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• Tradex Scheme Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Innovation, Industry, Science and Research 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Tradex Scheme Act 1999

  to: provide that partnerships are eligible to apply for a tradex order; and remove transitional arrangements relating to the Texco Scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2010 GST Administration Measures No. 3) Bill 2010

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  Date

  26 May 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

  in relation to: GST and cross-border transport supplies; GST relief for telecommunications supplies for global roaming in Australia; and adjustments for third party payments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 3) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003

  to: freeze indexation of the co-contribution income threshold for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 financial years; and maintain the current matching rate and maximum co-contribution payable on an individual’s eligible superannuation contributions;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to modify the thin capitalisation rules in relation to the application of accounting standards for authorised deposit-taking institutions;

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to enable certain officers to declare that a specified entity is not subject to Commonwealth tax law in relation to a specified transaction;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to provide that unexpended income of a special disability trust is taxed at a certain rate; and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to managed investment trusts and withholding tax. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Foreign Source Income Deferral) Bill (No. 1) 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to repeal the foreign investment fund and the deemed present entitlement rules; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge--Fringe Benefits) Act 1999

  and

  Medicare Levy Act 1986

  to: increase the Medicare levy and Medicare levy surcharge low-income threshold amounts for individuals, families and pensioners below pension age; and increase the phase-in limits as a result of the increased threshold amounts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2010 GST Administration Measures No. 2) Bill 2010

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  Date

  18 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  in relation to: the formation and subsequent changes of GST groups and joint ventures; and indirect tax sharing agreements for GST groups and joint ventures;

  A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

  ,

  Excise Act 1901

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to include indirect tax rulings and excise advice in the general rulings regime; and

  A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

  in relation to the requirements for tax invoices. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 2) Bill 2010

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  Date

  17 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: prevent shareholders of private companies accessing tax-free dividends from the provision of company assets for less than market value; and make consequential amendments; the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to extend existing arrangements for tax file number withholding to cover closely held trusts; the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: provide that the HECS-HELP benefit is exempt from income tax; update the list of deductible gift recipients; and provide that the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute Limited is exempt from income tax for a four-year period; and 108 Acts to repeal certain unlimited periods for amending taxpayers’ assessments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Transfer of Provisions) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  The bill: rewrites provisions from the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  into the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  in relation to: collection and recovery of tax; forgiveness of commercial debts; leases of luxury cars; farm management deposits; and general insurance; and amends 10 Acts to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill (No. 2) 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Further to the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill 2009, the bill amends: the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  ,

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  and

  Corporations Act 2001

  to implement a national consumer law regime (the Australian Consumer Law) in relation to: general and specific consumer protections; misleading and deceptive conduct; unconscionable conduct; unfair practices; consumer transactions; statutory consumer guarantees; a standard consumer product safety law for consumer goods; and product-related services; the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to rename it as the

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  ; and 61 Acts to reflect the change in title of the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Transport Security Legislation Amendment (2010 Measures No. 1) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  to: allow the prohibited items list to be made by legislative instrument; and enable the secretary to delegate powers and functions to a Senior Executive Service (SES) officer in the Attorney-General’s Department; and

  Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

  to: exempt ship operators from certain security requirements in certain circumstances; make regulations to define different classes of passenger ships and to enable screening officers to conduct frisk searches of passengers and crew; enable certain persons to be appointed as security assessment inspectors; enable the secretary to delegate powers and functions to agency heads and certain SES officers in other agencies in certain circumstances; and make amendments in relation to image recording powers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum