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• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures—Network Information) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Aug 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: require utilities to provide information, as well as telecommunications providers, specified by the minister; specify the purposes for which protected network information is permitted to be disclosed and used; and change sunset periods so that information can be disclosed and used during the roll-out of the national broadband network. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Renewable Energy Amendment (Feed-in-Tariff for Electricity) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Aug 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  OAKESHOTT, Rob, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000

  to establish a national feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme to provide financial support for the commercialisation of prospective renewable energy technologies by providing: that the minister sets and reviews a FiT rate for renewable energy technology and a FiT levy rate to fund payments under the scheme; that qualifying generators be allowed to connect and feed into the grid; that the Renewable Energy Regulator establish a Feed-in-Tariff Register; and for the preparation and tabling of an independent report on the operation of the scheme. 

  Bill

• Banking Amendment (Keeping Banks Accountable) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FIELDING, Sen Steve 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Banking Act 1959

  to enable the Treasurer to determine that the Financial Claims Scheme no longer apply to a bank which either withholds an interest rate cut or increases its variable standard rate in response to an official interest rate reduction. 

  Bill

• Migration Amendment (Immigration Detention Reform) Bill 2009 [2010]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Citizenship 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to implement seven Immigration Detention Values to provide the framework for immigration detention. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures No. 1) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: require utilities to provide information, as well as telecommunications providers, specified by the minister; specify the purposes for which protected network information is permitted to be disclosed and used; and change sunset periods so that information can be disclosed and used during the roll-out of the national broadband network. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Marriage Act 1961

  to: remove all discriminatory references based on sexual orientation and gender identity; and allow marriage regardless of sex, sexuality and gender identity. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Amendment (Guaranteed Lowest Prices—Blacktown Amendment) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick
  JOYCE, Sen Barnaby 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to provide that a corporation sell the same product at the same price at all its retail outlets within a 35 kilometre geographic area. 

  Bill

• 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

• Quarantine Proclamation Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the Quarantine Proclamation 1998 made under the

  Quarantine Act 1908

  to require the Director of Quarantine to consider certain matters when deciding to grant a permit for importing of fruit and vegetables into Australia. 

  Bill

• Trade Practices Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to provide protection to unions and their members from being sued if they stop the export of Pacific Brands manufacturing machinery or the importation of goods to replace Pacific Brands products. 

  Bill