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• Excise Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Consequential on the Excise Laws Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2002, the bill amends the

  Excise Tariff Act 1921

  to remove a previous reference to how the volume of alcohol should be physically measured and substitute references to the new provisions in the

  Excise Act 1901

  relating to the calculation of the volume of alcohol and excise duty. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Budget Initiatives and Other Measures) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Family and Community Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  in relation to correspondence and payment nominees; and

  Social Security Act 1991

  to extend carer payment eligibility to carers of terminally ill profoundly disabled children. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Special Benefit Activity Test) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Family and Community Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to require holders of certain specified visas issued for temporary protection, humanitarian or safe haven purposes to satisfy a special benefit activity test similar to the one that currently operates in relation to newstart allowance, and other newstart allowance conditions;

  Social Security Act 1991

  to make amendments contingent on the commencement of the proposed

  Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Australians Working Together and Other 2001 Budget Measures) Act 2002

  to ensure that activity test requirements are applied consistently to both special beneficiaries and newstart allowees; and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Consequential and Related Measures) Act (No. 2) 1999

  and

  Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (1999 Budget and Other Measures) Act 1999

  to correct cross-references as a result of the enactment of the

  Youth Allowance Consolidation Act 2000

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• New Business Tax System (Consolidation and Other Measures) Bill (No. 1) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Further to the

  New Business Tax System (Consolidation) Act (No. 1) 2002

  and proposed

  New Business Tax System (Consolidation, Value Shifting, Demergers and Other Measures) Act 2002

  , the bill amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to further implement the consolidation regime which commenced on 1 July 2002. Also contains application and transitional provisions and makes consequential amendments to the

  Financial Corporations (Transfer of Assets and Liabilities) Act 1993

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  and

  Wool Services Privatisation Act 2000

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• New Business Tax System (Franking Deficit Tax) Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Administration 

  Summary

  Amends the

  New Business Tax System (Franking Deficit Tax) Act 2002

  to make amendments consequential on the new simplified imputation system to facilitate the transitional determination of franking deficit tax liability for late balancing companies. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Competition Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfoli 

  Summary

  Facilitates increased competition and investment in the telecommunications industry by amending the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  ,

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  and

  Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to: clarify the prohibition of pyramid selling; amend provisions relating to defences to prosecutions; and re-insert a penalty which was inadvertently omitted. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to delay the commencement date for high definition television programming obligations on commercial television broadcasting licensees and national broadcasters in mainland State capitals until 1 July 2003. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Insurance and Aviation Liability Legislation Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Civil Aviation (Carriers’ Liability) Act 1959

  to correct a technical error in relation to the application of the definitions of “Australian citizen” and “Australian person” to charter operators;

  Damage by Aircraft Act 1999

  to exempt passive owners from liability for damage to third parties on the ground; and

  Insurance Contracts Act 1984

  to allow for the exemption, by regulation, of third party aviation war risk insurance from the cancellation and variation provisions of the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Gallery Amendment Bill 2002 [2003]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Arts and Sport 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Gallery Act 1975

  to enable the National Gallery of Australia to gift works of art with saleable value, subject to approval by the Gallery Council and the Minister. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum