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  • Date
    04 Feb 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance 
    Summary
    Appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in relation to the parliamentary departments, in addition to the appropriations provided for by the
    Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2024-2025

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    04 Feb 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance 
    Summary
    Appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the government, in addition to the appropriations provided for by the
    Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2024-2025

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    04 Feb 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance 
    Summary
    Appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, in addition to the appropriations provided for by the
    Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2024-2025

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    04 Feb 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Veterans' Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Defence Service Homes Act 1918
    to: authorise the Commonwealth to engage in insurance activities as an agent for an insurer; and validate past insurance activities carried out by the Commonwealth as an agent for an insurer since 1 January 1990. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    28 Nov 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Customs Act 1901
    to enable the expedited seizure and disposal of prohibited engineered stone benchtops, panels and slabs. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    28 Nov 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Implements certain recommendations of the Independent Review into Australia’s Aviation and Maritime Transport Security Settings by amending the
    Aviation Transport Security Act 2004
    and
    Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003
    to update legislative and policy frameworks to enable iterative, risk-based and scalable regulation for the security of aviation, maritime and offshore facility sectors. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    28 Nov 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999
    to: reduce the maximum fuel consumption for a car to be considered fuel-efficient to 3.5 litres per 100 kilometres; and align the indexation rates for luxury car tax thresholds;
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to remove income tax deductions for amounts of general interest charge and shortfall interest charge; and
    Taxation Administration Act 1953
    to extend the period within which the Commissioner of Taxation must notify a taxpayer of their decision to retain a business activity statement refund. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    27 Nov 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
    and
    Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle Framework and Other Measures Act 2002
    to facilitate the return of responsibility and resources for administering Commonwealth business registers from the Australian Taxation Office to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, in winding up the Modernising Business Registers Program;
    Competition and Consumer Act 2010
    in relation to the regulation of safety and information standards and the penalty regime for industry codes;
    Housing Australia Act 2018
    to increase the cap on the Housing Australia Special Account to $4 billion; and
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to update the list of deductible gift recipients. Also amends 6 Acts in the Treasury portfolio to make miscellaneous and technical amendments and 2 other Acts to make contingent amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    25 Nov 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Commonwealth Entities (Payment Surcharges) Bill 2024 and Commonwealth Entities (Payment Surcharges) Tax (Imposition) Bill 2024, the bill amends the
    Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
    and 3 legislative instruments to make consequential amendments. Also repeals 3 legislative instruments and retrospectively applies the authority to charge and collect payment surcharges to payments made on or after 1 January 2003. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    25 Nov 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Commonwealth Entities (Payment Surcharges) Tax (Imposition) Bill 2024 and Commonwealth Entities (Payment Surcharges) (Consequential Provisions and Other Matters) Bill 2024, the bill authorises Commonwealth entities to charge and collect payment surcharges. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum