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• A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Improved Access to Baby Bonus) Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha 

  Summary

  Amends the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  to abolish the age restriction to enable all adoptive parents access to the baby bonus scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Reserve Bank Amendment (Enhanced Independence) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Reserve Bank Act 1959

  to give the Governor-General authority to appoint, suspend and terminate the positions of Governor or Deputy-Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia. Terminations of these positions requires parliamentary approval. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Commissioner for Children Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BARTLETT, Andrew 

  Summary

  Establishes the Office of the National Commissioner for Children and Young People to promote and protect the rights, interests and wellbeing of all Australian children under 18 years of age, and appoints and outlines the functions and responsibilities of the Commissioner. Also establishes an Advisory Committee on Children and sets out membership, function, procedure and membership conditions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  GEORGIOU, Petro, MP 

  Summary

  Provides for the appointment of an independent person to review the operation, effectiveness and implications of laws relating to terrorism. 

  Bill

• Drink Container Recycling Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FIELDING, Sen Steve 

  Summary

  The bill: requires producers, distributors and industry groups to submit to the minister a beverage container stewardship plan to manage the collection and recycling of beverage containers; sets minimum recovery rates for containers; requires public consultation on draft plans; and provides for annual reporting. 

  Bill

• Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Repeal Bill 2008, the bill amends the

  Interstate Road Transport Charge Act 1985

  to enable regulations to be made to implement national heavy vehicle charges set out in the 2007 Heavy Vehicle Charges Determination under the Federal Interstate Registration Scheme for registered vehicles. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Repeal Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill 2008, the bill repeals the

  Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Act 1993

  and repeals provisions of the

  Road Transport Reform (Heavy Vehicles Registration) Act 1997

  to allow the Australian Capital Territory Government to introduce the new heavy vehicle registration charges. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Special Broadcasting Service Amendment (Prohibition of Disruptive Advertising) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  ALLISON, Lyn 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991

  to prohibit certain advertising being shown during programs on SBS television. 

  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

• Horse Disease Response Levy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Feb 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish a horse disease response levy, the bill amends the

  Australian Animal Health Council (Live-stock Industries) Funding Act 1996

  to enable horse disease response levies to be appropriated to the Australian Animal Health Council to repay amounts paid by the Commonwealth due to an outbreak of an emergency horse disease. Any excess levies are to be used for research and development activities or the promotion or maintenance of horse health. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum