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ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 The FOI Act ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Exempt agencies ............................................................................................................................ 4 Exempt documents ........................................................................................................................ 4 The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) ........................................................................................ 5 The FOI Act and the PBO ............................................................................................................... 5 The FOI Act and other parliamentary departments ......................................................................

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Glossary .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 6 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 7 Policy position of non-government parties/independents ................................................................ 8 The Coalition .................................................................................................................................. 8 Greens ............................................................................................................................................ 8 Independents ................................................................................................................................. 9 Rob Oakeshott, MP. .................................................................................................................. 9 Tony

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services BILLS DIGEST NO. 35, 2012-13 29 October 2012 Social and Community Services Pay Equity Special Account Bill 2012 [and] Social and Community Services Pay Equity Special Account (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012 Daniel Weight Economics Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 2 Background

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Glossary ............................................................................................................................................... 3 Purpose ............................................................................................................................................... 4 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 5 Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Human Rights ......................................................... 5 Schedule 1—Conservation tillage refundable tax offset .................................................................... 5 Background .................................................................................................................................... 5 Financial impact ............................................................................................................................. 6 Key provisions ................................................................................................................................ 6 Commencement and Application ..................................................................................................

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 International Fund for Agricultural Development .............................................................................. 3 Australia’s participation in the IFAD .............................................................................................. 3 Australia’s withdrawal from the IFAD............................................................................................ 4 Proposal to JSCOT ..................................................................................................................... 4 JSCOT Recommendation .......................................................................................................... 5 Process for withdrawal ............................................................................................................. 5 Review of

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Tobacco Smuggling ............................................................................................................................. 3 International context ..................................................................................................................... 3 World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control ............................... 3 Extent of global illicit trade in tobacco ..................................................................................... 4 Australian Context ......................................................................................................................... 7 Tobacco smuggling to Australia ................................................................................................

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 Recent dental initiatives ..................................................................................................................... 3 Dental Reform Package ................................................................................................................. 4 Children’s dental services and oral health status ............................................................................... 5 Chronic Disease Dental Scheme (CDDS) ............................................................................................. 6 Teen Dental Plan ................................................................................................................................. 7 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................