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• Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: establish a carriage service provider registration scheme; make industry codes directly enforceable by the Australian Communications and Media Authority; and amend existing arrangements relating to the application of penalty amounts for infringement notices and civil penalties. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Divesting from Illegal Israeli Settlements) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  THORPE, Sen Lidia
  PAYMAN, Sen Fatima 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Future Fund Act 2006

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012

  and

  Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Regulations 2022

  to end investments in companies associated with disputed Israeli settlements by the Future Fund Board or registered Australian charities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Incentivising Food Donations to Charitable Organisations) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Jul 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SMITH, Sen Dean 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to provide a tax offset for companies for certain expenditure incurred in undertaking food donations activities for registered food charities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Jul 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  COX, Sen Dorinda
  SHOEBRIDGE, Sen David 

  Summary

  Establishes a commission of inquiry into historic and ongoing injustices against First Peoples in Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Build to Rent) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Jun 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  This bill is the result of the Senate dividing the Treasury Laws Amendment (Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (original bill) into two bills. This page shows the procedural history of the original bill up to the time it was divided, and the title and description of the bill as divided by the Senate (see sheet 2683 of amendments to the original bill). For copies of the explanatory memorandum and amendments circulated to the original bill, see the homepage of the original bill. This bill amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to provide incentives for investors to support the construction of new build to rent developments by increasing the capital works deduction rate to 4 per cent per year and reducing the final withholding tax rate on eligible fund payments from eligible managed investment trust investments to 15 per cent. 

  Bill

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Extending the FBT Exemption for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  VAN, Sen David 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Act 2022

  to extend the fringe benefits tax exemption for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles until 1 April 2030. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023, the bill amends: 9 Acts to make consequential amendments; the

  Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012

  to enable the disclosure of information about a recognised assessment activity in relation to a registered entity in certain circumstances; the

  Financial Regulator Assessment Authority Act 2021

  to reduce the frequency of certain periodic reviews; 6 Acts to make miscellaneous and technical amendments in the Treasury portfolio; the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to provide four licensing exemptions for foreign financial services providers; and the

  Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998

  and 4 other Acts in relation to the payments regulatory framework. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  This bill is the result of the Senate dividing the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023 (original bill) into two bills. This page shows the procedural history of the original bill up to the time it was divided, and the title and description of the bill as divided by the Senate (see sheet 3191 of amendments to the original bill). For copies of the explanatory memorandum and amendments circulated to the original bill, see the homepage of the original bill. The bill amends: the

  Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012

  to enable the disclosure of information about a recognised assessment activity in relation to a registered entity in certain circumstances; the

  Financial Regulator Assessment Authority Act 2021

  to reduce the frequency of certain periodic reviews; 6 Acts to make miscellaneous and technical amendments in the Treasury portfolio; the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to provide four licensing exemptions for foreign financial services providers; and the

  Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998

  and 4 other Acts in relation to the payments regulatory framework. 

  Bill

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Measures No. 1) Bill 2023 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Aug 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 [No. 2] and National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023 [No. 2], the bill amends: the

  National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Act 2018

  to rename the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation to Housing Australia; the renamed

  Housing Australia Act 2018

  to: streamline the functions of Housing Australia; establish an annual review mechanism for the National Housing Infrastructure Facility; and extend the Commonwealth guarantee of the liabilities of Housing Australia to apply to contracts entered into until 30 June 2028; and 10 Acts to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Transparent and Quality Public Appointments Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Mar 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SCAMPS, Sophie, MP 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes a framework for making public appointments, including the establishment of Independent Selection Panels and the Office of the Public Appointments Commissioner to issue guidelines on the making of public appointments and report annually on public appointment selection processes; and establishes the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Appointments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum