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  • Date
    12 May 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Income Tax Rates Act 1986
    to: reduce the lowest marginal tax rate from 17 per cent to 15 per cent; and provide for increases in personal income tax thresholds for the 42 per cent and 47 per cent tax brackets; and
    Medicare Levy Act 1986
    to increase the income threshold for taxpayers who are eligible for the senior Australians tax offset. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    11 May 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Science and Training 
    Summary
    Further to the
    Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Act 2004
    , the bill establishes Australian Technical Colleges for year 11 and 12 students in 24 regions throughout Australia. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    11 May 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    National Health Act 1953
    to extend, until 31 December 2005, the existing arrangements for approving pharmacists to supply Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme medicines; and
    Health Legislation Amendment (Podiatric Surgery and Other Matters) Act 2004
    to correct a misdescription. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    11 May 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Science and Training 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Skilling Australia’s Workforce Bill 2005, the bill: repeals the
    Australian National Training Authority Act 1992
    and
    Vocational Education and Training Funding Act 1992
    ; and provides for transitional arrangements for the transfer of functions and responsibilities from the Australian National Training Authority to the Department of Education, Science and Training. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    11 May 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Science and Training 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Skilling Australia’s Workforce (Repeal and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2005, the bill: establishes a new national training system for vocational education and training, for the funding period 1 July 2005 to 31 December 2008; and provides for grants (subject to certain conditions) to the States and Territories for the funding period. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    11 May 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Family and Community Services 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Social Security Act 1991
    ,
    Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
    ,
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
    and
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to provide for one-off payments to carer service pension, carer allowance and carer payment recipients. Also provides for an administrative scheme (to be determined by legislative instrument) for payments if the statutory one-off payments regime does not produce an appropriate result. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    10 May 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in relation to the parliamentary departments in respect of the year ending on 30 June 2006. 

    Bill

  • Date
    10 May 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for service of the year ending on 30 June 2006. 

    Bill

  • Date
    10 May 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 2006. 

    Bill

  • Date
    10 May 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sums appropriated by
    Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2004-2005
    and
    Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2004-2005
    for the service of the year ending on 30 June 2005. 

    Bill

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