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  • Date
    14 Mar 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
    and
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to introduce the first child tax refund (baby bonus) which provides for a refundable tax offset, of a minimum of $500 and up to $2 500 per annum, for a maximum period of 5 years, for parents following the birth, adoption or legal guardianship of a child on or after 1 July 2001. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    14 Mar 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
    in relation to: imputation (consequential on company rate changes); intercorporate dividend rebates for prescribed dual resident companies; eligibility for the senior Australians tax offset; franking rebates for exempt institutions; and a new demutualisation method for non-insurance mutual entities;
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    in relation to: certain investment income received by friendly societies; calculation of the capital component of ordinary life insurance investment policies; demutualisation of Tower Corporation;
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
    and
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    in relation to: income tax deductions for gifts to certain organisations; capital gains tax same asset rollovers; refunds of excess imputation credits; and technical amendments; and
    Medicare Levy Act 1986
    to correct cross-references. Also makes technical amendments to 24 Acts, repeals certain provisions of 13 Acts and contains application provisions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    21 Feb 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
    and
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to allow an immediate tax deduction for specific prepaid expenditure invested in a plantation forestry managed agreement; and
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to remove an unintended limitation on the Commissioner of Taxation’s discretion under the non-commercial losses rules. Also contains a minor consequential amendment and application and transitional provisions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    14 Feb 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to create a refundable tax offset for film production in Australia and include a review of the offset after 5 years. Also makes consequential amendments to the
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
    and contains an application provision. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    14 Feb 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Income Tax (Superannuation Payments Withholding Tax) Bill 2002, the bill amends the
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
    ,
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    ,
    Taxation Administration Act 1953
    ,
    Income Tax Act 1986
    and
    Small Superannuation Accounts Act 1995
    to establish arrangements for the administration of the “departing Australia superannuation payment” imposed by the proposed
    Income Tax (Superannuation Payments Withholding Tax) Act 2002
    . Also contains an application provision. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    29 Sep 2010 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Sponsor
    BROWN, Sen Bob 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988
    to remove the Governor-General’s power to to disallow or recommend amendments of any enactments made by the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly; and
    Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978
    to remove the Governor-General’s power to to disallow or recommend amendments of any laws made by the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    13 Oct 2003 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    BROWN, Sen Bob 
    Summary
    Provides for a food labelling system in Australia which will require the labelling of all genetically modified foods and not just those foods that still have detectable levels of genetically modified protein or DNA left after processing. 

    Bill

  • Date
    23 Nov 2009 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    CIOBO, Steven, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
    and
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to specify the criteria the Commissioner of Taxation must consider when making a special assessments decision in relation to the producer offset. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    23 Sep 2002 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    CONROY, Sen Stephen 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Trade Practices Act 1974
    to give the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission power to deal with any price exploitation arising from changes in the regulation of credit card fees. 

    Bill

  • Date
    23 Sep 2002 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    CONROY, Sen Stephen 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Trade Practices Act 1974 to give the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission power to monitor and deal with any price exploitation arising from changes in the law in relation to public liability. 

    Bill

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