Assented Bills of the current Parliament

Search all bills

TOTAL RESULTS: 445

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Family Participation Measures) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Sep 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to: commence a 3.5 year trial on 1 January 2012 requiring certain teenage parents residing in certain areas who receive parenting payment to develop and sign an Employment Pathway Plan; suspend income support for teenage parents who fail to participate in the plan without a reasonable excuse; commence a three-year trial on 1 July 2012 requiring certain jobless family members who are receiving parenting payment to develop and sign an Employment Pathway Plan; and provide that parents in either of these trials do not lose entitlement to other payments if they fail to comply with trial requirements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 7) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Sep 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to: taxation arrangements for special disability trusts; certain farm management deposits being accessed within 12 months; and the producer, location, and post, digital and visual effects offsets;

  Income Tax Rates Act 1986

  to reduce the lowest marginal tax rate for workers participating in the Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme;

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to provide that the instalment income of certain taxpayers includes net gains in the taxation of financial arrangements;

  Tax Laws Amendment (Taxation of Financial Arrangements) Act 2009

  to give the Commissioner of Taxation a discretion to extend the time in which taxpayers may notify the making of a transitional election in certain circumstances;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  and

  Banking Act 1959

  in relation to the administration of the farm management deposits scheme;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 6) Act 2010

  to extend to 30 September 2011 the date for the temporary loss relief for merging superannuation funds; and

  A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  in relation to a regulatory framework for public ancillary funds. Also provides that any director penalty notices issued by the Commissioner of Taxation under former section 22AOE of the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  between 10 December 2007 and 30 June 2010 are valid, notwithstanding the New South Wales Court of Appeal decision in

  Soong v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation

  (2011) 248 FLR 252. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Banking Amendment (Covered Bonds) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Sep 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Banking Act 1959

  to establish a framework for the issue of covered bonds by: enabling authorised deposit institutions to issued covered bonds; and providing that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority set prudential standards for the issue of the bonds. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Clean Energy (Charges—Customs) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Energy Efficiency 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 18 bills to implement a carbon pricing mechanism, the bill imposes a tax on the issue of carbon units issued as a result of an auction, or for a fixed charge, or on a unit shortfall, to the extent that it is a duty of customs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Clean Energy (Charges—Excise) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Energy Efficiency 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 18 bills to implement a carbon pricing mechanism, the bill imposes a tax on the issue of carbon units issued as a result of an auction, or for a fixed charge, or on a unit shortfall, to the extent that it is a duty of excise. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Energy Efficiency 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 18 bills to implement a carbon pricing mechanism, the bill: makes consequential amendments to 11 Acts and the Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997; amends five taxation laws to establish the income tax and goods and services tax treatment of emission units; amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to provide for a conservation tillage refundable tax offset; and makes transitional arrangements for the transfer of functions to the Clean Energy Regulator and the Climate Change Authority. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Clean Energy (Customs Tariff Amendment) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 18 bills to implement a carbon pricing mechanism, the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to increase the customs duty rate applying to aviation and non-transport gaseous fuels by an amount equivalent to the carbon emission price of the fuel, had the gaseous fuels been subject to carbon pricing. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Clean Energy (Excise Tariff Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 18 bills to implement a carbon pricing mechanism, the bill amends the:

  Excise Tariff Act 1921

  to increase aviation fuel excise by an amount equivalent to the carbon emission price of the fuel, had the aviation fuel been subject to carbon pricing; and

  Excise Act 1901

  ,

  Excise Tariff Act 1921

  and

  Excise Tariff Amendment (Taxation of Alternative Fuels) Act 2011

  to reduce the excise exemption for non-transport compressed natural gas (CNG) by an amount equivalent to the carbon emission price on CNG, had CNG been subject to carbon pricing. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Clean Energy (Fuel Tax Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 18 bills to implement a carbon pricing mechanism, the bill amends the

  Fuel Tax Act 2006

  and

  Fuel Tax (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2006

  to reduce the business fuel tax credit entitlement for liquefied and gaseous transport fuels to provide a carbon emission charge on business through the fuel tax system. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 18 bills to implement a carbon pricing mechanism, the bill amends the:

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  ,

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

  ,

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to provide for: the payment of lump sum clean energy advances and clean energy supplements to certain pensioners, veterans, self-funded retirees and families; and the clean energy supplement to be indexed by the Consumer Price Index;

  Farm Household Support Act 1992

  and

  Social Security Act 1991

  to provide for the payment of the lump sum clean energy advances to recipients of the exceptional circumstances relief payment;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to provide for an annual lump sum low income supplement;

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to provide for an annual indexed payment of $140 to certain households requiring essential medical equipment;

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  and

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

  to provide an annual payment of up to $300 for certain single income families; and Aged Care Act 1997 to increase the standard resident contribution received by aged care homes by approximately $3.50 per week per resident. Also makes consequential amendments to five Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum