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• National Water Commission Amendment Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Mar 2012 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Water Commission Act 2004

  to: continue the National Water Commission (NWC) beyond its current sunset date of 30 June 2012; revise the functions and operations of the NWC; close the Australian Water Fund (AWF) Account and remove the NWC’s ability to administer any AWF funds; reduce the number of NWC commissioners to five; provide for a review of the NWC’s performance by the end of 2017, with further reviews every five years; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Aug 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  In response to issues raised by the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills and recommendations made by the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee, the bill amends the

  National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011

  to: add an objects clause; clarify which laws of the states and territories apply to registered training organisations; clarify the circumstances when the Regulator can amend an accredited course without an application being made by the course owner; ensure that a person is aware of the cancellation of the qualification or statement of attainment before being liable for a civil penalty; limit the use of force; require authorised officers to possess certain experience, training and qualifications; enable information sharing with the Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Further to the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Bill 2010 [2011] and National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2010 [2011], the bill makes consequential amendments to the

  Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000

  ,

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  and

  Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000

  to provide that the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator framework interacts with other regulatory frameworks and funding programs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2010 [2011]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Introduced with the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Bill 2010 [2011], the bill provides for transitional arrangements to: continue existing registrations of vocational education and training providers; continue existing course accreditations; enable certain decisions of the regulator to be reviewed by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal; enable staff of referring state and territory regulators to transfer to the national regulator; continue legal proceedings; and make miscellaneous amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Bill 2010 [2011]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Introduced with the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2010 [2011], the bill establishes the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator as an independent statutory body to regulate the vocational education and training sector and provides for: registration of training organisations; accreditation of courses; powers to issue and cancel qualifications; investigative powers; enforcement; Commonwealth-State arrangements; terms and conditions of employment, functions and powers of the regulator and two commissioners; staff and consultants; offences and civil penalties; reporting requirements; strategic and annual reporting plans; and the establishment of the Australian Quality Training Framework to provide for national standards for registered training organisations by legislative instrument. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Broadband Network Financial Transparency Bill 2010 (No. 2)

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BIRMINGHAM, Sen Simon 

  Summary

  Requires: NBN Co to prepare a business case for the National Broadband Network (NBN) and publish it by 19 November 2010; and the Productivity Commission to prepare a cost-benefit analysis of the NBN proposal and publish it by 31 May 2011. 

  Bill

• Native Title Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Native Title Act 1993

  to: provide that representative Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander bodies and certain native title claimants may comment or request to be consulted about proposed housing and other services for indigenous communities which may affect native title; apply the principle of non-extinguishment to the proposals; provide for compensation for any acquisition of property; and provide for a 10-year sunset period. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Measurement Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Innovation, Industry, Science and Research 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Measurement Act 1960

  to: narrow the circumstances in which some offence provisions may apply; provide for a new offence about letting for hire or loan unverified measuring instruments; replace monetary penalties with penalty units; provide for the Chief Metrologist to determine various technical standards and procedures; and make minor and technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Integrity Commissioner Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Establishes a National Integrity Commission as an independent statutory agency which will consist of the National Integrity Commissioner, the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner and the Independent Parliamentary Advisor and provide for: the investigation and prevention of misconduct and corruption in all Commonwealth departments, agencies, and federal parliamentarians and their staff; the investigation and prevention of corruption in the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Crime Commission; and independent advice to ministers and parliamentarians on conduct, ethics and matters of proprietary. Also provides for the establishment of a Parliamentary Joint Committee on the National Integrity Commission. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Improved Access to Baby Bonus) Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha 

  Summary

  Amends the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  to abolish the age restriction to enable all adoptive parents access to the baby bonus scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum