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• Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2009 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to effect three private health insurance tiers, the bill amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Private Health Insurance Act 2007

  ,

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  and

  Taxation (Interest on Overpayments and Early Payments) Act 1983

  to reduce the amount of private health insurance rebate eligible taxpayers with complying private health insurance are entitled to when their income for surcharge purposes is above the relevant Medicare levy surcharge threshold. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  The bill amends the:

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to prohibit the provision of R18+ television programs in prescribed areas of the Northern Territory;

  Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007

  in relation to residential tenancy agreements and Commonwealth obligations;

  Defence Housing Australia Act 1987

  to allow Defence Housing Australia to assist the Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to deliver housing to remote Indigenous communities;

  Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976

  and

  Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007

  in relation to land rights; and

  Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007

  in relation to the acquisition of rights, titles and interests in land and community stores. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Feb 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  and

  Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007

  to prohibit certain pay television licensees from providing television channels that contain a large amount of R18+ programming to certain prescribed areas;

  Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995

  to permit the transportation of pornographic material through a prescribed area to a place outside the prescribed area;

  Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976

  and

  Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007

  to repeal permit system amendments providing public access to certain Aboriginal land; and

  Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007

  to enable community dependent roadhouses to be licensed as community stores. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Restoration of Racial Discrimination Act) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Oct 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SIEWERT, Sen Rachel 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) Act 2007

  ,

  Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007

  and

  Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Act 2007

  so that: provisions of the

  Racial Discrimination Act 1975

  prevail over the Acts; the Acts do not authorise conduct inconsistent with the

  Racial Discrimination Act 1975

  ; the Acts and any acts done under them are intended to qualify as special measures; and any acts done, decisions made or discretion exercised under the Acts must be consistent with the intended beneficial purpose of the

  Racial Discrimination Act 1975

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Restoration of Racial Discrimination Act) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SIEWERT, Sen Rachel 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) Act 2007

  ,

  Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007

  and

  Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Act 2007

  so that: provisions of the

  Racial Discrimination Act 1975

  prevail over the Acts; the Acts do not authorise conduct inconsistent with the

  Racial Discrimination Act 1975

  ; the Acts and any acts done under them are intended to qualify as special measures; and any acts done, decisions made or discretion exercised under the Acts must be consistent with the intended beneficial purpose of the

  Racial Discrimination Act 1975

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family and Community Services (Closure of Student Financial Supplement Scheme) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Family and Community Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  to close the Student Financial Supplement Scheme to new applications from tertiary students from 1 January 2004 and continue loan repayment arrangements for existing loans. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Australians Working Together and other 2001 Budget Measures) Bill (No. 2) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Nov 2002 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Family and Community Services portfolio 

  Bill

• Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Disability Reform) Bill (No. 2) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Family and Community Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to: change the qualification criteria for disability support pension (DSP) in relation to work capacity for people who apply for DSP from 1 July 2003; and restrict exemptions from the activity test requirements for newstart allowance and youth allowance recipients. Also contains application and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Disability Reform) Bill (No. 2) 2002 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Family and Community Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to: change the qualification criteria for disability support pension (DSP) in relation to work capacity for people who apply for DSP from 1 July 2003; and restrict exemptions from the activity test requirements for newstart allowance and youth allowance recipients. Also contains application and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Disability Reform) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 May 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Family and Community Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to: change the qualification criteria for disability support pension in relation to work capacity; and restrict exemptions from the activity test requirements for newstart allowance and youth allowance. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum