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• National Measurement Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Innovation, Industry, Science and Research 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Measurement Act 1960

  to implement a national trade measurement system based on the current trade measurement systems of the states and territories. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Rental Affordability Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the National Rental Affordability Scheme Bill 2008, the bill amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to entities participating in the scheme to: enable entities to claim a refundable tax offset; ensure that state and territory contributions to entities are non-assessable and non-exempt income for taxation purposes; and ensure that there are no capital gains tax consequences from the receipt of incentives under the scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Rental Affordability Scheme Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Housing 

  Summary

  Introduced with the National Rental Affordability Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008, the bill provides for regulations to prescribe the National Rental Affordability Scheme which will provide refundable tax offsets or cash payment incentives to providers of new dwellings on the condition that they are rented to low and moderate income households at 20 per cent below market rates. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Water portfolio 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007

  in relation to: mandatory public disclosure of direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions; the calculation and publication of the alternative methods used to calculate greenhouse gas emissions; registration of corporations; compliance by corporations with external auditors; and reporting of greenhouse gas projects and offsets of emissions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Health Act 1953

  to: expand the criteria for determining that brands of pharmaceutical items are co-marketed; provide access to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for government officers (and accompanying spouses and dependants) working overseas; enable married or de facto couples living apart permanently due to illness or infirmity to use the PBS safety net jointly; and make minor technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition—Customs) Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  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 Imposition—Customs) Act 1999

  to impose a 33 per cent tax rate on taxable supplies and imported luxury cars, calculated on the value that exceeds the luxury car tax threshold, to the extent that it is a duty of customs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition—Excise) Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  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 Imposition—Excise) Act 1999

  to impose a 33 per cent tax rate on taxable supplies and imported luxury cars, calculated on the value that exceeds the luxury car tax threshold, to the extent that it is a duty of excise. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition—General) Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  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 Imposition—General) Act 1999

  to impose a 33 per cent tax rate on taxable supplies and imported luxury cars, calculated on the value that exceeds the luxury car tax threshold, to the extent that it is neither a duty of customs nor a duty of excise. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Film and Sound Archive Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Feb 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment, Heritage and the Arts 

  Summary

  Establishes the National Film and Sound Archive as a statutory body, sets out functions and powers, and establishes a governing board and management. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Health Security Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  The bill: enables the exchange of public health surveillance information in relation to public health events of national significance; enables the sharing of information with the World Health Organization and countries affected by any event relating to public health or an overseas mass casualty; gives effect to the International Health Regulations 2005; and establishes a scheme for the national registration and regulation of entities handling security-sensitive biological agents. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum