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• Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Energy Grants (Credit) Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003, the bill replaces the Diesel Fuel Rebate Scheme and the Diesel and Alternative Fuels Grants Scheme with a single scheme called the Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme which will apply from 1 July 2003. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 4) 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to treat certain internal roll-overs as eligible termination payments;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to make technical corrections and amendments in relation to the uniform capital allowances system;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to clarify the recognition and treatment of non-assessable non-exempt income amounts;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to refundable tax offset rules;

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to introduce new withholding obligations to apply to certain payments to foreign residents;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to: apply pay as you go (PAYG) withholding to enterprise-to-enterprise transactions in Australia if no Australian Business Number (ABN) is quoted; and ensure that the relevant withholding rules have the same geographical application as the

  A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999

  ; and

  Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to provide a fringe benefits tax exemption for certain payments to approved worker entitlement funds. Also contains application and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Dairy Industry Service Reform Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Dairy) Bill 2003, the bill provides for: the privatisation of the Australian Dairy Corporation (ADC) and its subsequent conversion into a company under the

  Corporations Act 2001

  , to be known as Dairy Australia Limited; and the transfer of assets, liabilities and staff of the Dairy Research and Development Corporation to the new company. Also: provides for an industry services body which will take over ADC’s role in relation to the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund; simplifies the export control arrangements for dairy produce, retaining the function with the Commonwealth; makes consequential amendments to 6 Acts; repeals the Dairy Research and Development Corporation Regulations 1990 and contains transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family Law Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Family Law Act 1975

  in relation to: Family Court powers to bind third parties in order to give effect to property settlements; removal of the requirement to register parenting plans; use of audio and video links; changes to the structure and operation of the Family Court of Australia; operation of the parenting regime; operation of financial agreements; admissibility of certain disclosures and admissions; costs of child representatives; publication of court proceedings; and miscellaneous and technical amendments. Also contains application provisions and a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Dairy) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Dairy Industry Service Reform Bill 2003, the bill amends the

  Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999

  to impose the dairy service levy which replaces the current dairy promotion, research and corporation levies. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  ,

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994

  to streamline the operation of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code and introduce an approval regime for agricultural and veterinary chemicals categorised as low regulatory activity; and correct minor typographical errors. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Makes technical amendments to the

  Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980

  ,

  Export Control Act 1982

  ,

  National Residue Survey Administration Act 1992

  ,

  Quarantine Act 1908

  and

  Dairy Industry Legislation Amendment Act 2002

  . Also makes contingent amendments to the

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002

  and

  Quarantine Act 1908

  in the event that this proposed Act commences before the

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Members of Local Government Bodies) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to ensure that eligible members of a local government body do not suffer any penalty arising from their decision to stand as candidates for election to either the House of Representatives or the Senate. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations (Fees) Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to implement the next phase of the Corporations Law Economic Reform Program, the bill amends the

  Corporations (Fees) Act 2001

  to modify the regulation-making power under the Act to expand the range of fees that maybe prescribed. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations (Review Fees) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to implement the next phase of the Corporations Law Economic Reform Program, the bill imposes review fees (to be prescribed by regulations) to be payable by companies, registered schemes, registered Australian bodies, persons registered as auditors and/or liquidators, and holders of a financial services licence, when lodging documents with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum