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

  Track (What's this?)

  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

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Fibre Deployment) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to provide that optical fibre and fibre-ready fixed line facilities are installed in development projects approved from 1 July 2010; and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to make a consequential amendment in relation to civil penalties for third party access regimes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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

  Track (What's this?)

  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

• Territories Law Reform Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  In response to recommendations of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories report

  Quis custodiet ipsos Custodes?: Inquiry into Governance on Norfolk Island

  , the bill amends: the

  Norfolk Island Act 1979

  in relation to: the voting system for the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly; when elections are held; the process for selecting a Chief Minister and Ministers; advice provided to the Administrator when assenting to bills; the role of the Governor-General and Minister responsible for Territories in processing legislation; and the implementation of a contemporary financial management framework; six Acts in relation to the review of administrative actions; 11 Acts to make consequential amendments; and the

  Christmas Island Act 1958

  and

  Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955

  to provide a vesting mechanism for powers and functions under Western Australian laws in these territories. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2010 Measures No. 1) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  in relation to: the supply of medical devices that are not on the Therapeutic Goods Register; the listing of export-only variations of certain medicines already on the register; permissible ingredients for inclusion in medicines; information that may be considered by the minister when reviewing initial decisions; and the secretary’s information gathering powers. 

  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

• Tax Laws Amendment (2010 GST Administration Measures No. 1) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 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

  to ensure that goods and services tax adjustments are required in all situations when consideration is paid by an entity in the supply chain to a third party; and

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

  to confirm that the rules allowing attribution in the current period applies to all input tax credits. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 1) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  The bill: amends eight Acts in relation to: approved superannuation clearing houses; forestry managed investment schemes; managed investment trusts; eligibility criteria for the entrepreneurs’ tax offset; and the corporate consolidation regime; and amends 13 Acts to make miscellaneous and technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum