Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Budget Measures No. 1) Bill 2009

Type: Government
Portfolio: Treasury
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Amends the:
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
  to: exempt from income tax foreign employment income derived by an Australian resident employed as an aid worker, a charitable worker, a defence or police deployment, and activities prescribed by regulation;
Superannuation (Government Co-Contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003
  to temporarily reduce the matching rate and maximum co-contribution payable on individual eligible personal superannuation contributions; and
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
  and
Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
  to reduce the caps on concessional superannuation contributions and transitional concessional superannuation contributions.

Progress

House of Representatives
27 May 2009	Introduced and read a first time
27 May 2009	Second reading moved
01 Jun 2009	Second reading debate
01 Jun 2009	Second reading agreed to
01 Jun 2009	Third reading agreed to

Senate
15 Jun 2009	Introduced and read a first time
15 Jun 2009	Second reading moved
24 Jun 2009	Second reading debate
24 Jun 2009	Second reading agreed to
24 Jun 2009	Committee of the Whole debate
24 Jun 2009	Third reading agreed to

24 Jun 2009	Text of bill as passed both Houses
29 Jun 2009	Assent Act no.: 62 Year: 2009

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Family First Party [sheet 5838] FIELDING, Sen Steve
Independent (Senate) [5832] XENOPHON, Sen Nick

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (01/06/2009): Senate Economics Legislation Committee
Committee report (22/06/2009)

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Helpful information

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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