise Tariff Act 1921
    for equivalent products manufactured or produced in Australia. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    10 May 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
    to: increase and index the minimum annual child support payment; provide for a new method of assessing a parent’s capacity to earn; and reduce the cap on adjusted income for child support assessment purposes and make a consequential amendment to the proposed
    Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 2006
    ;
    Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
    to increase the limit on prescribed non-agency payments from 25 to 30 per cent; and
    Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
    and
    Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
    to address a constitutional issue with the application of the Child Support Scheme to exnuptial children in Western Australia. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    29 Mar 2006 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Justice and Customs 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Customs Act 1901
    in relation to: disposal of dangerous goods; access of security identification card holders to section 234AA places, ships, aircrafts and wharves; minor corrections to provisions implementing the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement; provision of updated information in respect of security identification cards to Customs; implementation of an Accredited Client Program; and protection from criminal responsibility for Customs officers handling narcotic goods in the course of duty and others acting under instructions from Customs officers; and
    Customs Act 1901
    and
    Customs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2003
    in relation to issue of seizure warrants. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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