Acts of Parliament assented to

It is hereby notified, for general information, that His Excellency the Administrator, in the name of Her Majesty, assented to the undermentioned Acts passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives in the Parliament assembled, viz.:

Assented to on 27 June 2018:

 No. 48 of 2018—An Act to appropriate additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the Government, and for related purposes. (Appropriation Act (No. 5) 2017-2018).

 No. 49 of 2018—An Act to appropriate additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, and for related purposes. (Appropriation Act (No. 6) 2017-2018).

 No. 50 of 2018—An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the Government, and for related purposes. (Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2018-2019).

 No. 51 of 2018—An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, and for related purposes. (Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2018-2019).

 No. 52 of 2018—An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in relation to the Parliamentary Departments, and for related purposes. (Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2018-2019).

 No. 53 of 2018—An Act to amend the Water Act 2007, and for related purposes. (Water Amendment Act 2018).

Assented to on 28 June 2018:

 No. 54 of 2018—An Act to amend the Australian Research Council Act 2001, and for related purposes. (Australian Research Council Amendment Act 2018).

 No. 55 of 2018—An Act to amend the Corporations (Fees) Act 2001, and for related purposes. (Corporations (Fees) Amendment (ASIC Fees) Act 2018).

 No. 56 of 2018—An Act to amend the National Consumer Credit Protection (Fees) Act 2009, and for related purposes. (National Consumer Credit Protection (Fees) Amendment (ASIC Fees) Act 2018).

 No. 57 of 2018—An Act to amend the Superannuation Auditor Registration Imposition Act 2012, and for related purposes. (Superannuation Auditor Registration Imposition Amendment (ASIC Fees) Act 2018).

 No. 58 of 2018—An Act to amend the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993, and for related purposes. (Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Amendment (ASIC Fees) Act 2018).

Assented to on 29 June 2018:

 No. 59 of 2018—An Act to amend the Australian Astronomical Observatory Act 2010 and to repeal the Australian Astronomical Observatory (Transitional Provisions) Act 2010, and for related purposes. (Australian Astronomical Observatory (Transition) Act 2018).

 No. 60 of 2018—An Act to amend the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905, and for related purposes. (Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Amendment Act 2018).

 No. 61 of 2018—An Act to amend the law in relation to corporations, financial products and services, and for related purposes. (Corporations Amendment (Asia Region Funds Passport) Act 2018).

 No. 62 of 2018—An Act to amend the Farm Household Support Act 2014, and for related purposes. (Farm Household Support Amendment Act 2018).

 No. 63 of 2018—An Act to establish a scheme to improve the transparency of activities undertaken on behalf of foreign principals, and for related purposes. (Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018).

 No. 64 of 2018—An Act to amend the law relating to health, and for related purposes. (Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Compliance and Other Measures) Act 2018).

 No. 65 of 2018—An Act to establish the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation, and for related purposes. (National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Act 2018).

 No. 66 of 2018—An Act to deal with consequential and transitional matters arising from the enactment of the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Act 2018, and for related purposes. (National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2018).

 No. 67 of 2018—An Act to amend the criminal law and to provide for certain matters in relation to the foreign influence transparency scheme, and for related purposes. (National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Act 2018).

 No. 68 of 2018—An Act to amend the law relating to social security, and for related purposes. (Social Services Legislation Amendment (Payments for Carers) Act 2018).

 No. 69 of 2018—An Act to amend the law relating to taxation, and for related purposes. (Treasury Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Act 2018).

 No. 70 of 2018—An Act to amend the law relating to veterans’ affairs and military rehabilitation and compensation, and for related purposes. (Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Veteran-centric Reforms No. 2) Act 2018).

 No. 72 of 2018—An Act to amend the law relating to taxation, and for related purposes. (Corporations (Review Fees) Amendment Act 2018).

D R Elder

Clerk of the House of Representatives