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• Parliamentary Budget Office Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BARNETT, Sen Guy 

  Summary

  Provides for the appointment of an independent officer of Parliament as the Parliamentary Budget Officer to provide advice and analysis to Parliament on the annual Commonwealth budget and any revisions of budgetary estimates or outcomes. 

  Bill

• Sex Discrimination Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  In response to recommendations of the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs 2008 report

  Effectiveness of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 in eliminating discrimination and promoting gender equality

  , the bill amends the:

  Sex Discrimination Act 1984

  to: extend protections from discrimination on the grounds of family responsibilities to both women and men in all areas of work; provide improved protection from sexual harassment for students and workers; ensure protections from sex discrimination apply equally to women and men; and establish breastfeeding as a separate ground of discrimination; and

  Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999

  to make a consequential amendment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to the transfer of unclaimed superannuation monies from states and territories to the Commissioner of Taxation;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to provide transitional relief from income tax deductibility of total and permanent disability insurance premiums paid by superannuation funds;

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  in relation to superannuation and relationship breakdowns;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 6) Act 2010

  in relation to deduction notices for successor funds;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to: deductible employer contributions for former employees; excess contributions tax assessments; and treatment of untaxed elements of public sector defined benefit schemes;

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to clarify the due date of the shortfall interest charge for excess contributions tax; and

  Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999

  to change references to the Immigration Secretary and Immigration Department. Also makes consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Interception and Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to: enable the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) to provide technical assistance to law enforcement agencies in relation to telecommunications interception warrants; require carriers and certain carriage service providers to inform the Communications Access Co-ordinator of proposed changes to telecommunications services, networks, systems or devices that could adversely affect the ability to conduct interception; enable authorised police officers to disclose telecommunications data when trying to locate missing persons; enable enforcement agencies to apply for a stored communications warrant to access stored communications of a victim of a serious contravention, without the person’s consent; permit notification of an interception warrant to be made to a representative of a carrier; and make minor and technical amendments; and

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  ,

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to enable ASIO, the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, the Defence Signals Directorate and the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation to work cooperatively. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Civilian Corps Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Establishes the Australian Civilian Corps (to work in crisis environments overseas for specified periods) and provides for the employment and management of Corps employees. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aviation Crimes and Policing Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  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

• Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to: align the dismissal powers of the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) Chief Executive Officer to deal with serious misconduct and corruption with those of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner;

  Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

  to enable the ACC to appoint part-time examiners;

  Crimes Act 1914

  to: extend searches conducted under warrant powers that apply in relation to premises to searches in relation to persons; provide when certain seized documents must be returned; provide for orders for things seized and documents produced; and provide police with a standing power to take fingerprints and photographs of arrested persons; and

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  to enable the AFP Commissioner to authorise payments to AFP appointees in special circumstances. Also provides for an independent review after a two-year period of the ACC’s dismissal powers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000

  in relation to: the registration process for approved providers; financial penalties; and the publication of certain information;

  Ombudsman Act 1976

  to enable the Ombudsman to: provide an independent complaints body for overseas students of private registered providers; provide advice and training to private registered providers to facilitate best practice complaint handling; and review and investigate complaint handling and report on systemic issues; and

  Privacy Act 1988

  to enable the Australian Information Commissioner to transfer certain complaints to the Overseas Students Ombudsman. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Federal Financial Relations Amendment (National Health and Hospitals Network) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Federal Financial Relations Act 2009

  to: vary the way the Commonwealth makes GST payments to states participating in the National Health and Hospitals Network (NHHN) Agreement; replace the National Healthcare Specific Purpose Payment with a special payment; provide for additional top-up payments from the 2014-15 financial year to be paid to states participating in the NHHN Agreement; create a NHHN Fund; specify payment conditions; and impose conditions on the minister when making decisions relating to the NHHN Agreement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986

  to clarify the body corporate status of the Australian Human Rights Commission under the

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  ;

  Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996

  to enable the Australian Law Reform Commission to become a prescribed agency under the

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  and a statutory agency for the purposes of the

  Public Service Act 1999

  ;

  Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989

  to include references to general policy orders;

  Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980

  to rename the corporation as Wine Australia Corporation;

  Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997

  in relation to: annual reports of Commonwealth authorities; notification of significant events; delegation power of the Finance Minister; references; interjurisdictional authorities; bodies corporate reporting requirements; procurement directions; general policy orders; and ministerial delegations of powers and functions;

  Criminology Research Act 1971

  to merge the Criminology Research Council with the Australian Institute of Criminology;

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  in relation to: a ministerial requirement to inform Parliament of involvement in a company by their department, agencies and bodies corporate; and regulations to prescribe an agency as an interjurisdictional agency;

  National Transport Commission Act 2003

  to provide that the

  Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997

  applies to the commission;

  Parliamentary Service Act 1999

  to clarify that the appropriation authority for certain payments is contained in the relevant Appropriation Act; and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to clarify the body corporate status of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Also: repeals six Acts and provisions of 11 other Acts to remove redundant special appropriations and other outdated references; and makes amendments consequential to the amendments to the

  Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum