Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 2) Bill 2019

Type: Government
Portfolio: Treasury
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 46

Summary

Amends the: Corporations Act 2001 and National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 to allow regulations to provide for exemptions from the Australian Financial Services Licence and Australian Credit Licence requirements for the purposes of testing financial and credit products and services under certain conditions; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to amend the venture capital and early stage investor provisions to ensure that they operate as intended in relation to capital gains tax transactions, managed investment trusts and the early stage investor tax offset; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 to amend the definition of public trading trusts. Also provides for an independent review of the operation of the exemptions from the Australian Financial Services Licence and Australian Credit Licence requirements.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	04 Jul 2019
Second reading moved	04 Jul 2019
Second reading debate	19 Sep 2019
Second reading debate	15 Oct 2019
Second reading agreed to	15 Oct 2019
Consideration in detail debate	15 Oct 2019
Third reading agreed to	15 Oct 2019

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	17 Oct 2019
Second reading moved	17 Oct 2019
Second reading debate	06 Feb 2020
Second reading debate	10 Feb 2020
Second reading agreed to	10 Feb 2020
Committee of the Whole debate	10 Feb 2020
Third reading agreed to	10 Feb 2020


Finally passed both Houses	10 Feb 2020
Assent Act no: 8 Year: 2020	26 Feb 2020

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Non-Government
JONES, Stephen, MP

Senate

Opposition [sheet 8787]
MCALLISTER, Sen Jenny

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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Explanatory memoranda

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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.

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