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• Trade Practices Amendment (Clarity in Pricing) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to: prohibit corporations from advertising a component price (a price as the sum of multiple component parts) of a good or service without also prominently specifying the single figure price (to the extent that it is quantifiable at the time of advertising); update cross references relating to pyramid selling schemes; clarify that certain breaches of product safety and information standards may be a criminal offence; and provide for the concurrent operation of certain state and territory fair trading laws. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Transport Security Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  and

  Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

  to allow aviation and maritime industry participants to have multiple security programs or plans operating at the same time for different locations and operations; and

  Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Securities Act 2003

  to: extend the operation of the Act to external Australian territories; allow for the approval of maritime, ship or offshore security plans to exist for up to five years (but no less than 12 months); and enable regulations to be made to prescribe consistent mapping standards for maritime security zones and security regulated port boundaries and standards for the presentation of information detailing offshore security zones. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Political Contributions and Gifts) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Aug 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to remove tax deductibility for contributions and gifts to political parties, independent members and independent candidates; and

  A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

  to make consequential amendments to ensure political parties, independent members and independent candidates continue to access goods and services tax concessions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 4) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: provide private health insurance policy holders with capital gains tax relief when insurers demutualise; limit lineal descendants to children or grandchildren of the test individual or their spouse; and remove the ability for family trusts to make a variation to the test individual specified in a family trust election. Also makes technical amendments to eight other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  In response to certain recommendations of the Senate Economics References Committee’s report into the effectiveness of the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  in protecting small business, the bill amends section 46 of the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to: address predatory pricing; clarify the role of recoupment in predatory pricing cases; clarify the meaning of ‘take advantage’; confer jurisdiction on the Federal Magistrates Court in matters arising under the section; and amend the competition code similarly. Also amends the

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to: require a Deputy Chairperson of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to have a small business background; remove the price thresholds applicable to unconscionable conduct cases; and clarify the ACCC’s information gathering powers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Interception Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Responds to the Full Federal Court decision in

  Hong Kong Bank of Australia Ltd v Australian Securities Commission

  (1992) by amending the

  Surveillance Devices Act 2004

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to ensure officeholders can validly authorise others to act on their behalf in performing legislative functions. Also makes minor technical amendments to the

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Legislation Amendment (Annual Charges) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  and

  Therapeutic Goods (Charges) Act 1989

  in relation to the collection and imposition of annual charges and the granting of exemptions from a liability to pay annual charges, and makes technical and consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Election Commitments No. 1) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills, the bill amends the:

  Income Tax Act 1986

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to introduce a new withholding tax regime for distributions of managed investment trust income to residents of countries with which Australia has effective exchange of information for tax matters; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to exempt from income tax the Prime Minister’s Literary Award. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 3) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to the tax treatment of shareholder and unitholder rights (to restrospectively apply to rights issued on or after 1 July 2001); and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  in relation to: the restriction on goods and services tax refunds; and time limits for the recovery and refund of indirect tax. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Budget Measures) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986

  to remove the fringe benefits tax (FBT) exemption for food and drink provided as part of a salary sacrifice arrangement;

  Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to restrict FBT exemptions for certain work-related items;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to the tax treatment of employee share scheme arrangements; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to increase to four years the period over which depreciable in-house software can be written off for tax purposes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum