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• Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 6) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to roll-overs for corporate restructures;

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  in relation to the collection or conservation of tax debts owed in foreign countries;

  Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992

  in relation to the late payment offset for superannuation guarantee contributions. Also makes minor amendments to six other Acts and repeals the

  Pay-roll Tax Act 1941

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Interception Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to introduce the Queensland Public Interest Monitor (PIM) into the telecommunications interception regime to enable Queensland to legislate for the PIM to be given specific oversight functions for the Queensland Police Service and the Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission. Also makes minor and technical amendments to the

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  and

  Surveillance Devices Act 2004

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medical Devices and Other Measures) Bill 2008 [2009]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  to: exempt medical devices from the operation of the Act to enable goods to be stockpiled for use in a health emergency and remove the requirement that such exemptions are disallowable instruments; adjust the test of whether a person is a ‘fit and proper person’ to hold a manufacturing licence or a medical device conformity assessment certificate; adopt the European Pharmacopoeia and United States Pharmacopoeia as additional default standards; enable public access to information held by the Therapeutic Goods Administration; ensure controls over restricted and prohibited representations apply to advertisements in all media; and align penalties with current policy formulations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Federal Court of Australia Amendment (Criminal Jurisdiction) Bill 2008, the bill amends the

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  ,

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to establish criminal offences and civil sanctions for serious cartel conduct. Also makes minor and technical amendments to the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax—Minor Amendments) Bill 2008

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  Date

  25 Nov 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999

  ,

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  and

  Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax) Act 2008

  to clarify that: vehicle financing arrangements and contracts for such arrangements entered into before Budget night do not affect luxury car tax refunds being claimed by eligible businesses; and refunds are to be paid directly to claimants. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Agent Services Bill 2009

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  Date

  13 Nov 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes a national Tax Practitioners Board as a statutory authority within the Australian Taxation Office; requires certain entities that provide tax agent services and Business Activity Statement (BAS) services to be registered; introduces a Code of Professional Conduct to govern tax and BAS agents; provides for disciplinary sanctions to be imposed by the Board; and replaces criminal penalties for certain misconduct by agents and unregistered entities with civil penalties and injunctions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 5) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

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

  in relation to the margin scheme and the sale of real property;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to modify the thin capitalisation regime in relation to the use of accounting standards for identifying and valuing an entity’s assets, liabilities and equity capital;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to extend eligibility for exemption from interest withholding tax to certain bonds;

  Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986

  in relation to income earning assets held jointly with a third party; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  in relation to the eligible investment business rules for managed funds. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Education Refund) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to establish the Education Tax Refund, a 50 per cent refundable tax offset for eligible education expenses (up to $750 for primary school studies and up to $1,500 for secondary studies). Also makes consequential amendments to the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  ,

  Student Assistance Act 1973

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill (No. 2) 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999

  and

  Medicare Levy Act 1986

  to increase the Medicare levy surcharge threshold to $75,000 for individuals (with annual indexation) and to $150,000 for families (to be twice the individual rate in future years). Also provides for transitional arrangements so that individuals who obtain private health cover before 1 January 2009 avoid the surcharge for the period 1 July to 31 December 2008. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Temporary Residents' Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999

  ,

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: require that the superannuation of a temporary resident becomes unclaimed and payable to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) once the individual has ceased to be a temporary visa holder, has departed Australia and has not claimed their superannuation within six months; and provide that departed temporary visa holders may recover their superannuation benefits, subject to withholding tax, from the ATO. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum