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

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Apr 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: reduce the amount of the capital gain or capital loss that will be subject to capital gains tax rules where Australian companies and controlled foreign companies sell shares in a foreign company with an underlying active business;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to extend the current exemptions for foreign branch profits and foreign dividends to all countries from 1 July 2004; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to reduce the scope of tainted services income. Also contains application and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• New International Tax Arrangements Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to: modify certain foreign investment fund rules; provide an interest withholding tax exemption for interest paid on certain debentures issued by eligible unit trusts; remove the need for certain income of a controlled foreign country resident to be included as notional assessable income; and prevent double taxation of royalties subject to withholding tax. Also makes consequential amendments and contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Norfolk Island Amendment Bill 2003 [2004]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Local Government, Territories and Roads 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Norfolk Island Act 1979

  to align electoral arrangements in Norfolk Island more closely to those of other Australian parliaments, including those of the other self-governing Territories. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Measurement Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Measurement Act 1960

  to: establish the National Measurement Institute (including the establishment of the position of Chief Metrologist) within the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources and outline its functions and responsibilities; and dissolve the National Standards Commission. Also contains transitional provisions to provide for the transfer of assets and liabilities from the Commission and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation to the Commonwealth; amends the

  Science and Industry Research Act 1949

  and National Measurement Regulations 1999; and contains a regulation-making power and an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Residue Survey Customs Levy Rate Correction (Lamb Exports) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Validates levy already collected at the rate of 8 cents per head in respect of the export of lambs valued at more than $75, for the period 1 July 2000 to 30 May 2003. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Residue Survey Excise Levy Rate Correction (Lamb Transactions) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Validates levy already collected in respect of lambs with a sale price of more than $75, at the rate of 4 cents per head for the period 1 July 2000 to 16 November 2001 and for the period 16 November 2001 to 30 May 2003. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Transport Commission (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Introduced with the National Transport Commission Bill 2003, the bill: repeals the

  National Road Transport Commission Act 1991

  ; and makes consequential amendments to the

  National Environment Protection Council Act 1994

  and

  Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Act 1993

  . Also contains transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Transport Commission Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Introduced with the National Transport Commission (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2003, the bill: replaces the National Road Transport Commission by establishing the National Transport Commission which will have responsibility for developing, monitoring and maintaining uniform regulatory and operational reforms relating to road, rail and intermodal transport; and provides for model legislation and other instruments to be set out in the regulations, enabling the State and Territories to reference or enact the substance of the model legislation in their own laws, which will ensure national uniformity. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Handgun Buyback Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Appropriates funds out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purpose of providing financial assistance to the States (including the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory) and making certain other Commonwealth payments in connection with the implementation of the handgun buyback that will run from 1 July to 31 December 2003. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the National Residue Survey (Customs) Levy Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003, the bill amends the

  National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998

  to insert the current operative levy rate of 0.3 cent per kilogram and increase the maximum levy rate to 0.6 cent per kilogram for honey produced in Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum