Tax Laws Amendment (Cross-Border Transfer Pricing) Bill (No. 1) 2012

Type
Government
Portfolio
Treasury
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the: Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 and Taxation Administration Act 1953 to retrospectively: clarify that the internationally consistent transfer pricing rules contained in Australia’s tax treaties and incorporated into Australian law provide assessment authority to address treaty related transfer pricing; and ensure that the tax treaty transfer pricing rules are applied in a manner consistent with the relevant Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development guidance material; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 to make consequential amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 24 May 2012
Second reading moved 24 May 2012
Second reading debate 19 Jun 2012
Second reading agreed to 19 Jun 2012
Consideration in detail debate 19 Jun 2012
Third reading agreed to 19 Jun 2012
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 20 Jun 2012
Second reading moved 20 Jun 2012
Second reading debate 20 Aug 2012
Second reading agreed to 20 Aug 2012
Committee of the Whole debate 20 Aug 2012
Third reading agreed to 20 Aug 2012
Text of bill as passed both Houses 20 Aug 2012
Assent
  • Act no.: 115
  • Year: 2012
08 Sep 2012

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Senate

Schedules of amendments

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Bills digest

Notes

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Text of bill

  • First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
  • Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
  • As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
  • Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.

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