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25 Nov 2009
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House of Representatives
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Health and Ageing
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Amends the
Therapeutic Goods (Charges) Act 1989
to: impose an annual charge on biological therapeutic goods for inclusion in the Therapeutic Goods Register; and provide that when a registered or listed therapeutic or biological good is suspended from the Register it continues to be taken to be included in the Register for the purposes of the payment of the annual charge.
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25 Nov 2009
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House of Representatives
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Health and Ageing
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Amends the
Therapeutic Goods Act 1989
to: introduce a framework to regulate biological therapeutic goods; provide immunity from civil actions, suit or proceedings for certain individuals performing duties under the Act; enable the recall of goods without suspending or cancelling the goods listing on the Therapeutic Goods Register; enable information to be sought from past sponsors and manufacturers of medicines and therapeutic devices; provide that unpaid annual charges remain payable if a therapeutic good is suspended from the Register; and make minor technical amendments.
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25 Nov 2009
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Attorney-General
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Introduced with the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Bill 2009, the bill: amends the
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
in relation to the conduct of trans-Tasman market proceedings; makes consequential amendments to seven Acts; and repeals the Evidence and Procedure (New Zealand) Act 1994
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25 Nov 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
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Introduced with the Trans-Tasman Proceedings (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2009, the bill: gives effect to the
Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand on Trans-Tasman Court Proceedings and Regulatory Enforcement
; incorporates the existing provisions of the Evidence and Procedure (New Zealand) Act 1994
(the taking of evidence and service and enforcement of subpoenas); and incorporates Part IIIA of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
(the conduct of market proceedings).
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- Date
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23 Nov 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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CIOBO, Steven, MP
- Summary
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Amends the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to specify the criteria the Commissioner of Taxation must consider when making a special assessments decision in relation to the producer offset.
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19 Nov 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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The bill: amends the
Taxation Administration Act 1953
to establish a framework to protect the confidentiality of taxpayer information by placing a general prohibition on the disclosure of taxpayer information except in certain specified circumstances; makes consequential amendments to 38 other Acts; contains a regulation making power; and repeals the A New Tax System (Bonuses for Older Australians) Act 1999
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- Date
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29 Oct 2009
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House of Representatives
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Treasury
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Amends the National Access Regime in Part IIA of the
Trade Practices Act 1974
in relation to: binding time limits and limited merits review; applications by certain persons that a certain service is ineligible to be a declared service; enabling the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to accept access undertakings with fixed principles that will apply to subsequent undertakings; enabling the ACCC to issue an amendment notice proposing amendments to a proposed access undertaking submitted by a service provider; administrative processes of the National Competition Council and the Australian Competition Tribunal; and consequential amendments.
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21 Oct 2009
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Treasury
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Introduced with the Income Tax (TFN Withholding Tax (ESS)) Bill 2009, the bill amends: six Acts in relation to shares or rights granted under employee share schemes; the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
in relation to the application of the non-commercial losses rules for taxpayers with an adjusted taxable income of $250,000 or more; and the Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999
, Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988
, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Taxation Administration Act 1953
to require superannuation providers to transfer the balance of certain lost members’ accounts to the Commissioner of Taxation.
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16 Sep 2009
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House of Representatives
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Treasury
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Amends the:
A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Act) 1999
, Fuel Tax Act 2006
and Taxation Administration Act 1953
in response to the Federal Court decision in Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v PM Developments Ltd
to confirm that a representative of an incapacitated entity is responsible for the GST consequences arising during its appointment; Taxation Administration Act 1953
to change the basis on which a pay as you go (PAYG) instalment liability is calculated; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to: provide that the outer regional and remote payment made under the Helping Children with Autism package is exempt from income tax; and provide that payments made under the Continence Aids Payment Scheme are exempt from income tax; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
to exempt Commonwealth debt issued in Australia from interest withholding tax. Also enables the Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund Independent Advisory Panel to use donations for a broader range of purposes than the tax law considers charitable; and makes consequential amendments to the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
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16 Sep 2009
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House of Representatives
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Treasury
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Complementary to the Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Bill 2009, the bill amends the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
, Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
and Taxation Administration Act 1953
to provide that the resale royalty collecting society is not taxed on amounts it collects on behalf of resale royalty right owners.
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