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04 Sep 2008
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House of Representatives
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Treasury
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Introduced with the First Home Saver Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Bill 2008 and further to the package of bills which established First Home Saver Accounts (FHSA), the bill amends 13 Acts in relation to: the treatment of unclaimed money; secrecy provisions and the disclosure of protected information between the Australian Taxation Office, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission; and makes minor and consequential amendments relating to the operation of the FHSA scheme and its interaction with existing legislation.
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26 Jun 2008
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House of Representatives
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Finance and Deregulation
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Amends the
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
to further simplify the internal government financial management framework and makes consequential amendments to the Albury-Wodonga Development Act 1973
, Public Service Act 1999
, Reserve Bank Act 1959
and Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme Act 2008
. Also effects a transfer of funding for the Water Smart Australia program from the National Water Commission to the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.
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25 Jun 2008
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Amends the
Family Law Act 1975
in relation to: opposite-sex and same-sex de facto couples accessing the federal family law courts on property and maintenance matters on relationship breakdown; financial agreements between married couples; separation declarations and superannuation splitting; and certificates provided during family dispute resolutions. Also makes consequential amendments to 10 Acts in relation to de facto financial matters; and makes a technical amendment to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
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29 May 2008
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House of Representatives
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Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
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Amends the:
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
, Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
and Medicare Levy Act 1986
to establish a $150,000 limit on primary earner income for family tax benefit Part B and related tax offsets; A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
in relation to the baby bonus to: introduce a means test; provide for instalment payment; change the indexation date to 1 July each year; and extend the eligibility to certain adopted children; Data-matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990
, Social Security Act 1991
, Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to provide for the collection of tax file numbers as part of a new compliance regime for the seniors health card; Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to provide for a person to enter into a voluntary income management agreement; Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to increase the eligible age for partner service pension to qualifying age; and five Acts in relation to: child support reforms; family assistance; and technical amendments relating to family tax benefits and social security.
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29 May 2008
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House of Representatives
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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
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Amends the:
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
to: remove the minimum rate of child care benefit (CCB); increase the child care tax rebate (CCTR) to 50 per cent, provide for it to be paid quarterly and increase the annual limit to $7,500; and make amendments in relation to: weekly limits of hours for the purposes of CCB; automatic review of CCTR decisions; publishing information relating to sanctions or suspensions of approved child care service’s approval; allocation of child care places; approved child care services providing certain periodic statements; delegation of the secretary’s powers; infringement notices; and technical amendments relating to the Child Care Management System; and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
in relation to: debt recovery; extension of the civil penalties and infringement notice schemes; and expanded entry powers for authorised officers.
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29 May 2008
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House of Representatives
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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Amends the:
Farm Household Support Act 1992
and Social Security Act 1991
to: increase the maximum allowable income exemption for the Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payment (ECRP); and extend the ECRP to more agriculture-dependent small business operators; and Farm Household Support Act 1992
to enable ECRP recipients to continue to receive payments while temporarily absent from Australia for specific family or humanitarian reasons.
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28 May 2008
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House of Representatives
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Treasury
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Part of a package of three bills, the bill: makes consequential amendments to: provide for the taxation treatment of First Home Saver Accounts and change certain references; and amends the
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
and Corporations Act 2001
to ensure that the financial services licensing, conduct, advice and disclosure rules apply appropriately to First Home Saver Accounts.
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28 May 2008
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House of Representatives
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Treasury
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Part of a package of three bills, the bill: establishes and governs the operation of First Home Saver Accounts; provides for the payment of Government contributions of 17 per cent on the first $5,000 of personal contributions made into an account each year; and provides for the prudential regulation of account providers.
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20 Mar 2008
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House of Representatives
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the:
Fisheries Administration Act 1991
, Fisheries Management Act 1991
and Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984
to implement changes to the governance arrangements of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority; Fisheries Management Act 1991
and Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984
to require foreign fishing vessels to stow fishing equipment whilst transiting through the Australian Fishing Zone (AFZ); and Fisheries Management Act 1991
and Migration Act 1958
to enable enforcement action to be taken against foreign vessels breaching international fishery management measures and boats supporting illegal fishing in the AFZ.
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13 Feb 2008
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Senate
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Treasury
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Amends the:
Banking Act 1959
, Insurance Act 1973
, Life Insurance Act 1995
, Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
, Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997
, Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Simplifying Regulation and Review) Act 2007
and Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Discretionary Mutual Funds and Direct Offshore Foreign Insurers) Act 2007
to introduce a court-based process for disqualifying an individual from operating an Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) regulated entity; Banking Act 1959
, Insurance Act 1973
and Life Insurance Act 1995
in relation to APRA’s specific direction powers; Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
to incorporate a materiality test into the trigger for APRA to issue a direction to freeze assets of a superannuation entity; Insurance Act 1973
, Life Insurance Act 1995
and Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
to remove ministerial consent from administrative decisions made by APRA or the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) under those Acts; and Banking Act 1959
, Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001
, Insurance Act 1973
, Life Insurance Act 1995
and Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
to apply merits review to appropriate decisions made by APRA or the ATO. Also makes consequential amendments to other Acts.
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