Search Results

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 3 Operation of the IHPA ................................................................................................................... 3 Main issues............................................................................................................................................... 4 Transparency and accountability ........................................................................................................ 5 Representation on the IHPA and IHPA subcommittees ...................................................................... 6 Governance ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Committee consideration ...................................................................................................................

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Corporations (Fees) Amendment Bill 2011 .............................................................................................. 2 Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Transfer to ASIC of regulation of licensed domestic financial markets ......................................... 2 Fee recovery in support of ASIC’s new supervisory role ............................................................... 3 Financial market competition ........................................................................................................ 4

House: House of Representatives Portfolio: Prime Minister Commencement: At the same time as the Parliamentary Service Bill 1997. Purpose The Parliamentary Service (Consequential Amendments) Bill 1997 makes a series of uncontroversial changes to the: . .Archives Act 1983 . .Audit Act 1901 . .Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976 . .Maternity Leave (Commonwealth

I NFORMATI ON, ANALYSIS AND ADVI CE FOR THE PARLI AMENT I NF OR MAT IO N A ND R ES EA RC H S ER VI CES Bills Digest No. 001 2002-03 Vocational Education and Training Funding Amendment Bill 2002 D E P A R T M E N

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 The Australian steel industry ......................................................................................................... 3 Nature of proposed assistance to Australian Steel Industry ......................................................... 4 Additional assistance measures..................................................................................................... 6 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 6 Policy position of non-government parties/independents ................................................................ 7 The Opposition .............................................................................................................................. 7

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Glossary .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Participants in British Nuclear Tests) Bill 2011 .................... 3 Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 British nuclear tests in the 1950s .................................................................................................. 3 Australian personnel at the British nuclear tests in Australia ....................................................... 3

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 The Antarctic and the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) ................................................................... 2 Prevention of Pollution from Ships ................................................................................................ 4 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 5 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 6 New definitions in subsection 3(1) ........................................................................................... 6 Prohibition of carriage

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services This Digest replaces an earlier version dated 14 October 2011 to include technical amendments under the heading ‘Clean energy payments under social security law’. Contents Glossary .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 5 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 6 One-off up-front lump-sum advance payment ............................................................................. 6 Clean