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• Parliamentary (Judicial Misbehaviour or Incapacity) Commission Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KERR, Duncan, MP 

  Summary

  Establishes the Parliamentary (Judicial Misbehaviour or Incapacity) Commission to inquire into, and advise the Parliament on, allegations of judicial misbehaviour or incapacity made against a federal justice. Also amends the

  Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987

  to permit the testing of a witness’ creditibility in court or other proceedings when that witness has previously given evidence to a House or committee of the Parliament which is inconsistent with the evidence given to the court or tribunal. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Close of Rolls and Other Measures) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  to provide that: rolls are closed seven days after the issue of the writ for an election; provisional voters are not required to provide evidence of identity; electors can update their enrolment details electronically; the Australian Electoral Commission may process enrolment transactions outside the division for which the person is enrolling; and pre-poll votes cast in an elector’s home division can be cast and counted as ordinary votes; and

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to restrict the number of candidates that can be endorsed by a political party in each division. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Insurance Amendment (Pathology Requests) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to allow patients to take a pathology request to an approved pathology practitioner or authority of their choice. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Support Amendment (FEE-HELP Loan Fee) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to increase the loan fee for FEE-HELP for fee paying undergraduate students to 25 per cent. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety Levies) Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Resources and Energy 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety Levies) Act 2003

  to provide transitional arrangements until 31 December 2012 to enable safety levies relating to pipelines in designated coastal waters to be collected in certain states and the Northern Territory. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Resources and Energy 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

  in relation to: registration fees; functions of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority; multiple titleholders of petroleum titles; strict liability offences; occupational health and safety duties of titleholders; and transitional and technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ABBOTT, Tony, MP 

  Summary

  Provides that the development or use of native title land in a wild river area cannot be regulated under the

  Wild Rivers Act 2005

  (Qld) without the agreement of the Indigenous traditional owners of that land. 

  Bill

• ComSuper Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish governance arrangements for Commonwealth superannuation schemes, the bill establishes ComSuper as a statutory body and provides for: the terms and conditions of employment, functions and powers of the Chief Executive Officer; staff and consultants; and finance and reporting requirements. Also contains a regulation making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Prohibition of Support for Whaling) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
  ABETZ, Sen Eric 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to create an offence of providing any service, support or resources to organisations engaged in whaling. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish governance arrangements for Commonwealth superannuation schemes, the bill: renames the Australian Reward Investment Alliance body corporate as the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC), and sets out its functions and powers; establishes a governing board of CSC; allows CSC to employ staff and engage consultants; and provides for finance and reporting requirements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum