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TOTAL RESULTS: 277
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- Date
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16 Jun 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
- Summary
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Amends the
Tradex Scheme Act 1999
to: provide that partnerships are eligible to apply for a tradex order; and remove transitional arrangements relating to the Texco Scheme.
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- Date
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13 May 2010
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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XENOPHON, Sen Nick
- Summary
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Amends the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to require that, in order to receive exemption from income tax, the aims and activities of religious and charitable institutions must be assessed against a public benefit test.
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13 May 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Introduced with the Income Tax Rates Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010, the bill amends the:
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to replace the existing research and development (R&D) tax concession with a 45 per cent refundable R&D tax offset for eligible entities with a turnover of less than $20 million, and a non-refundable 40 per cent R&D tax offset for all other eligible entities; Industry Research and Development Act 1986
to set out the role of Innovation Australia in relation to the administration of the R&D tax offset; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
, Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
and Taxation Administration Act 1953
to make consequential amendments. Also contains application, savings and transitional provisions.
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- Date
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18 Mar 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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17 Mar 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
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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.
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- Date
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17 Mar 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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26 Nov 2009
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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XENOPHON, Sen Nick
- Summary
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Amends the
Trade Practices Act 1974
to prevent corporations from directly or indirectly merging with or acquiring an asset which would result in material lessening of competition in the relevant market.
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23 Nov 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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CIOBO, Steven, MP
- Summary
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Amends the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to specify the criteria the Commissioner of Taxation must consider when making a special assessments decision in relation to the producer offset.
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- Date
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19 Nov 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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The bill: amends the
Taxation Administration Act 1953
to establish a framework to protect the confidentiality of taxpayer information by placing a general prohibition on the disclosure of taxpayer information except in certain specified circumstances; makes consequential amendments to 38 other Acts; contains a regulation making power; and repeals the A New Tax System (Bonuses for Older Australians) Act 1999
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15 Sep 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
- Summary
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Amends the:
Radiocommunications Act 1992
, Telecommunications Act 1997
and Trade Practices Act 1974
to prevent Telstra from acquiring specified bands of spectrum which could be used for advanced wireless broadband services unless it structurally separates and divests its hybrid fibre coaxial cable network and its interests in Foxtel; National Transmission Network Sale Act 1998
, Telecommunications Act 1997
and Trade Practices Act 1974
to require the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to: set up-front prices and non-price terms for declared services; make binding rules of conduct for the supply of declared services; remove the option to apply for exemptions from access obligations or undertakings; and remove merits review of regulatory decisions made by the ACCC; Trade Practices Act 1974
to: remove the requirement for the ACCC to undertake consultation before issuing a Part A competition notice; and clarify that content services supplied by carriers and carriage service providers are subject to the competition notice regime; Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
to: require the universal service provider to supply standard telephone services and payphones as determined by the minister; and provide for the minister to establish minimum Customer Service Guarantee performance benchmarks; and Telecommunications Act 1997
to: require service providers to offer a priority assistance service; and establish an infringement notice regime to deal with breaches of civil penalty provisions.
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