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ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 115, 2012-13 16 May 2013 Aged Care (Bond Security) Amendment Bill 2013 [and] Aged Care (Bond Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2013 Peter Yeend Social Policy Section Contents Purpose of the Bills ................................................................................................................................. 3 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 4 Legislation for the Living Longer Living Better aged care

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 113, 2012-13 15 May 2013 Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment Bill 2013 Marilyn Harrington Social Policy Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 2 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 2 Addressing Indigenous disadvantage—the policy framework ............................................................ 2 The Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000 ................................................................ 3 School Nutrition

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 109, 2012-13 14 May 2013 Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2013 Brenton Holmes Politics and Public Administration Section Contents The Bills Digest at a glance ...................................................................................................................... 2 Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 3 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 3 Committee consideration ....................................................................................................................... 5 Policy position of non-government parties/independents.....................................................................

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 111, 2012-13 14 May 2013 Customs and AusCheck Legislation Amendment (Organised Crime and Other Measures) Bill 2013 Cat Barker Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security Section Contents The Bills Digest at a glance ...................................................................................................................... 3 Purpose and structure of the Bill ............................................................................................................ 4 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 5

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 108, 2012-13 13 May 2013 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 Bill McCormick and Dr Alexander St John Science, Technology, Environment and Resources Section Juli Tomaras Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 3 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 3 Coal Seam

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 104, 2012-13 30 April 2013 International Monetary Agreements Amendment Bill 2013 Robert Dolamore Economics Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 2 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 2 The need to bolster the IMF’s financial resources .............................................................................. 4 Australia’s bilateral loan agreement with the IMF .............................................................................. 6 Further

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 101, 2012-13 16 April 2013 Military Court of Australia (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012 Ian McCluskey Law and Bills Digest Section Contents The Bills Digest at a glance ...................................................................................................................... 2 Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 3 Structure of the Bill ................................................................................................................................. 3 Background