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TOTAL RESULTS: 133
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- Date
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02 Jul 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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Sponsor
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COX, Sen Dorinda
SHOEBRIDGE, Sen David
- Summary
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Establishes a commission of inquiry into historic and ongoing injustices against First Peoples in Australia.
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- Date
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26 Jun 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
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Amends the:
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
to enable viewers to access the Viewer Access Satellite Television safety net service when a commercial television broadcaster ceases to provide services terrestrially in a given area; and Broadcasting Services Act 1992
and Radiocommunications Act 1992
to enable the consolidation of transmission arrangements for certain broadcasting services.
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- Date
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26 Jun 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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ANTIC, Sen Alex
BABET, Sen Ralph
CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
HANSON, Sen Pauline
RENNICK, Sen Gerard
ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm
- Summary
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Repeals the
Digital ID Act 2024
and Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2024
. Also makes consequential amendments to 6 Acts.
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25 Jun 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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HENDERSON, Sen Sarah
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Establishes a commission of inquiry into antisemitism at Australian universities.
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- Date
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25 Jun 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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POCOCK, Sen David
- Summary
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The bill: provides for a National Housing and Homelessness Plan; establishes the National Housing Consumer Council to provide advice on the plan from the perspective of consumers; and establishes a National Housing and Homelessness Advocate to independently monitor the progress of the plan and to undertake reviews into systemic housing issues.
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- Date
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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
- Summary
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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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- Date
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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
- Summary
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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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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
- Summary
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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
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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
- Summary
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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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