Name of legislation

Responsible department

Underway in 1996

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984

Environment and Heritage

Bounty (Books) Act 1986

Industry, Tourism and Resources

Bounty (Fuel Ethanol) Act 1994

Industry, Tourism and Resources

Bounty (Machine Tools & Robots) Act 1985

Industry, Tourism and Resources

Census & Statistics Act 1905

Treasury

Commerce (Imports) Regulations, Customs Prohibited Imports Regulations and Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905

Attorney-General’s

Corporations Act 1989

Treasury

Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration of Providers and Financial Regulation) Act 1991

Education, Science and Training

Financial system — comprehensive review of the regulatory framework

Treasury

Industrial Relations Act 1988

Employment and Workplace Relations

Patents Act 1990, sections 198-202 (Patent Attorney registration)

Industry, Tourism and Resources

Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986

Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

Quarantine Act 1908

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

1996-97

Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976

Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990

Transport and Regional Services

Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989

Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

Bills of Exchange Act 1909

Treasury

Customs Tariff Act 1995 — Automotive Industry Arrangements

Industry, Tourism and Resources

Customs Tariff Act 1995 — Textiles Clothing and Footwear Arrangements

Industry, Tourism and Resources

Duty Drawback (Customs Regulations 129 to 136B) and TEXCO (Tariff Export Concession Scheme) — Customs Tariff Act 1995, Schedule 4, Item 21, Treatment Code 421

Attorney-General’s

Foreign Investment Policy, including associated regulation

Treasury

Income Equalisation Deposits (Interest Adjustment) Act 1984 and Loan (Income Equalisation Deposits ) Act 1976

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

International Arbitration Act 1974

Attorney-General’s

Migration Act 1958 — sub-classes 120 and 121 (business visas)

Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

Migration Act 1958 — sub-classes 560, 562 and 563 (student visas)

Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

Migration Act 1958, Part 3 (Migration Agents and Immigration Assistance) and related regulations

Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

Migration Agents Registration (Application) Levy Act 1992 and Migration Agents Registration (Renewal) Levy Act 1992

Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

National Road Transport Commission Act 1991 and related Acts

Transport and Regional Services

Nuclear Safeguards (Producers of Uranium Ore Concentrates) Charge Act 1993 and regulations

Foreign Affairs and Trade

Pooled Development Funds Act 1992

Industry, Tourism and Resources

Quarantine Act 1908, in relation to human quarantine

Health and Ageing

Radiocommunications Act 1992 and related Acts

Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

Rural Adjustment Act 1992 and States and Northern Territory Grants (Rural Adjustment) Acts

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Shipping Registration Act 1981

Transport and Regional Services

Trade Practices (Consumer Product Information Standards) (Care for clothing and other textile products labelling) Regulations

Treasury

Tradesmen’s Rights Regulation Act 1946

Employment and Workplace Relations

1997-98

Affirmative Action (Equal Employment Opportunity for Women) Act 1986

Employment and Workplace Relations

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Bankruptcy Act 1966 and Bankruptcy Rules — trustee registration provisions

Attorney-General’s

Customs Act 1901 Sections 154-161L

Attorney-General’s

Defence Housing Authority Act 1987

Defence

Environmental Protection (Nuclear Codes) Act 1978

Health and Ageing

Higher Education Funding Act 1988 plus include: Vocational Education & Training Funding Act 1992 and any other regulation with similar effects to the Higher Education Funding Act 1988

Education, Science and Training

Imported Food Control Act 1992 and regulations

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

International Air Services Commission Act 1992 and International Air Service Agreements

Transport and Regional Services

Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989

Transport and Regional Services

Mutual Recognition Act 1992

Education, Science and Training and Prime Minister and Cabinet

National Health Act 1953 (Part 6 & Schedule 1) and Health Insurance Act 1973 (Part 3)

Health and Ageing

National Residue Survey Administration Act 1992 and related Acts

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Petroleum Retail Marketing Franchise Act 1980

Industry, Tourism and Resources

Petroleum Retail Marketing Sites Act 1980

Industry, Tourism and Resources

Pig Industry Act 1986 and related Acts

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Primary Industries Levies Acts and related Collection Acts

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 and related Acts

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Trade Practices (Consumer Product Information Standards) (Cosmetics) Regulations

Treasury

Trade Practices Act 1974 (s 51(2) and s 51(3) exemption provisions)

Treasury

1998-99

Anti-dumping legislation, Customs Act 1901 Pt XVB and Customs Tariff (Anti-dumping) Act 1975

Attorney-General’s

Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991 Food Standards Code

Health and Ageing

Broadcasting Services Act 1992, Broadcasting Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992, Radio Licence Fees Act 1964 and Television Licence Fees Act 1964

Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990

Defence

Export Control Act 1982 (fish, grains, dairy, processed foods etc)

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Financial Transactions Reports Act 1988 and regulations

Attorney-General’s

Fisheries Legislation

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Health Insurance Act 1973 — Part IIA

Health and Ageing

Intellectual property protection legislation (Designs Act 1906, Patents Act 1990, Trade Marks Act 1995, Copyright Act 1968 and possibly the Circuit Layouts Act 1989)

Attorney-General’s and Industry, Tourism and Resources

Land Acquisition Acts: a) Land Acquisition Act 1989 and regulations; b) Land Acquisitions (Defence) Act 1968; c) Land Acquisition (Northern Territory Pastoral Leases) Act 1981

Finance and Administration

Marine Insurance Act 1909

Attorney-General’s

Navigation Act 1912

Transport and Regional Services

Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 and regulations

Attorney-General’s

Review of market-based reforms and activities currently undertaken by the Spectrum Management Agency (now Australian Communications Authority).

Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

Trade Practices Act 1974 — Part X (shipping lines)

Transport and Regional Services

Veterans’ Entitlement Act 1986 — Treatment Principles (section 90) and Repatriation Private Patient Principles (section 90A)

Veterans’ Affairs

1999-00

Dairy Industry Legislation

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Defence Act 1903 (Army and Airforce Canteen Services Regulations)

Defence

Disability Discrimination Act 1992

Attorney-General’s

Dried Vine Fruits Legislation

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Export Control Act 1982 — Export Control (Unprocessed Wood) Regulations

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Export Finance & Insurance Corporation Act 1991 and Export Finance & Insurance Corporation (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1991

Foreign Affairs and Trade

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989, Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Amendment Bill 1995 and related regulations

Environment and Heritage

Insurance (Agents & Brokers) Act 1984

Treasury

Native Title Act 1993 and regulations

Prime Minister and Cabinet

Ozone Protection Act 1989 and Ozone Protection (Amendment) Act 1995

Environment and Heritage

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967

Industry, Tourism and Resources

Prices Surveillance Act 1983

Treasury

Superannuation Acts including: Superannuation (Self Managed Superannuation Funds) Taxation Act 1987, Superannuation (Self Managed Superannuation Funds) Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1991,
Superannuation (Resolution of Complaints) Act 1993,
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993,
Occupational Superannuation Standards Regulations Applications Act 1992,
Superannuation (Financial Assistance Funding) Levy Act 1993

Treasury

Trade Practices Act 1994 (including exemptions) — Part IIIA (access regime)

Treasury

Trade Practices Act 1974 — 2D exemptions (local government activities)

Treasury

Trade Practices Act 1974 — fees charged

Treasury

Wheat Marketing Act 1989

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry