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• Insolvency Law Reform Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  and

  Corporations Act 2001

  to align the registration and disciplinary frameworks that apply to registered liquidators and registered trustees (through the rules made by the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Bankruptcy) and Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations)); and align a range of specific rules relating to the handling of personal bankruptcies and corporate external administrations;

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  to provide the Australian Securities and Investments Commission with further powers to assist in the oversight of the regulation of registered liquidators;

  Corporations Act 2001

  in relation to: payments for property; use of a company’s former name; termination of a deed of company arrangement; relation-back day; and the lodgement of documents with ASIC which require a notice to be in the prescribed form; and

  Corporations Act 2001

  and

  Private Health Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2015

  in relation to notifications of contraventions of deeds of company arrangement. Also makes consequential amendments to 25 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Import Processing Charges Amendment Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Sep 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Border Protection 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to implement certain recommendations from the Joint Review of Border Fees, Charges and Taxes, the bill amends the

  Import Processing Charges Act 2001

  to: increase the import processing charges imposed on import and warehouse declarations; remove the price differential between charges for sea cargo, air cargo and postal import declarations and warehouse declarations; and introduce a consistent price differential between electronically and manually lodged import declarations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Imported Food Charges (Collection) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to manage imported food, the bill provides for the collection of imported food charges by: providing that regulations prescribe when imported food charges are due and payable; making the Commonwealth notionally liable to pay fees, including late payment fees; requiring a late payment fee to be paid when a charge is not paid on time; empowering the secretary to take certain action when a charge or late payment fee is not paid; and providing for the administration of the charges. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Imported Food Charges (Imposition—Customs) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to manage imported food, the bill imposes an imported food charge, to the extent that it is a duty of customs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Imported Food Charges (Imposition—Excise) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to manage imported food, the bill imposes an imported food charge, to the extent that it is a duty of excise. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Imported Food Charges (Imposition—General) Bill 2015

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  Date

  03 Jun 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to manage imported food, the bill imposes an imported food charge, to the extent that it is neither a duty of customs nor a duty of excise. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jul 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  International Tax Agreements Act 1953

  to: give legislative effect to the

  Convention between Australia and the Swiss Confederation for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income

  and its

  Protocol

  ; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Income Tax (Bearer Debentures) Amendment (Temporary Budget Repair Levy) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 15 bills to implement a three-year progressive budget repair levy, the bill amends the

  Income Tax (Bearer Debentures) Act 1971

  to increase to 47 per cent the rate of non-final withholding tax payable on the interest paid for certain bearer debentures. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Income Tax (First Home Saver Accounts Misuse Tax) Amendment (Temporary Budget Repair Levy) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 15 bills to implement a three-year progressive budget repair levy, the bill amends the

  Income Tax (First Home Saver Accounts Misuse Tax) Act 2008

  to increase to 49 per cent the rate of misuse tax. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Income Tax (TFN Withholding Tax (ESS)) Amendment (Temporary Budget Repair Levy) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 15 bills to implement a three-year progressive budget repair levy, the bill amends the

  Income Tax (TFN Withholding Tax (ESS)) Act 2009

  to increase to 49 per cent the rate of tax payable by employees who receive an employee share scheme (ESS) interest under an ESS and have not provided an Australian Business Number or tax file number. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum