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• Government Advertising (Accountability) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  to: prohibit the use of public money for advertising government policy unless it has been enacted in legislation, or both Houses of Parliament have agreed to the expenditure by resolution, or, in a national emergency, the minister has obtained the Leader of the Opposition’s consent to the expenditure; and provide for a penalty for any breach. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Interactive Gambling and Broadcasting Amendment (Online Transactions and Other Measures) Bill 2011 [2013]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jun 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Prohibits corporations from offering certain gambling services and amends the:

  Interactive Gambling Act 2001

  to provide that customers may request a financial transaction provider to suspend or cancel an interactive gambling payment; and prohibit inducements to gamble;

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to require the Australian Communications and Media Authority to enforce certain conditions in relation to the advertising of betting venues, online gambling sites and betting odds by commercial broadcasters; and

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to create an offence and impose a penalty for match-fixing. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Live Animal Export Restriction and Prohibition Bill 2011 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jun 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997

  to: prohibit the export of live-stock for slaughter on or after 1 July 2014; and provide that export licence holders ensure all live-stock are treated satisfactorily prior to slaughter; and

  Export Control Act 1982

  to: prohibit the export of live-stock for slaughter unless the secretary is satisfied that the live-stock will be treated satisfactorily prior to slaughter; and prohibit the export of live-stock for slaughter on or after 1 July 2014. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Tobacco Industry Donations) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Jun 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to create offences to prohibit political parties or candidates from receiving donations from manufacturers or wholesalers of tobacco products. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Service Amendment (Payments in Special Circumstances) Bill 2011 [2013]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 May 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Public Service Act 1999

  to enable agencies to make a discretionary payment in special circumstances (for example, for compensation) in excess of $100 000. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Native Title Amendment (Reform) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SIEWERT, Sen Rachel 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Native Title Act 1993

  in relation to: the application of the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to decision-making; heritage protection; the application of the non-extinguishment principle to the compulsory acquisition of land; the right to negotiate to apply to offshore areas; good faith negotiations; profit sharing and royalties in arbitration; enabling extinguishment to be disregarded; reversal of the burden of proof; the definition of ‘traditional’; and commercial rights and interests. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends Part XVB of the

  Customs Act 1901

  to: provide that the importer of goods which are subject to anti-dumping applications bears the onus of proof to prove that the goods have not been dumped or subsidised for export into Australia; provide a presumption that where dumping and material injury have been proven, the material injury is the result of the dumping; enable new or updated information to be provided at various stages; allow supporting evidence for an application for dumping to be provided 90 days prior; enable preliminary affirmative decisions to be initiated once an investigation is started; allow consultation with industry experts as part of the investigation and review processes; and enable decisions to be referred to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for appeal. Also provides for an independent review of the first two years of the operation of the amended Part. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Bioregional Plans) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  COLBECK, Sen Richard 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to provide that bioregional plans are disallowable instruments which are subject to the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Abolition of Age Limit on Payment of the Superannuation Guarantee Charge Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the

  Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992

  to abolish the current age limit of 70 years for the payment of the superannuation guarantee. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) Bill 2011 (No. 2)

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SCULLION, Sen Nigel 

  Summary

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

  Wild Rivers Act 2005

  (Qld) without the written agreement of the land owner. 

  Bill