Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax) Bill 2008

Type: Government
Portfolio: Treasury
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42

Summary

Part of a package of four bills to increase the luxury car tax rate from 1 July 2008, the bill amends the A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999 to increase the tax rate from 25 per cent to 33 per cent.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	26 May 2008
Second reading moved	26 May 2008
Second reading debate	28 May 2008
Second reading agreed to	28 May 2008
Consideration in detail debate	28 May 2008
Third reading agreed to	28 May 2008

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	16 Jun 2008
Second reading moved	16 Jun 2008
Second reading debate	01 Sep 2008
Second reading debate	03 Sep 2008
Second reading negatived	04 Sep 2008
Second reading moved	22 Sep 2008
Second reading debate	22 Sep 2008
Second reading agreed to	22 Sep 2008
Committee of the Whole debate	22 Sep 2008
Committee of the Whole debate Requests details: 1 Government, 2 Independent (Xenophon) and 1 Family First Party agreed to	23 Sep 2008

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House made Senate requested amendments	24 Sep 2008

Senate
Third reading agreed to	25 Sep 2008


Text of bill as passed both Houses	25 Sep 2008
Assent Act no.: 101 Year: 2008	03 Oct 2008

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Revised supplementary explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Non-Government
WINDSOR, Tony, MP

Senate

Family First Party [sheet 5580]
FIELDING, Sen Steve

Government [sheet PM297 revised]

Independent [sheet 5588 revised]
XENOPHON, Sen Nick

Independent [sheet 5537 revised]
XENOPHON, Sen Nick

Opposition [sheet 5601]
ABETZ, Sen Eric
WILLIAMS, Sen John

Opposition [sheet 5590]
ABETZ, Sen Eric
WILLIAMS, Sen John

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the requests by the Senate for amendments

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (18/06/2008): Senate Economics Committee
Committee report (28/08/2008)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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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 changes 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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