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• Patent Amendment (Human Genes and Biological Materials) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  DUTTON, Peter, MP
  OAKESHOTT, Rob, MP
  FORREST, John, MP
  TURNBULL, Malcolm, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Patents Act 1990

  to prevent the patenting of biological materials which are identical or substantially identical to materials as they exist in nature. 

  Bill

• Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ELLIS, Kate, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: amend the definition of a low-impact mobile phone tower; enable community consultation about the placement of such towers; and prevent towers from being located within 200 metres of a childcare centre, school or hospital. 

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• Late Payment of Government Debts (Interest) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  EMERSON, Craig, MP 

  Summary

  Provides for interest to be levied on late payments by Commonwealth authorities in relation to contracts with small businesses for the supply of goods and services. 

  Bill

• Social Security (Helping Pensioners Hit by the Skills Shortage) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  EVANS, Sen Chris 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  to provide a discretion to extend the period in which sale proceeds from a pensioner’s principal home are not included in the assets test for pensioners whose new principal home construction has been unavoidably delayed. 

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• Auditor of Parliamentary Allowances and Entitlements Bill 2000 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Nov 2000 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FAULKNER, Sen John 

  Summary

  Establishes the office of Auditor of Parliamentary Allowances and Entitlements as an independent officer of the Parliament. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Auditor-General Act 1997

  and

  Public Accounts and Audit Committee Act 1951

  . 

  Bill

• Responsible Takeaway Alcohol Hours Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FIELDING, Sen Steve 

  Summary

  Prohibits the sale of takeaway alcoholic beverages between midnight and 7 am on any day and imposes offences for any contravention. 

  Bill

• Protecting Problem Gamblers Bill 2009

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  Date

  27 Oct 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FIELDING, Sen Steve 

  Summary

  Regulates poker and gaming machine use by placing technical requirements on manufacturers and suppliers of those machines by requiring that they cannot: accept banknotes with a denomination greater than $20; accept certain additional credits; and allow a bet in excess of $1 per spin. Also imposes penalties for a contravention of these requirements. 

  Bill

• Britt Lapthorne Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Sep 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FIELDING, Sen Steve 

  Summary

  The bill: requires the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to identify and contact a person’s next of kin when that person is in a foreign country and believed to be missing; provides for the department and its agencies to offer assistance in such circumstances; and requires the minister to report annually on the development and implementation of international agreements relating to Australian citizens believed to be missing overseas. 

  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

• Parliamentary Superannuation Amendment (Removal of Excessive Super) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FIELDING, Sen Steve 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948

  to: terminate the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Scheme; require existing scheme members to choose a complying superannuation fund in line with the arrangements applying to new parliamentarians since 2004; and require the Commonwealth to pay into the complying superannuation funds chosen by members their respective commuted superannuation benefits and ongoing superannuation contributions. 

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