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TOTAL RESULTS: 134
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05 Jun 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures) Bill 2024, the bill imposes a tax rate of 1.5 per cent on build to rent developments that do not meet certain eligibility conditions.
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05 Jun 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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This bill is the result of the Senate dividing the Treasury Laws Amendment (Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (original bill) into two bills. This page shows the procedural history of the original bill up to the time it was divided, and the title and description of the bill as divided by the Senate (see sheet 2683 of amendments to the original bill). For copies of the explanatory memorandum and amendments circulated to the original bill, see the homepage of the original bill. This bill amends the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Taxation Administration Act 1953
to provide incentives for investors to support the construction of new build to rent developments by increasing the capital works deduction rate to 4 per cent per year and reducing the final withholding tax rate on eligible fund payments from eligible managed investment trust investments to 15 per cent.
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- Date
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05 Jun 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Introduced with the Capital Works (Build to Rent Misuse Tax) Bill 2024, the bill amends the:
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Taxation Administration Act 1953
to provide incentives for investors to support the construction of new build to rent developments by increasing the capital works deduction rate to 4 per cent per year and reducing the final withholding tax rate on eligible fund payments from eligible managed investment trust investments to 15 per cent; National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009
to extend the application of the Credit Code to buy now, pay later contracts and establish low cost credit contracts as a new category of regulated credit; Medicare Levy Act 1986
to exempt eligible lump sum payments in arrears from the Medicare Levy; Taxation Administration Act 1953
to impose a new reporting obligation on certain large multinational enterprises; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to update the list of deductible gift recipients; Federal Financial Relations Act 2009
to update funding arrangements to support payments from the Commonwealth to the States in relation to skills and workforce development; and Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
to extend the $20,000 instant asset write-off by 12 months until 30 June 2025.
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- Date
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29 May 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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Introduced with the Nature Positive (Environment Protection Australia) Bill 2024 and Nature Positive (Environment Law Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024, the bill establishes the statutory position of the Head of Environment Information Australia to provide access to, assess and report on environmental information and data.
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29 May 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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Australia) Bill 2024, the bill provides for transitional provisions and amends the
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
and 8 other Acts to support the establishment of Environment Protection Australia (EPA) and the Head of Environment Information Australia. Also amends the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to: confer compliance powers on the EPA; introduce protection orders and audit powers; and provide for the minister and secretary to delegate powers to the Chief Executive Officer of the EPA.
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- Date
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29 May 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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Introduced with the Nature Positive (Environment Information Australia) Bill 2024 and Nature Positive (Environment Law Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024, the bill establishes Environment Protection Australia as a statutory Commonwealth entity to undertake regulatory and implementation functions under a range of environmental Commonwealth laws.
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16 May 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Education
- Summary
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Amends the
Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
in relation to: new requirements for the ‘fit and proper’ provider test; giving certain information to registered providers; management of provider applications; registration requirements; automatic cancellation of a provider’s registration in certain circumstances; ministerial powers to determine enrolment limits on overseas students; and automatic suspension and cancellation of specified courses.
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- Date
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15 May 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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VAN, Sen David
- Summary
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Amends the
Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Act 2022
to extend the fringe benefits tax exemption for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles until 1 April 2030.
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27 Mar 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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Amends the
Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012
to: enable testing of timber products at the border and beyond to ensure non-compliant illegally logged timber is not imported; introduce a requirement for importers and processors to give notice before importing or processing regulated timber products; add strict liability offences, injunctions and enforceable undertakings to enforcement powers; enable audits to be carried out to determine compliance with the due diligence requirements; and extend the time frame for issuing infringement notices to 24 months and enable the department to publish details of contraventions on their website.
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27 Mar 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Summary
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Introduced with the Net Zero Economy Authority (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024, the bill establishes the Net Zero Economy Authority to promote economic transformation as Australia transitions to a net zero emissions economy.
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