Senate Legislation Committees Reports on the Consideration of Bills July - December 2009 Volume 2 February 2010
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Senate Legislation Committees Reports on the consideration of bills July-December 2009 Volume 2
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Economics Legislation Committee Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2009 and a related bill [Provisions] August 2009
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Chapter 1 Introduction and conduct of the inquiry
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Chapter 2 Structure of the renewable energy target
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Chapter 3 Employment Impacts and Costs of Delay
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Chapter 4 The renewable energy target as a complement to emissions trading
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Chapter 5 Modelling the impact of the RET
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Chapter 6 Assistance for electricity users
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Additional comments by Coalition Senators
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Minority report by Senator Xenophon
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Minority Report from the Australian Greens
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APPENDIX 1 Submissions Received
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APPENDIX 2 Public Hearings and Witnesses
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Economics Legislation Committee Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Budget Measures No. 2) Bill 2009 [Provisions] & Income Tax (TFN Withholding Tax (ESS)) Bill 2009 November 2009
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Chapter 1 Introduction
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Chapter 2 Objects of the bill
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Chapter 3 Views on the bill
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM COALITION SENATORS
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APPENDIX 1 Submissions Received
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APPENDIX 2 Public Hearing and Witnesses
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Economics Legislation Committee Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill 2009 [Provisions] September 2009
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Chapter 1 Introduction
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Chapter 2 The consultative process
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Chapter 3 The need for a national consumer law
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Chapter 4 Defining 'unfair' contract terms
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Chapter 5 The scope of the bill: business-to-consumer unfair contract terms
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Chapter 6 The issues of 'detriment' and 'transparency'
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Chapter 7 Prohibited contract terms and contract terms exempt from the bill's provisions
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Chapter 8 The exclusion of insurance contracts
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Chapter 9 Enforcement provisions and remedies
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Chapter 10 Committee's view and recommendations
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Coalition Senators’ Additional Comments
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Senator Bushby's Additional Comments
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Minority Report by Senator Xenophon
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APPENDIX 1 Submissions Received
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APPENDIX 2 Public Hearings and Witnesses
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Economics Legislation Committee Trade Practices Amendment (Guaranteed Lowest Prices - Blacktown Amendment) Bill 2009
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Chapter 1 Introduction
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Chapter 2 The bill: provisions and rationale
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Chapter 3 Geographic price discrimination in Australia
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Chapter 4 Predatory pricing, geographic price discrimination and the Trade Practices Act
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Chapter 5 Practical concerns with the bill
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Minority Report by Senators Joyce and Xenophon
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APPENDIX 1 Submissions Received
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APPENDIX 2 Public Hearings and Witnesses
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment (Transition to Fair Work) Bill 2009 [Provisions] September 2009
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Preface
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Chapter 1 Introduction and Background
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Chapter 2 Issues
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Coalition Senators’ Dissenting Report
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Minority Report The Australian Greens
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APPENDIX 1 Submissions Received
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APPENDIX 2 Public Hearings and Witnesses
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Re-registration of Providers and Other Measures) Bill 2009 October 2009
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Chapter 1
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Additional Comments from Senator Hanson-Young
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APPENDIX 1 Submissions Received
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee Fair Work Amendment (State Referrals and Other Measures) Bill 2009 [Provisions] November 2009
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Committee Majority Report
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Coalition Senators' Minority Report
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APPENDIX 1 Submissions Received
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APPENDIX 2 Public Hearings and Witnesses
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee Higher Education Support Amendment (2009 Budget Measures) Bill 2009 August 2009
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Report
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Coalition Senators’ Minority Report
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Appendix 1 List of submissions
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