Judiciary Amendment Bill 2008 – Parliament of Australia

Type: Government
Portfolio: Attorney-General
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Responds to the High Court decision in
British American Tobacco v Western Australia
by amending the
Judiciary Act 1903
to provide that nothing in the Act prevents state and territory laws related to the recovery of invalid state and territory taxes from applying in federal jurisdiction in proceedings for the recovery of a tax or an amount paid in connection with a tax invalidly imposed by a law of a state or territory.

Progress

House of Representatives
28 May 2008	Introduced and read a first time
28 May 2008	Second reading moved
23 Jun 2008	Second reading debate
23 Jun 2008	Second reading agreed to
23 Jun 2008	Third reading agreed to

Senate
24 Jun 2008	Introduced and read a first time
24 Jun 2008	Second reading moved
24 Jun 2008	Second reading debate
24 Jun 2008	Second reading agreed to
24 Jun 2008	Third reading agreed to

01 Jul 2008

Assent

Act no.: 71

Year: 2008

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory Memorandum
Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No documents at present

Schedules of amendments

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Committee Information

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Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changed to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.

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