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The committee has deferred its consideration of the following bills
Agriculture and Veterinary Chemicals
Legislation Amendment (Removing Re-approval and Re-registration) Bill 2014
Portfolio: Agriculture
Introduced: House of
Representatives, 19 March 2014
1.1
This bill proposes to amend the Agriculture and Veterinary Chemicals
Code Act 1994, the Agriculture and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment
Act 2013, the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Products (Collection of
Levy Act 1994 and the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991.[1]
The bill removes the requirement for agricultural chemicals and veterinary
medicines re-registration by removing end dates and last renewal dates for
registrations so that approvals will no longer end after a particular period
and registrations may be renewed indefinitely.[2]
1.2
The bill also introduces a number of measures relating to the Australian
Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority's ability to secure information
and obligations to provide certain information.[3]
1.3
On 20 March 2014, the Senate referred the provisions of the bill to the
Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee for
inquiry and report by 16 June 2014.[4]
1.4
The committee considers that the bill may give rise to human
rights concerns. The committee notes the referral of the provisions of the bill
to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee,
and has deferred its consideration of the bill.
Corporations Amendment (Streamlining of
Future of Financial Advice) Bill 2014
Portfolio: Treasury
Introduced: House of
Representatives, 19 March 2014
1.5
This bill proposes to amend the Corporations Act 2001 to reduce
compliance costs imposed on the financial services industry.[5]
The bill proposes a range of measures including:
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removing the need for clients to renew their ongoing fee
arrangement with their adviser every two years;
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making the requirement for advisers to provide a fee disclosure
statement only applicable to clients who entered into their arrangement after 1
July 2013;
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removing paragraph 961B(2)(g) of the Corporations Act 2001
from the list of steps an advice provider may take in order to satisfy the best
interests obligation;
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amending the best interests obligation regarding the provision of
scaled advice; and
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providing a targeted exemption for general advice from the ban on
conflicted remuneration in certain circumstances.[6]
1.6
On 20 March 2014, the Senate referred the provisions of the bill to the
Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee for inquiry and
report by 16 June 2014.[7]
1.7
The committee considers that the bill may give rise to human
rights concerns. The committee notes the referral of the provisions of the bill
to the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, and has
deferred its consideration of the bill.
Fair
Work Amendment Bill 2014
Portfolio:
Employment
Introduced:
House of Representatives, 27 February 2014 Overview
1.8
The committee deferred its consideration of this bill in its Third
Report of the 44th Parliament which tabled on 4 March 2014.[8]
1.9
This bill seeks to amend the Fair Work Act 2009 to implement elements
of the Coalition's Policy to Improve the Fair Work Laws, including to
respond to a number of outstanding recommendations from the Towards more
productive and equitable workplaces: An evaluation of the Fair Work legislation
(June 2012) review into the operation of the Fair Work Act by the Fair Work
Review Panel.
1.10
The bill proposes a range of measures, including changes to the right of
entry framework, new processes relating to the negotiation of single-enterprise
greenfields agreements, changes to rules around individual flexibility
arrangements, and a number of other measures implementing recommendations of
the Fair Work Review Panel.
1.11
On 6 March 2014, the Senate referred the provisions of the bill to the Senate
Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 5 June
2014.[9]
1.12
The committee considers that the bill may give rise to human
rights concerns. The committee notes the referral of the provisions of the bill
to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee, and has deferred
its consideration of the bill.
G20 (Safety and Security) Complementary
Bill 2014
Portfolio: Justice
Introduced: House of Representatives,
20 March 2014
1.13
This bill creates a new standalone Commonwealth Act intended to clarify
the interaction between provisions in the G20 (Safety and Security) Act 2013
(Qld) and existing Commonwealth legislation at the Brisbane Airport during the
G20 Summit in 2014 in Queensland.[10]
1.14
The new Act will provide for specified Commonwealth aviation laws to
operate concurrently with the G20 (Safety and Security) Act 2013 (Qld),
including regulations or other subordinate legislation made under Commonwealth
aviation legislation. The operation of the specified Commonwealth aviation laws
will be rolled back with respect to certain areas of the Brisbane Airport (a
Commonwealth place) to avoid inconsistency with the Queensland G20 legislation.
To the extent that they are not inconsistent with the Queensland G20
legislation, Commonwealth aviation laws will continue to apply to those areas.[11]
1.15
The committee has deferred its consideration of this bill.
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