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ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 96, 2012-13 26 March 2013 Higher Education Support Amendment (Asian Century) Bill 2013 Leonie Doyle Social Policy Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 2 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 2 OS-HELP ........................................................................................................................................... 2 Asian Century White Paper.............................................................................................................. 3 Committee consideration ....................................................................................................................... 4 House Standing Committee on Education

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 63, 2012-13 4 February 2013 Migration Amendment (Reform of Employer Sanctions) Bill 2012 Ian McCluskey Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 2 Structure of the Bill ................................................................................................................................. 3 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 3 Committee consideration ....................................................................................................................... 4 Parliamentary consideration ................................................................................................................... 5 Position

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Overview of the Bill .................................................................................................................................. 2 Issues ................................................................................................................................................... 4 Nauru as a regional processing country ........................................................................................ 4 Provision of care by IHMS .............................................................................................................. 5 Capacity of the Nauruan health care system ................................................................................ 7 Consent of asylum seekers and provision

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 4 Policy position of non-government parties/independents ................................................................ 4 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 5 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Comparison with Private Member’s Bill ........................................................................................ 7 Concluding comments ............................................................................................................................. 7 BILLS DIGEST NO. 161, 2011-12 19

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Diminishing local voices ...................................................................................................................... 2 Media reform package 2006 ............................................................................................................... 3 Initial review of local content requirements ...................................................................................... 4 Productivity Commission report ......................................................................................................... 6 Second review of local content conditions ......................................................................................... 7 Broadcasters’ views .......................................................................................................................

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 What the Dow Review recommends .................................................................................................. 4 What is the Government planning to do? .......................................................................................... 6 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 7 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 7 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 8 Schedule 1—Student Income Support Reforms ................................................................................. 8

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 3 Schedule 1—Better Start for Children with Disability initiative .............................................................. 3 Background ......................................................................................................................................... 3 Main provisions ................................................................................................................................... 3 Schedule 2—Fly-in fly-out arrangements for Australians working overseas ........................................... 4 Background ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Main provisions ................................................................................................................................... 5 Schedule