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• New International Tax Arrangements (Foreign-owned Branches and Other Measures) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to: the tax treatment of dividends received by foreign-owned branches; and changes to the controlled foreign companies rules;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  in relation to tax treatment of Australian branches of foreign financial entities;

  Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to cross-border employee shares and rights; and

  New International Tax Arrangements (Participation Exemption and Other Measures) Act 2004

  to make a technical correction to an application rule. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Animal Welfare Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BARTLETT, Andrew 

  Summary

  Provides a legislative framework for animal welfare in Australia, including the establishment of the National Animal Welfare Authority which will coordinate, monitor and review the care, protection and use of domestic animals, livestock, wildlife and animals kept for scientific purposes. 

  Bill

• National Residue Survey (Customs) Levy Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Residue Survey (Customs) Levy Act 1998

  to increase the operative levy rate to 0.075 of a cent per kilogram and increase the maximum levy rate to 0.10 of a cent per kilogram, for apples and pears exported from Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998

  to: increase the operative levy rate to 0.075 of a cent per kilogram for fresh apples and pears produced in Australia; and increase the maximum levy rate to 0.10 of a cent per kilogram for fresh, juicing or processing apples and pears produced in Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (Repeal, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Aug 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Workplace Safety Standards Bill 2005, the bill: repeals the

  National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Act 1985

  , thus abolishing the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (which will be replaced by the Australian Safety and Compensation Council); and makes consequential and transitional changes to 4 other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Health Amendment (Budget Measures—Pharmaceutical Benefits Safety Net) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Health Act 1953

  to: exclude early supply of certain pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS) medicines from safety net entitlements and apply standard patient co-payments to such supplies; and increase the PBS Safety Net threshold. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Health Amendment (Immunisation Program) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Health Act 1953

  in relation to vaccine funding advisory arrangements under the National Immunisation Program (NIP), including extending the functions of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee to providing the Minister with advice about vaccines to be funded under the NIP. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Health and Medical Research Council Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review) and 2 other reviews, the bill amends the

  National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992

  to: introduce new governance arrangements including establishing, from 1 July 2006, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) as a statutory agency subject to the

  Public Service Act 1999

  and the

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  ; and clarify the accountability and reporting functions of the NHMRC. Also makes consequential amendments to 7 other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• New Business Tax System (Untainting Tax) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 May 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Consequential on the Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 3) Bill 2006, the bill imposes an untainting tax on a company which chooses to untaint a tainted share capital account. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Health Amendment (Immunisation) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Health Act 1953

  to allow, in addition to the current power to provide designated vaccines, the provision of goods and services which are associated with, or incidental to, the provision or administration of designated vaccines. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum