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  • Date
    09 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Part of a package of seven bills to implement changes to the financial sector levy setting framework, the bill amends the
    Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998
    to: separate the retirement savings account providers supervisory levy into a restricted and an unrestricted component; increase the statutory upper limit for the restricted levy component set for the 2005-06 financial year; and alter the calculation of the indexation factor used to establish the statutory upper limits applying in later financial years. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    09 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Part of a package of seven bills to implement changes to the financial sector levy setting framework, the bill amends the
    Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998
    to: separate the superannuation supervisory levy into a restricted and an unrestricted component; increase the statutory upper limit for the restricted levy component set for the 2005-06 financial year; alter the calculation of the indexation factor used to establish the statutory upper limits applying in later financial years; and allow for levy determinations for different classes of superannuation entity, thereby providing for separate lower minimum levy determinations for small superannuation funds. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    09 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Trade Practices Act 1974
    to prevent individuals, and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in a representative capacity, from bringing actions for damages for personal injuries or death resulting from contraventions of Division 1 of Part V of the Act, which prohibits unfair practices in trade and commerce, including misleading and deceptive conduct. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Part of a package of four bills, the bill imposes a goods and services tax on recipients of taxable supplies made under a long-term non-reviewable contract to the extent that it is a duty of customs. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Part of a package of four bills, the bill imposes a goods and services tax on recipients of taxable supplies made under a long-term non-reviewable contract to the extent that it is an excise duty. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Part of a package of four bills, the bill imposes a goods and services tax on recipients of taxable supplies made under a long-term non-reviewable contract to the extent that it is neither a duty of customs nor a duty of excise. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Family and Community Services 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
    ,
    Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
    and
    Family Law Act 1975
    to: relocate provisions currently contained in regulations relating to overseas maintenance arrangements; and makes minor and consequential amendments;
    Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
    and
    Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
    in relation to: equity between parents in access to courts; and streamlining of certain review processes; and
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
    ,
    Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
    and
    Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
    to make minor and technical amendments in relation to child support. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    and
    Taxation Administration Act 1953
    to introduce a 25 per cent entrepreneurs’ tax offset;
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    and
    Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
    to remove the current requirement for small businesses to use the simplified tax system (STS) accounting method;
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
    and
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to: allow deferred tax liability currently available to employee share scheme holders to continue after a corporate restructure; and allow revocation of unused provisional certificates issued in respect of certain film projects;
    Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986
    to increase fringe benefits tax exemption thresholds for long service award benefits;
    Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987
    to provide petroleum exploration incentives to encourage exploration in remote offshore areas;
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
    ,
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    and
    Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
    to clarify the operation of the consolidation regime and the interaction of the regime with other areas of the tax law;
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to ensure that roll-over relief available for partnerships under the uniform capital allowances regime is also available in relation to depreciating assets allocated to STS pools;
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
    in relation to: family trust and interposed entity elections; and non-commercial loans from trustees and private companies. Also amends 19 Acts to make technical corrections. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends the
    A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Transition) Act 1999
    and eight other Acts to provide for the treatment, for goods and services tax (GST) purposes, of long-term non-reviewable contracts after the GST-free transition periods ends on 1 July 2005. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Workplace Relations Act 1996
    to restore the exemption for small business from redundancy payments by overturning the 2004 decision of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to impose redundancy pay obligations on small businesses. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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