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• Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telstra Corporation Act 1991

  in relation to: repeal of provisions which require the Commonwealth to retain 50.1 per cent of the equity in Telstra Corporation Limited; cessation of Ministerial directions and reporting obligations once the Commonwealth’s equity falls below certain percentages; foreign ownership limits; regular independent reviews of regional telecommunications; and sale provisions;

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to permit licence conditions on Telstra to ensure that it maintains a local presence in regional, rural and remote parts of Australia;

  Telstra Corporation Act 1991

  , Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Regulations and Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Regulations to preserve employee entitlements;

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  , Archives Regulations, Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations,

  Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991

  and Ombudsman Regulations to make transitional provisions and consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Bill 2003 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telstra Corporation Act 1991

  in relation to: repeal of provisions which require the Commonwealth to retain 50.1 per cent of the equity in Telstra Corporation Limited; cessation of Ministerial directions and reporting obligations once the Commonwealth’s equity falls below certain percentages; foreign ownership limits; regular independent reviews of regional telecommunications; and sale provisions;

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to permit licence conditions on Telstra to ensure that it maintains a local presence in regional, rural and remote parts of Australia;

  Telstra Corporation Act 1991

  , Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Regulations and Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Regulations to preserve employee entitlements;

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  , Archives Regulations, Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations,

  Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991

  and Ombudsman Regulations to make transitional provisions and consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Territories Law Reform Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  In response to recommendations of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories report

  Quis custodiet ipsos Custodes?: Inquiry into Governance on Norfolk Island

  , the bill amends: the

  Norfolk Island Act 1979

  in relation to: the voting system for the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly; when elections are held; the process for selecting a Chief Minister and Ministers; advice provided to the Administrator when assenting to bills; the role of the Governor-General and Minister responsible for Territories in processing legislation; and the implementation of a contemporary financial management framework; six Acts in relation to the review of administrative actions; 11 Acts to make consequential amendments; and the

  Christmas Island Act 1958

  and

  Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955

  to provide a vesting mechanism for powers and functions under Western Australian laws in these territories. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Dec 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Education and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011

  to implement certain recommendations of the

  Review of the impact of the TEQSA Act on the higher education sector

  by: removing references to specific categories of non-threshold standards; removing unnecessary references to 'the Research Minister' and requiring that advice on new standards need only be sought from that minister in certain circumstances; requiring TEQSA to advise the minister and the Higher Education Standards Panel (the panel) before it undertakes a quality review that could have certain impacts; providing that overseas universities can offer a course of study not wholly or mainly provided from Australian premises, and use the word 'university' to represent its operations, without committing an offence; providing that a quorum for TEQSA meetings is a majority of commissioners; expanding the skill set that the minister must ensure is encompassed by the panel members; expanding the functions of the panel; providing a consent-based exception to the offence of unauthorised disclosure or use of information; allowing TEQSA to disclose certain higher education and personal information to the minister, the secretary and relevant officers; and allowing TEQSA to disclose information for research purposes and to a complainant in relation to a complaint without the consent of the body to which the information applies. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Textbook Subsidy Bill 2003 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha 

  Summary

  Extends the Educational Textbook Subsidy Scheme beyond 30 June 2004 (when it was due to lapse). 

  Bill

• Textile, Clothing and Footwear Investment and Innovation Programs Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Industry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Textile, Clothing and Footwear Investment and Innovation Programs Act 1999

  to close the Clothing and Household Textile (Building Innovative Capability) Scheme and the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Small Business Program on 30 June 2014. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Investment Program Amendment (Post-2005 scheme) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Post-2005 Arrangements) Bill 2004 to extend the Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) Strategic Investment Program for another 10 years, the bill amends the

  Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Investment Program Act 1999

  to extend the program, through the establishment of: the TCF Post-2005 Strategic Investment Program (SIP) Scheme to provide grants for eligible capital expenditure; and the TCF Small Business Fund focusing on grants to develop the business enterprise culture of small TCF entities unable to benefit from the TCF post-2005 (SIP) Scheme. Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods (Charges) Amendment Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care Portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2010 Measures No. 1) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  in relation to: the supply of medical devices that are not on the Therapeutic Goods Register; the listing of export-only variations of certain medicines already on the register; permissible ingredients for inclusion in medicines; information that may be considered by the minister when reviewing initial decisions; and the secretary’s information gathering powers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2013 Measures No. 1) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  to: enable the minister to specify products that are taken not to be therapeutic goods; enable the secretary to remove products that are not therapeutic goods from the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods; clarify the secretary’s powers to approve product information for medicines accepted for registration in the register; and make amendments in relation to: compliance with advertising requirements; obtaining information and documents; use of restricted and prohibited representations in advertisements; conditions of registration or listing in the register; presentation of registered or listed goods; consent to the import, supply or export of goods; review of decisions; a package and its contents to constitute a kit; criminal offences and civil penalties for false or misleading statements in relation to variation requests; minimum notice period for cancellation of registration or listing in the register; secretary’s discretion to publish certain information on the department’s website; clarification of the merits review process; public notification and/or recall of registered or listed therapeutic goods, biologicals and medical devices; failure to comply with requirements to provide information; and specified information required for certain applications and requests. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum