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• Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Family Assistance and Related Measures) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Family and Community Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  to: modify the method of calculating family tax benefit (FTB) Part B for certain secondary earners who return to work after the birth or adoption of a child; expand the maternity payment eligibility criteria to cover children adopted under 2 years of age; set aside and write-off certain family assistance non-lodgment debts; clarify the meaning of “partner”; limit rent assistance and claims for FTB for a past period; preclude FTB advances for certain child support debtors; and introduce an order of reductions for FTB Part B rates;

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to prevent duplicate rent assistance payments; and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to provide for cancellation of only the rent assistance portion of a person’s FTB or social security payment for failing to submit a rent certificate review. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Film Licensed Investment Company (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Film Licensed Investment Company Bill 2005, the bill amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to give effect to the proposed

  Film Licensed Investment Company Act 2005

  . Also repeals the

  Film Licensed Investment Company Act 1998

  which provided for a pilot film licensed investment company scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Film Licensed Investment Company Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Film Licensed Investment Company (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2005, the bill provides for a film licensed investment company scheme which will end on 30 June 2009. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Import Processing Charges Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Legislation Amendment (Import Processing Charges) Bill 2005 to restructure the cost recovery regime for import related services, the bill amends the

  Import Processing Charges Act 2001

  to restructure the electronic import declaration and warehouse declaration processing charges. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Serious Drug Offences and Other Measures) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: insert new serious drug offences; and give effect to an obligation under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Right of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict by inserting new offences for the recruitment or use of children in armed conflict;

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  in relation to property restraining and forfeiture orders over a bankrupt’s property;

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  to: clarify the functions of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) in relation to assistance to and cooperations with Australian and foreign law enforcement, intelligence, security and government regulatory agencies, and peacekeeping activities in other countries; and enable the AFP to disclose a person’s personal information with that person’s consent;

  Mutual Assistance in Business Regulation Act 1992

  in relation to requests from foreign regulators for information, documents or evidence;

  Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988

  in relation to identification references for certain account signatories;

  Customs Act 1901

  to make a technical amendment in relation to a power to detain people on bail who attempt to leave Australia in breach of bail conditions;

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  to: exempt certain AUSTRAC documents from the operation of the Act; and make minor technical corrections. Also makes consequential amendments in relation to serious drug offences to 5 Acts; and repeals the

  Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1950

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (Indicia and Images) Protection Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Arts and Sport 

  Summary

  Protects the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games sponsorship and licensing revenue from the unauthorised use of the Games’ key words, indicia and images by corporate competitors of the official Games sponsors. The provisions of this proposed Act will cease to have effect on 30 June 2006, if not repealed earlier. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Laws Amendment (Abolition of Surcharge) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Superannuation Contributions Tax (Assessment and Collection) Act 1997

  ,

  Superannuation Contributions Tax (Members of Constitutionally Protected Superannuation Funds) Assessment and Collection Act 1997

  and

  Termination Payments Tax (Assessment and Collection) Act 1997

  to abolish the surcharge payable on individuals’ surchargeable superannuation contributions and relevant termination payments, with effect from 1 July 2005. Also makes consequential amendments to 7 other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Choice of Superannuation Funds) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Small Superannuation Accounts Act 1995

  ,

  Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992

  and

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to: allow the Superannuation Holding Accounts Special Account to be an eligible choice fund until 30 June 2006; close the Account to new employer deposits from 1 July 2006; and clarify certain employer obligations in relation to employees’ choice of fund; and

  Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997

  to allow regulations to prescribe exemptions for retirement savings account providers from the “no employer kick back” provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  A New Tax (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999

  and

  Medicare Levy Act 1986

  to increase the Medicare levy low income thresholds and the Medicare levy surcharge low income thresholds for the 2004-05 financial year and later financial years. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Asbestos-related Claims (Management of Commonwealth Liabilities) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Asbestos-related Claims (Management of Commonwealth Liabilities) Bill 2005, the bill amends the

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  in relation to certain consequential and transitional matters arising from the proposed

  Asbestos-related Claims (Management of Commonwealth Liabilities) Act 2005

  , and transfers any remaining liabilities of the Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee (SIFC) to the Commonwealth. Also repeals the

  Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee Act 1977

  ,

  Stevedoring Industry Levy Act 1977

  and

  Stevedoring Industry Levy Collection Act 1977

  following the transfer of SIFC liabilities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum