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• Tax Laws Amendment (Countering Tax Avoidance and Multinational Profit Shifting) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  in relation to: the operation of the general anti-avoidance rule; the application of the arm’s length principle in transfer pricing rules aligning with international transfer pricing standards; rules for trusts and partnerships; record keeping requirements and penalties; and consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 6) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to clarify that native title benefits are not subject to income tax (including capital gains tax);

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: update the list of deductible gift recipients; extend the immediate deductibility of exploration and prospecting expenditure provided to mining and petroleum explorers to geothermal energy explorers; and clarify that the definition of ‘limited recourse debt’ includes arrangements where, in substance or effect, the debtor is not fully at risk in relation to the debt;

  Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 5) Act 2011

  to extend the interim streaming rules for managed investment trusts until the end of the 2013-14 financial year;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to apply an income test to the rebate for medical expenses from 1 July 2012;

  Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986

  to remove the concessional fringe benefits tax treatment for in-house fringe benefits accessed by way of salary packaging arrangements; and Retirement Savings Accounts Regulations 1997, Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 and five Acts to make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Service Providers and Other Governance Measures) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  to require registrable superannuation entity licensees that are also responsible entities of registered managed investment schemes to comply with requirements on adequate resources and risk management systems;

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to: over-ride any provision in the governing rules of a registrable superannuation entity that requires the trustee to use a specified service provider, investment entity or financial product; enable the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to issue infringement notices for a broader range of breaches of the Act; require superannuation trustees to provide eligible persons, generally on request, with the reasons for decisions made in relation to a complaint; require persons seeking to take legal action against a director for a breach of their duties to first seek leave from the court; extend the availability of certain legal defences to directors and trustees; remove restrictions on director voting; clarify the definition of ‘superannuation contribution’ to include defined benefits; and make consequential amendments;

  Superannuation (Resolution of Complaints) Act 1993

  to increase the time limits within which beneficiaries can lodge complaints with the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal regarding total and permanent disability claims;

  First Home Saver Accounts Act 2008

  to make consequential amendments; and

  Superannuation Legislation Amendment (MySuper Core Provisions) Act 2012

  to make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Stolen Generations Reparations Tribunal Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  SIEWERT, Sen Rachel 

  Summary

  Establishes a Stolen Generations Reparations Tribunal to decide and make recommendations on claims for reparation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Special Broadcasting Service Amendment (Prohibition of Disruptive Advertising) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  LUDLAM, Sen Scott 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991

  to prohibit certain advertising being shown during programs on SBS television. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Special Broadcasting Service Amendment (Natural Program Breaks and Disruptive Advertising) Bill 2012

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  Date

  27 Feb 2012 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  LUDLAM, Sen Scott 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991

  to phase out by 2016 advertising within television programs on SBS. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Disaster Recovery Allowance) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Emergency Management 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to create the Disaster Recovery Allowance to provide short-term income support to individuals with a demonstrated loss of income following a major on-shore disaster; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to provide that the allowance is subject to the Beneficiary Tax Off-Set scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Caring for People on Newstart) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Feb 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: increase the single rates of Newstart and Youth Allowance by $50 a week; and standardise the indexation arrangements for pensions and allowances; and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to provide that these payments are made from monies appropriated by the Parliament. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Caring for Single Parents) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  to provide for: a $40 per week supplementary payment for single parents receiving Newstart payments; and the income test for single parents receiving Newstart to be the same as the income test for single parents receiving Parenting Payment;

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to provide for payments under this Act; and

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to provide for an enforceable right to request flexible working arrangements for people with caring responsibilities, including single parents. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Small Business Commissioner Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Feb 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

   

  Summary

  The bill: establishes the Office of the Small Business Commissioner; provides for the appointment, functions and powers of the commissioner; and includes an annual reporting requirement and a regulation making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum