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  • Date
    21 Nov 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
     
    Summary
    Requires a minister to seek the Queen’s in-principle agreement to establish The Police Overseas Service (Territories of Papua and New Guinea) Medal as part of the Australian honours system to be awarded for service undertaken by members of Australian police forces who served as part of the Australian administration of the Territories of Papua and New Guinea between 1 July 1949 and 30 November 1973. 

    Bill

  • Date
    21 Nov 2011 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    BROWN, Sen Bob
    DI NATALE, Sen Richard 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Broadcasting Services Act 1992
    to: restrict the advertising or other promotion of unhealthy food and beverages on television on weekdays between 6.00 am and 9.00 am and between 4.00 pm and 9.00 pm, and on weekends and public holidays between 6.00 am and 12.00 pm and between 4.00 pm and 9.00 pm; and restrict the advertising or other promotion of unhealthy food and beverages on subscription television, the internet or by electronic message. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    03 Nov 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Paid Parental Leave Act 2010
    in relation to: ‘keeping in touch days’; debt recovery; notices; and delegation of the secretary’s powers; and
    Fair Work Act 2009
    to: clarify unpaid parental leave arrangements in the event of a stillbirth or infant death; enable early commencement of unpaid parental leave; and enable employees who are on unpaid parental leave to perform permissible paid work for short periods (‘keeping in touch days’). 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    02 Nov 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Part of a package of 11 bills, the bill imposes petroleum resource rent tax at a rate of 40 per cent on the profits of certain petroleum projects, to the extent that it is a duty of customs. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    02 Nov 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Part of a package of 11 bills, the bill imposes petroleum resource rent tax at a rate of 40 per cent on the profits of certain petroleum projects, to the extent that it is a duty of excise. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    02 Nov 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Part of a package of 11 bills, the bill imposes petroleum resource rent tax at a rate of 40 per cent on the profits of certain petroleum projects, to the extent that it is neither a duty of customs nor a duty of excise. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    02 Nov 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Part of a package of 11 bills, the bill amends the:
    Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987
    to: extend the petroleum resource rent tax (PRRT) to apply to all onshore oil and gas projects, as well as the North West Shelf project; apply the PRRT to shale oil and coal seam gas not subject to the minerals resource rent tax; establish the timing for deriving assessable receipts for petroleum projects; provide that certain receipts or service provision are assessable receipts; provide that expenditure in relation to environmental expenditure, resource rent tax expenditure and native title payments are deductible; enable certain interest holders to choose and apply a starting base valuation in relation to their interest; and reflect the Clean Energy Future package;
    Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987
    and
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to provide that certain groups of entities may form consolidated groups for PRRT purposes; and
    Crimes (Taxation Offences) Act 1980
    ,
    Excise Tariff Act 1921
    ,
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1987
    and
    Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987
    to make consequential amendments. Also repeals the
    Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Act 1987

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    01 Nov 2011 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    BROWN, Sen Bob 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Public Accounts and Audit Committee Act 1951
    to expand the role of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit to include additional duties in relation to the Commonwealth Ombudsman, including: examining all reports tabled by the ombudsman; reporting to Parliament on matters relating to the ombudsman; and considering the operations and resources of the ombudsman. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    13 Oct 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 8) Bill 2011, the bill imposes a pay as you go (PAYG) withholding non-compliance tax on directors and, in some circumstances, their associates where their company has a PAYG withholding liability for an income year and the director or associate is entitled to a credit for amounts withheld by the company during the income year. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    12 Oct 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Personal Property Securities Act 2009
    to: provide that the Act commences before the Personal Property Securities national online register is available for public use; and make consequential amendments; and
    Personal Property Securities (Corporations and Other Amendments) Act 2010
    to make a consequential amendment. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum