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• Assisting Victims of Overseas Terrorism Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BRANDIS, Sen George 

  Summary

  Establishes a framework to provide financial assistance to persons or their next of kin who are injured or killed as a result of an international terrorist act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aviation Crimes and Policing Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 [2011]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991

  to: create three offences and penalties; and increase penalties for a number of existing offences; and

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  and

  Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970

  in relation to the powers of Australian Federal Police members to investigate offences committed at certain airports. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment (Disallowance and Amendment Power of the Commonwealth) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988

  to repeal the provision which enables the Governor-General to disallow and recommend amendments to, any Act made by the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Test Review and Other Measures) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Citizenship Act 2007

  to implement recommendations of the Australian Citizenship Test Review Committee by providing: that certain people may be eligible for citizenship without sitting the citizenship test; that the citizenship test must be completed within a specified period; and that applicants for citizenship by conferral under 18 years of age must be permanent residents at both the time of application and time of decision. Also amends the

  Australian Citizenship Act 2007

  and

  Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007

  to provide for a special residence requirement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Anti-Terrorism Laws Reform Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LUDLAM, Sen Scott 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: insert a new definition of 'terrorist act'; remove the offences of 'reckless possession of a thing', sedition, and associating with a terrorist organisation; amend the reference to 'fostering the doing of' a terrorist act in the definition of 'terrorist organisation'; provide for terrorist organisations to be prescribed in regulations; and amend the 'supporting' offence;

  Crimes Act 1914

  to: remove 'investigative dead time' from the calculation of dead time; and remove the presumption against bail for certain offences; and

  Australian Security Information Organisation Act 1979

  in relation to the questioning and detention of terrorism suspects. Also repeals the

  National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Auditor-General Amendment Bill 2008 [2009]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  In response to certain recommendations of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit report on the Auditor-General Act (Report No. 386), the bill amends the

  Auditor-General Act 1997

  to: clarify and extend the distribution of performance audit reports; provide for the inclusion of comments on proposed reports in final reports; clarify when audit information made available to entities and other parties in the course of a performance audit may be disclosed; clarify the powers of the Auditor-General when sensitive information is not to be included in a public report; and update penalty provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Archives Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Archives Act 1983

  ,

  Copyright Act 1968

  ,

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  and

  Privacy Act 1988

  to implement certain recommendations of the Australian Law Reform Commission report on Commonwealth record-keeping and the role of the National Archives of Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• ATMs and Cash Facilities in Licensed Venues Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Imposes civil penalties on financial institutions, corporations, body corporates and persons who install, own or operate automatic teller machines or other cash facilities in licensed venues. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Fair Bank and Credit Card Fees) Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FIELDING, Sen Steve 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  to: limit banking and credit card penalty fees by ensuring fees are for cost recovery only; prevent fees being charged for third party dishonoured cheques; and enhance the powers of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to monitor penalty fees and investigate customer complaints. 

  Bill

• Australian Crime Commission Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  to: clarify powers and procedures of an Australian Crime Commission examiner to issue a summons or notice; and allow persons to appear before an examiner, or produce documents to an examiner who did not issue the summons or notice to produce the documents. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum