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• Customs Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Excise Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 [No. 2], the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to: increase the customs duty rate applying to certain alcoholic beverages ('alcopops') from $39.36 to $66.67 per litre of alcohol content; and alter the taxation definitions of 'beer' and 'grape wine product'. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Amendment (Household Assistance) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Consequent on the implementation of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, the bill amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: increase pensions, income support allowances and family payments by 2.8 per cent over two years, commencing on 1 July 2011; and make adjustments to indexation arrangements;

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance)(Administration) Act 1999

  to: increase certain family tax benefit rates (FTB) additional to the usual indexation; and introduce a FTB combined supplement;

  Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

  to: increase disability, war widow and widower, and service pensions by 2.8 per cent over two years, commencing on 1 July 2011; and provide for increases to payment rates and adjustments to indexation by legislative instrument;

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  to increase the maximum rate weekly permanent impairment compensation, weekly compensation for wholly dependant partners and Special Rate Disability Pension by 2.8 per cent over two years, commencing on 1 July 2011; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Medicare Levy Act 1986

  to increase the low income tax, Senior Australians tax, dependency tax, dependent spouse, housekeeper and child-housekeeper, invalid relative, and parent/parent-in-in law offsets, and Medicare levy low-income thresholds. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Coordinator-General for Remote Indigenous Services Bill 2009

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  Date

  27 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  The bill: creates the statutory position of Coordinator-General for Remote Indigenous Services to coordinate the Remote Service Delivery Strategy; and provides for: the functions and general powers of the position; terms and conditions and staffing support; and regular and annual reporting requirements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Car Dealership Financing Guarantee Appropriation Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purposes of paying claims under the Australian Government Guarantee to support interim funding to car dealerships. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges-Customs) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Water 

  Summary

  Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, the bill imposes a tax on the issue of Australian emissions units issued as a result of an auction or for a fixed charge, to the extent that it is a duty of customs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges-Excise) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Water 

  Summary

  Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, the bill imposes a tax on the issue of Australian emissions units issued as a result of an auction or for a fixed charge, to the extent that it is a duty of excise. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges-General) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Water 

  Summary

  Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, the bill imposes a tax on the issue of Australian emissions units issued as a result of an auction or for a fixed charge, to the extent that it is neither a duty of customs nor a duty of excise. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Water 

  Summary

  Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, the bill: amends 11 Acts and the Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 consequent on the introduction of the scheme; and makes transitional arrangements to transfer the functions of the Greenhouse and Energy Data Officer and the Renewable Energy Regulator to the Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to establish Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme fuel credits, the bill amends the

  Fuel Tax Act 2006

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  consequent on the proposed

  Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Act 2009

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to establish Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) fuel credits, the bill establishes a CPRS fuel credits program to provide transitional assistance to eligible businesses and gaseous fuels suppliers to offset the impact of the scheme emissions unit charge. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum