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• Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2004-2005

  Track (What's this?)

  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. 2) 2004-2005

  and

  Appropriation Act (No. 4) 2004-2005

  , for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 2005. 

  Bill

• Copyright Amendment (Film Directors' Rights) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Copyright Act 1968

  to provide rights to directors to share, as copyright owners, in remuneration for the retransmission of films included in free-to-air broadcasts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fisheries Legislation Amendment (International Obligations and Other Matters) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fisheries Administration Act 1991

  and

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  to: give effect to Australia’s obligations under the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean; increase the exchange of information with foreign governments and international intergovernmental organisations in relation to suspected illegal fishers; provide for improved management of Australia’s fish stocks; and correct a drafting error. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  and

  Migration Act 1958

  contingent on commencement of the proposed

  Border Protection Legislation Amendment (Deterrence of Illegal Foreign Fishing) Act 2005

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• New International Tax Arrangements (Foreign-owned Branches and Other Measures) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to: the tax treatment of dividends received by foreign-owned branches; and changes to the controlled foreign companies rules;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  in relation to tax treatment of Australian branches of foreign financial entities;

  Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to cross-border employee shares and rights; and

  New International Tax Arrangements (Participation Exemption and Other Measures) Act 2004

  to make a technical correction to an application rule. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Shortfall Interest Charge (Imposition) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Tax Laws Amendment (Improvements to Self Assessment) Bill (No. 1) 2005, the bill imposes the new shortfall interest charge as a tax to the extent to which the charge cannot be validly imposed other than as a tax. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Amendment (Extension of Youth Allowance and Austudy Eligibility to New Apprentices) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: extend eligibility for Youth Allowance and Austudy payment to full-time new apprentices, including Newstart transferees; ensure that new apprentices have access to a low-income health care card rather than an automatically issued health care card; and correct a cross reference; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to exempt Commonwealth Trade Learning Scholarships and the Tools for your Trade initiative from assessment as income. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2005 Measures No. 2) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to: the simplified imputation system; capital gains tax roll-over for registrable superannuation entities that merge under new superannuation safety arrangements; and the list of deductible gift recipients;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to provide capital allowance deductions for certain telecommunications rights;

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to simplify transfer from annual to quarterly payment of pay as you go instalments for certain taxpayers;

  A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

  in relation to the goods and service tax and real property;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  in relation to tax treatment for superannuation annuities that have been split upon marriage breakdown; and

  Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986

  in relation to exemption from fringe benefits tax for payments to worker entitlement funds. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Improvements to Self Assessment) Bill (No. 1) 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Shortfall Interest Charge (Imposition) Bill 2005, the bill amends the:

  Taxation Administration Act 1958

  and 3 other Acts to provide for an interest regime (the shortfall interest charge) which will apply to under-assessments of income tax; and

  Tax Administration Act 1953

  to: abolish the penalty for tax shortfalls resulting from a failure to following a private ruling; require the Commissioner to provide an explanation in relation to certain penalties imposed; and clarify the definition of the term “reasonably arguable”. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Civil Aviation Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  to: empower the Governor-General to make regulations inconsistent with the

  Disability Discrimination Act 1992

  and

  Sex Discrimination Act 1984

  ; validate existing civil aviation and civil aviation safety regulations and past actions based on those regulations; ensure consistent references to aircraft registered overseas; and ensure that certain conditions for the grant of Air Operator’s Certificates (AOCs) have effect as ongoing conditions on the AOCs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Consular Privileges and Immunities Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1972

  to allow for additional privileges and immunities to be granted on a reciprocal basis to consular officers representing overseas countries in Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum