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• Taxation Laws Amendment (Superannuation) Bill (No. 1) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  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

• Therapeutic Goods (Charges) Amendment Bill 2002

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  Date

  14 Feb 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medical Devices) Bill 2002, the bill amends the

  Therapeutic Goods (Charges) Act 1989

  to provide for annual charges to be payable for medical devices to be included on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medical Devices) Bill 2002

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  Date

  14 Feb 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Therapeutic Goods (Charges) Amendment Bill 2002, the bill amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  to introduce a medical device regulatory system, including a new electronic application lodgment system for inclusion of medical devices on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods; and provides transitional arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2002

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  Date

  20 Feb 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  to enable the Minister to allow the importation, manufacture or supply of unapproved therapeutic goods that are needed to treat large numbers of patients in a national emergency. Also provides for strengthened offence provisions and recording keeping and reporting requirements in relation to such unapproved therapeutic goods. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Amendment (Small Business Protection) Bill 2002

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  Date

  20 Feb 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Small Business and Tourism 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to allow the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to bring representative actions in relation to contraventions of provisions relating to secondary boycotts and contracts, arrangements or understandings affecting the supply or acquisition of goods or services. Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Transport and Regional Services Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Bill 2002

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  Date

  20 Feb 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Makes consequential amendments to the

  Aircraft Noise Levy Collection Act 1995

  ,

  Air Navigation Act 1920

  ,

  Airports Act 1996

  and

  Civil Aviation Act 1988

  to reflect the application of the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to existing offence provisions from the day after Royal Assent. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2002

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  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

• Telecommunications Interception Legislation Amendment Bill 2002

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  Date

  12 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979

  in relation to: application of the Act to telecommunications services such as e-mail, SMS messaging and voicemail; interception in relation to terrorism, serious arson and child pornography offences; use of lawfully intercepted information in connection with dismissal of an officer; the Anti-Corruption Commission of Western Australia, and the Western Australian Royal Commission into Police Corruption; operation of certain warrants authorising entry onto premises; merger of the Queensland Crime Commission and Criminal Justice Commission into the Crime and Misconduct Commission; and technical corrections; and

  Customs Act 1901

  to enable Federal Magistrates to be nominated to be judges for the purposes of issuing listening device warrants. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Taxation Laws Amendment (Baby Bonus) Bill 2002

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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

• Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  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