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02 May 2016
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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LEIGH, Andrew, MP
- Summary
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Amends the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Taxation Administration Act 1953
to introduce a penalty regime for significant global entities who fail to meet their country-by-country reporting obligations.
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17 Mar 2016
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the:
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Taxation Administration Act 1953
to establish a remedial power so that the Commissioner of Taxation can make a disallowable legislative instrument to modify the operation of a taxation law in certain circumstances; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to enable primary producers to access income tax averaging 10 income years or more after they opted out; and A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999
to provide an exemption from luxury car tax to certain public institutions that import or acquire luxury cars for the sole purpose of public display. Also makes technical amendments to 10 Acts and repeals 45 excise Acts and the Income Tax (War-time Arrangements) Act 1942
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- Date
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16 Mar 2016
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the:
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
, Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
and Taxation Administration Act 1953
to: create an early stage investor regime that provides tax incentives for qualifying investors through a non-refundable tax offset and capital gains tax exemption on innovation related investments; require early stage innovation companies to report on specific innovation related investments; and provide a mechanism for Innovation Australia to provide guidance about whether particular investment activities are ineligible activities; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to: provide non-refundable carry-forward tax offsets for limited partners in early stage venture capital limited partnerships (ESVCLP); provide for a capital gains tax exemption for fixed and unit trust beneficiaries of partners in ESVCLPs; and exclude small entities from eligible venture capital investment auditor requirements; Venture Capital Act 2002
to increase the maximum fund size for ESVCLPs to $200 million; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Venture Capital Act 2002
to: remove the requirement that an ESVCLP divest an investment in an entity once the value of the entity’s assets exceeds $250 million; provide that an entity can invest in another entity and remain an eligible venture capital investment; and enable foreign venture capital funds of funds to hold more than 30 per cent of the committee capital of an ESVCLP and extend their access to capital gains tax and other income tax concessions in relation to eligible venture capital investments; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
and Taxation Administration Act 1953
to enable a managed investment trust to disregard its investment in, and through, an ESVCLP or venture capital limited partnership when determining if it is a trading trust.
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- Date
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29 Feb 2016
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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LEIGH, Andrew, MP
- Summary
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Amends the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Taxation Administration Act 1953
to introduce a penalty regime for significant global entities who fail to meet their country-by-country reporting obligations.
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- Date
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24 Feb 2016
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Infrastructure and Regional Development
- Summary
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Introduced with the Passenger Movement Charge Amendment (Norfolk Island) Bill 2016, the bill amends the:
Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act 2015
to: enable New Zealand residents who hold a permanent visa and reside on Norfolk Island access to social security payments from 1 July 2016; align the early claims period for family assistance payments with the early claims periods for social security and child support payments before 1 July 2016; and broaden the definition of the Norfolk Island Regional Council to enable flexibility in the application of local government law; Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
and Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
to extend the child support scheme to residents of the Indian Ocean Territories of Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands; Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
and Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
to require eligible Australian citizens and eligible other persons living in Norfolk Island to enrol and vote in federal elections and referendums; and Acts Interpretation Act 1901
and Norfolk Island Act 1979
to extend all Commonwealth laws to Norfolk Island, unless expressly provided otherwise. Also makes consequential and transitional amendments to 57 Acts.
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11 Feb 2016
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the
Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
to exempt assets held by Norfolk Island residents before 24 October 2015 from capital gains tax; and the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to make consequential amendments.
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11 Feb 2016
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Infrastructure and Regional Development
- Summary
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Amends the
Aviation Transport Security Act 2004
and Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003
to: prevent the use of aviation and maritime transport or offshore facilities in connection with serious or organised crime; establish a regulatory framework to implement harmonised eligibility criteria for the aviation security identification card (ASIC) and maritime security identification card (MSIC) schemes; clarify and align the legislative basis for undertaking security checking of ASIC and MSIC applicants and holders; provide for regulations to prescribe penalties for offences; and insert an additional severability provision to provide guidance to a court as to Parliament’s intention.
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- Date
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10 Feb 2016
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the:
A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999
to ensure that the goods and services tax (GST) is applied consistently to all supplies of digital products and other imported services to Australian consumers; and relieve non-resident suppliers of the obligation to account for GST on certain supplies; A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999
, A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999
and Taxation Administration Act 1953
to make consequential amendments; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to increase the maximum amount that can be held in farm management deposits (FMDs) by a primary producer to $800 000; and enable certain primary producers experiencing severe drought conditions to withdraw an amount that has been held in an FMD for less than 12 months; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Taxation Administration Act 1953
to enable FMDs to be used to offset loans or other debts; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to make a technical amendment.
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- Date
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10 Feb 2016
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Trade and Investment
- Summary
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Amends the
Export Market Development Grants Act 1997
to: remove communications as an eligible expenditure category; place a limit of $15 000 on the free sample expenditure category; describe the promotional literature or other advertising expenditure category as including literature or material in electronic or any other form; remove reimbursement of in country travel (other than air fares) and increase the daily allowance for overseas visits; add to the list of excluded expenses those relating to activities or products that the chief executive officer of Austrade considers may have had a detrimental impact on Australia’s trade reputation; permit Austrade to direct funds from other sources towards export market development grants (EMDG) administration costs; provide that the first independent review of the EMDG scheme must be completed by no later than 31 December 2021 and enable the minister to determine a date for later reviews; and enable the EMDG scheme to continue without a specified termination date; and the Australian Trade Commission Act 1985
to: change the name of the Australian Trade Commission to the Australian Trade and Investment Commission; and amend the short title of the Act to the Australian Trade and Investment Commission Act 1985
. Also makes consequential amendments to 10 Acts.
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04 Feb 2016
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to enable small businesses to defer the recognition of gains or losses that may arise from the transfer of capital gains tax assets, trading stock, revenue assets and depreciating assets as part of a restructure of their business.
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