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ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 102, 2012-13 18 April 2013 Foreign Affairs Portfolio Miscellaneous Measures Bill 2013 Dr Nicholas Horne Politics and Public Administration Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 2 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 2 Mobility of APS employees .................................................................................................................. 2 Application of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Committee Consideration ........................................................................................................................ 5 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 5 Main issues and key provisions ................................................................................................................ 6 Schedule 1—Amendment of the Public Service Act 1999 .................................................................. 6 Departmental secretaries and the Senior Executive Service .............................................................. 6 Departmental secretaries

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 2006 Howard Government legislation ................................................................................................ 2 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 3 Broader electoral reform agenda ....................................................................................................... 4 Previous Bills containing evidence of identity measures.................................................................... 5 Positions of the Opposition, non-government parties, and independents ........................................

    ISSN 1328‐8091  Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services BILLS DIGEST NO. 43, 2010-11  17 November 2010 Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations  and Other Measures) Bill 2010  Brenton Holmes, Nicholas Horne  Politics and Public Administration Section  Diane Spooner  Law and Bills Digest Section  Contents  Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3  Background .............................................................................................................................................. 4  The previous Bills—the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations and  Other Measures) Bill 2008 and the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political  Donations and Other Measures) Bill 2009 ....................................................................................... 4  Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 5  Broader electoral reform agenda ....................................................................................................... 7  Media commentary ............................................................................................................................ 8  Positions of the Coalition, non‐government parties, and independents ........................................... 9  Financial implications ............................................................................................................................. 10  Summary of key measures in the Bill ..................................................................................................... 11  Electoral funding ............................................................................................................................... 11  A new claims process ................................................................................................................... 12  Electoral expenditure .................................................................................................................. 14  Disclosure thresholds ........................................................................................................................ 15  Disclosure timeframes and reporting periods .................................................................................. 16  For donors .................................................................................................................................... 17  For political parties, associated entities and those incurring political expenditure ................... 17  Foreign donations ............................................................................................................................. 19  Anonymous donations ...................................................................................................................... 20  Penalties, offences and compliance ................................................................................................. 22  Key provisions ........................................................................................................................................ 24  Definition amendments .................................................................................................................... 24  Entitlement to electoral funding ...................................................................................................... 25  Making a claim for electoral funding ................................................................................................ 25  Payment of electoral funding ........................................................................................................... 26  Miscellaneous ................................................................................................................................... 26  Disclosure thresholds and reporting ................................................................................................. 27  Foreign and anonymous donations amendments ............................................................................ 28  Penalties and offences ...................................................................................................................... 29   

DECEMBER 5, 2012 New rules for media-related activity in Parliament House and its precincts Image source: Wikimedia Commons On 28 November 2012 the Presiding Officers issued new rules for media-related activity in Parliament House and its precincts. The rules will come into effect with the commencement of the 2013 parliamentary

Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 1 Government advertising and political advertising .............................................................................. 2 The administration of Commonwealth Government advertising ............................................................ 4 Definitions ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Regulation ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Information and advertising campaigns ........................................................................................ 5 Principles .................................................................................................................................. 6 Approval, review and certification of proposed campaigns..................................................... 7 Exemptions from

    NOVEMBER 10, 2011 Parliamentary committee scrutiny of the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Private Member’s Bill Source: Commonwealth Ombudsman 2009-10 Annual Report A Private Member’s Bill introduced on 1 November 2011 in the Senate by Australian Greens Senator Bob Brown seeks to bring the operation, functions and resourcing of the Commonwealth Ombudsman

  AUGUST 19, 2011 Australian Public Service staffing Australian Public Service (APS) staffing levels have received attention recently with the Opposition indicating the possibility of abolishing one government department if it is in government and reportedly searching for further public service expenditure reductions. The Opposition has had a policy of