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• International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  International Tax Agreements Act 1953

  to give legislative authority to agreements between Australia and the Republic of South Africa, in relation to the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2008

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  Date

  27 Aug 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  International Tax Agreements Act 1953

  to give legislative authority to agreements between Australia and Japan, in relation to the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008 [No. 2]

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  Date

  23 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  TROETH, Sen Judith;HUMPHRIES, Sen Gary 

  Summary

  Provides for the appointment of an independent person to review the operation, effectiveness and implications of laws relating to terrorism. 

  Bill

• Income Tax (Managed Investment Trust Transitional) Bill 2008

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  Date

  04 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills, the bill imposes a transitional tax rate of 22.5 per cent for the first income year of the new withholding tax regime for distributions of managed investment trust income to foreign residents of certain jurisdictions and allows them to claim deductions for associated investment expenses. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Income Tax (Managed Investment Trust Withholding Tax) Bill 2008

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  Date

  04 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills, the bill imposes: a tax rate of 15 per cent for the second income year, and 7.5 per cent for later income years, of the new withholding tax regime for distributions of managed investment trust income to foreign residents of certain jurisdictions; and a 30 per cent withholding tax rate on residents of countries with which Australia does not have effective exchange of information. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2008

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  Date

  02 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BILLSON, Bruce, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Interactive Gambling Act 2001

  to prohibit subscription television based interactive gambling. 

  Bill

• Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

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  Date

  29 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976

  to: allow for township leases to be for a period of between 40 and 99 years and provide for rights of renewal; expand the functions of the Executive Director of Township Leasing; allow for the grant of 13 areas of Aboriginal land which will be operated as national parks; and make minor amendments; and

  Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007

  to: provide processes for payments to landholders for the acquisition of five-year leases; and make minor and technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment (2008 Budget Measures) Bill 2008

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  Date

  29 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000

  to appropriate additional funding for Indigenous students to: expand intensive literacy and numeracy programs; enable teachers to develop individual learning plans; and establish three new boarding accommodation facilities in the Northern Territory. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Income Tax (First Home Saver Accounts Misuse Tax) Bill 2008

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  Date

  28 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills, the bill imposes the First Home Saver Accounts misuse tax to be payable on any gain made by an account holder from the improper use of a First Home Saver Account. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  GEORGIOU, Petro, MP 

  Summary

  Provides for the appointment of an independent person to review the operation, effectiveness and implications of laws relating to terrorism. 

  Bill