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• COAG Legislation Amendment Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister and Cabinet 

  Summary

  Amends the

  COAG Reform Fund Act 2008

  and 23 other Acts to update references to COAG and Ministerial Councils to reflect the cessation of the Council of Australian Governments and changes to intergovernmental architecture. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crown References Amendment Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Oct 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister and Cabinet 

  Summary

  Amends 29 Acts to update certain references associated with the Crown to reflect the accession of a new Sovereign. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Service Amendment Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Jun 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister and Cabinet 

  Summary

  Responding to certain recommendations of the Independent Review of the Australian Public Service (the Thodey Review), the bill amends the

  Public Service Act 1999

  to: include a new Australian Public Service (APS) Value of ‘Stewardship’; require the Secretaries Board to prepare an APS Purpose Statement; require agency heads to uphold and promote the APS Purpose Statement; provide that ministers must not direct agency heads on individual employment matters; require agency heads to put in place measures to enable decision-making to occur at the lowest appropriate classification; require regular capability reviews; require the Secretaries Board to request and publish regular long-term insights reports; require agencies to publish annual APS Employee Census results and respond to relevant findings through an action plan; and remove the requirement to seek the APS Commissioner’s consent to delegate powers and functions to Australian Defence Force members. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Military Invalidity Payments Means Testing) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Responds to the Federal Court decision in

  Commissioner of Taxation v Douglas

  [2020] FCAFC 220 by amending the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to provide a clear legal basis for the assessment of income from certain military invalidity pensions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Parliamentary Business Resources Legislation Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Act 2017

  ,

  Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017

  and two related instruments to respond to certain recommendations of the

  Independent Review of the Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017 and Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Act 2017

  in relation to parliamentary business resources and special purpose aircraft travel;

  National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022

  to make consequential and technical amendments; and

  Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017

  and two other Acts to provide that members’ remuneration is payable on a fortnightly rather than monthly basis. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Delivering Better Financial Outcomes and Other Measures) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to provide a legal basis for payment of advice fees from a member’s superannuation account and clarify the associated tax consequences; the

  Corporations Act 2001

  in relation to: ongoing fee renewal and consent requirements; financial services guide requirements; rules banning conflicted remuneration; and standardised consumer consent requirements for certain insurance commissions; the

  Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987

  to: align the petroleum resource rent tax general anti-avoidance provisions with the general anti-avoidance provisions in the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ; and clarify the meaning of ‘exploration for petroleum’; the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: clarify mining, quarrying or prospecting rights (MQPRs) cannot be depreciated for income tax purposes until they are used; clarify when income tax balancing adjustments occur to MQPRs; and amend the location offset and producer offset for films; 15 Acts to amend the process by which amendments to agreements with multilateral development banks are incorporated into domestic legislation; and 8 Acts to make miscellaneous and technical amendments to Treasury portfolio legislation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  and 8 other Acts to implement recommendations by the Council of Financial Regulators in relation to Australia’s financial market infrastructure by: introducing a crisis management and resolution regime for domestic clearing and settlement (CS) facilities; expanding the licensing, supervisory and enforcement powers of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA); and transferring certain powers relating to the licensing and supervision of CS facilities and financial markets to ASIC and the RBA;

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  and

  Corporations Act 2001

  to phase-in new climate-related financial reporting requirements for entities; and

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  ,

  Corporations Act 2001

  and

  Insurance Act 1973

  to make minor and technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Excise Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2024, the bill amends the

  Excise Tariff Act 1921

  to increase rates of duty for tobacco goods from 1 September 2023. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Help to Buy (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Help to Buy Bill 2023, the bill amends the

  Housing Australia Act 2018

  to make amendments consequential on the establishment of the Help to Buy Scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Help to Buy Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Help to Buy (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023, the bill establishes a Commonwealth shared equity program (Help to Buy Scheme) to be administered by Housing Australia that will assist low to middle income earners to purchase new or existing homes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum