Point-in-Time updates: A Large amount covered in Last 6 Weeks

In the period 1 December 2011 to 18 January 2012 all of our Point-in-Time (PIT) services have been up dated to reflect the very latest in amendments and new received legislation.

Some very important items of legislation were enacted in the latter part of the year. The following are just a few examples of the major amending Acts that were processed and cross-linked in our services where relevant:

• Crimes Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2011 (174 of 2011)

• Social Security Amendment (Student Income Support Reforms) Act 2011 (179 of 2011)

• Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (184 of 2011)

• Competition and Consumer Amendment Act (No. 1) 2011 (185 of 2011)

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The following is a list of the services we updated and some of the major legislation included and dealt with:

Intellectual Property Service

• Trade Marks Amendment (Tobacco Plain Packaging) Act 2011 (149 of 2011)

• Business Names Registration (Application of Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 (172 of 2011)

• Crimes Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2011 (174 of 2011)

• Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 2) (217 of 2011)

• Retirement Savings Accounts Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 4) (277 of 2011)

Corporations Service

• Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 (132 of 2011)

• Corporations (Fees) Amendment Act 2011 (144 of 2011)

• Business Names Registration (Application of Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 (172 of 2011)

• Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (184 of 2011)

• Corporations Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 4) (272 of 2011)

• Corporations (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 2) (273 of 2011)

• Corporations Legislation Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 2) (274 of 2011)

• Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 1) Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 1) (275 of 2011)

• New Principal Acts added
  Business Names Registration Act 2011 (126 of 2011);
  Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011 (127 of 2011)
  Business Names Registration (Fees) Act 2011 (128 of 2011)

• New Principal Regulations added
  Business Names Registration (Fees) Regulations 2011 (213 of 2011); Business Names Registration Regulations 2011 (214 of 2011);
  Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2011 (215 of 2011)

Employment Service

• Fair Work Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 4) (244 of 2011)

• Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 1) (245 of 2011)

Criminal Law Services

• Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 (132 of 2011)

• Deterring People Smuggling Act 2011 (135 of 2011)

• Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 8) Act 2011 (136 of 2011)

• Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Act 2011 (141 of 2011)

• Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (145 of 2011)

• Work Health and Safety (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011 (146 of 2011)

• Clean Energy (Excise Tariff Legislation Amendment) Act 2011 (156 of 2011)

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Family Participation Measures) Act 2011 (173 of 2011)

• Crimes Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2011 (174 of 2011)

• Social Security Amendment (Student Income Support Reforms) Act 2011 (179 of 2011)

Social Security Service

• Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 8) Act 2011 (136 of 2011)

• Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Act 2011 (141 of 2011)

• Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (145 of 2011)

• Work Health and Safety (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011 (146 of 2011)

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Family Participation Measures) Act 2011 (173 of 2011)

• Social Security Amendment (Student Income Support Reforms) Act 2011 (179 of 2011)

Banking and Finance Service

• Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 (132 of 2011)

• Personal Property Securities Amendment (Registration Commencement) Act 2011 (138 of 2011)

• Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 7) Act 2011 (147 of 2011)

• Crimes Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2011 (174 of 2011)

• Various regulations

Income Tax Service

• Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 (132 of 2011)

• Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 8) Act 2011 (136 of 2011)

• Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Act 2011 (141 of 2011)

• Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 7) Act 2011 (147 of 2011)

• Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates Amendments) Act 2011 (150 of 2011)

• Clean Energy (Tax Laws Amendments) Act 2011 (159 of 2011)

• Business Names Registration (Application of Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 (172 of 2011)

• Various Regulations

Competition and Consumer Service

• Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 (132 of 2011)

• Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (184 of 2011)

• Competition and Consumer Amendment Act (No. 1) 2011 (185 of 2011)

• Various Regulations

Goods and Services Tax Service

• Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 (132 of 2011)

• Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Act 2011 (141 of 2011)

• Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 7) Act 2011 (147 of 2011)

• Business Names Registration (Application of Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 (172 of 2011)

• Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (184 of 2011)

• Competition and Consumer Amendment Act (No. 1) 2011 (185 of 2011)

• Various Regulations

Migration Service

• Deterring People Smuggling Act 2011 (135 of 2011)

Customs Service

• Proclamation for Act 63 of 2011

Excise Service

• Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 8) Act 2011 (136 of 2011)