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ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 112, 2012-13 15 May 2013 Marriage Amendment (Celebrant Administration and Fees) Bill 2013 [and] Marriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Bill 2013 Mary Anne Neilsen Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Purpose of the Bills ................................................................................................................................. 2 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 3 Marriage Act 1961 ............................................................................................................................... 3 Marriage Celebrant

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 45, 2012-13 19 November 2012 Fair Work Amendment (Transfer of Business) Bill 2012 Anne Holmes Economics Section Mary Anne Neilsen Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 2 Structure of the Bill .................................................................................................................................. 2 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 2 Committee consideration ........................................................................................................................ 3

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 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Regulation of mobile phone and online games—The National Classification Scheme ................. 2 Regulation of mobile phone and online games—Broadcasting Services Act 1992 ....................... 3 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 4 Recent inquiries and developments relating

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 4 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 4 Schedule 1—Forensic procedures ........................................................................................................... 5 Schedule 1—Forensic procedures ...................................................................................................... 5 Background .................................................................................................................................... 5 Key provisions ................................................................................................................................ 6 Comment ..................................................................................................................................... 11 Schedule 2—Amendment relating to disclosure of ACC information

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Main issues and key provisions ................................................................................................................ 2 BILLS DIGEST NO. 36, 2011-12 24 August 2011 Trade Marks Amendment (Tobacco Plain Packaging) Bill 2011 Mary Anne Neilsen Law and Bills Digest Section 2 Trade Marks Amendment

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Comcare ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Amendments in 2005 .................................................................................................................... 5 Moves to harmonise OHS laws ...................................................................................................... 5 Endorsement by Council of Australian Governments ................................................................... 6 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 7 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 8 Policy

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Re‐introduction of the Bill .................................................................................................................. 2 Comment ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Schedule 1—Mergers and acquisitions .................................................................................................... 4 Background ......................................................................................................................................... 4 What are ‘creeping acquisitions’ ................................................................................................... 5 Reviews and reports ...................................................................................................................... 5 Treasury discussion papers—models for reform .......................................................................... 6 The model