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02 Jun 2011
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House of Representatives
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Amends the:
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
in relation to: trust beneficiaries continuing to use primary production income averaging in certain circumstances; the operation of the National Rental Affordability Scheme; and anti-avoidance rules for exempt entities used to ‘shelter’ the taxable income of a trust; Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
to enable trust beneficiaries to continue to use farm management deposits in certain circumstances; Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
in relation to: capital gains and franked distributions of trusts; and phasing out the dependent spouse tax offset; and Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986
to provide for a single statutory rate of 20 per cent to determine the taxable value of car fringe benefits. Also makes consequential amendments to the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
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26 May 2011
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Amends the:
Taxation Administration Act 1953
to: reduce the gross domestic product (GDP) factor to four per cent for the 2011-12 financial year for GDP-adjusted notional tax; and provide that contributions to superannuation required by an industrial instrument or rules of a superannuation fund are excluded from reportable employer superannuation contributions; Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 3) Act 2009
to make consequential amendments; Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to provide that minors cannot use the low income tax offset to reduce tax due on certain income; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
in relation to the percentage of premiums for certain total and permanent disability insurance policies that can be claimed as deductions.
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12 May 2011
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Amends the:
A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999
to allow supplies of particular types of new recreational boats to be goods and services tax free if the boats are exported within a specified 12-month period; and Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
to enable the ongoing imposition of the general interest charge in certain circumstances.
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12 May 2011
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Amends the
A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999
and Medicare Levy Act 1986
to: increase the Medicare levy and Medicare levy surcharge low-income threshold amounts for individuals, families and pensioners below pension age; and increase the phase-in limits as a result of the increased threshold amounts.
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12 May 2011
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Part of a package of four bills to apply an energy content based taxation to certain alternative fuels, the bill amends four Acts in relation to: the taxation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG); LPG reporting requirements; fuel tax credit entitlements; penalties concerning unauthorised excise-free LPG sale or use; and transitional excise licensing requirements for LPG, LNG and CNG.
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24 Mar 2011
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House of Representatives
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Treasury
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Amends: the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
in relation to the list of deductible gift recipients; the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
in relation to self managed superannuation fund investment in collectables and personal use assets; the Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997
and Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
to allow superannuation fund trustees and retirement savings account providers to use tax file numbers in certain circumstances; the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999
and A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999
to allow entities to self assess the goods and services tax treatment of a payment of an Australian tax, fee or charge; and 16 Acts to make technical amendments.
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23 Mar 2011
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House of Representatives
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Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
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Amends the
Telecommunications Act 1997
to require developers to install fibre-ready infrastructure in new developments and ensure that any fixed line facilities installed in a development must be fibre-ready.
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23 Mar 2011
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House of Representatives
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Health and Ageing
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Amends the
Therapeutic Goods Act 1989
in relation to: processes for the evaluation of prescription medicines; the refund of evaluation fees; and standard conditions for the registration or listing of therapeutic goods.
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02 Mar 2011
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Attorney-General
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The bill: amends the:
Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010
in relation to staying an Australian proceeding on forum grounds; and Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010
and Trans-Tasman Proceedings (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2010
to: reflect amendments made by the New Zealand Parliament to the companion legislation to enable the cooperative scheme to operate; and retrospectively validates fees charged (from 1 March 2009 to 25 November 2010) for de facto financial proceedings under the Family Law Act 1975
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24 Feb 2011
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Amends the:
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to exempt from income tax: the Disaster Recovery Subsidy paid to those affected by the floods in Australia during the summer of 2010-11 and by Cyclone Yasi; and ex-gratia payments to New Zealand non-protected special category visa holders for a disaster that occurred in Australia during the 2010-11 financial year; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 2) Act 2009
to exempt from income tax certain payments paid to small businesses and primary producers affected by the floods in Australia during the summer of 2010-11 and by Cyclone Yasi; and First Home Saver Accounts Act 2008
and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to enable money in a First Home Saver Account to be paid into a genuine mortgage after the end of a minimum qualifying period.
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