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• Tertiary Education Legislation Amendment (There For Education, Not Profit) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Feb 2025 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Remuneration Tribunal Amendment (There For Public Service, Not Profit) Bill 2025, the bill amends the

  Australian National University Act 1991

  and

  Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011

  to set a statutory limit on the remuneration of vice-chancellors of Australian universities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Divesting from Illegal Israeli Settlements) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  THORPE, Sen Lidia
  PAYMAN, Sen Fatima 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Future Fund Act 2006

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012

  and

  Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Regulations 2022

  to end investments in companies associated with disputed Israeli settlements by the Future Fund Board or registered Australian charities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Incentivising Food Donations to Charitable Organisations) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Jul 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  SMITH, Sen Dean 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to provide a tax offset for companies for certain expenditure incurred in undertaking food donations activities for registered food charities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Jul 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  COX, Sen Dorinda
  SHOEBRIDGE, Sen David 

  Summary

  Establishes a commission of inquiry into historic and ongoing injustices against First Peoples in Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Extending the FBT Exemption for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 May 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  VAN, Sen David 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Act 2022

  to extend the fringe benefits tax exemption for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles until 1 April 2030. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Self Managed Superannuation Funds) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Sep 2020 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to increase the maximum number of allowable members from four to six in self managed superannuation funds and small APRA funds; and

  Corporations Act 2001

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  and

  Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Amendment (Repairing Assistance and Access) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KENEALLY, Sen Kristina 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: clarify actions that designated communications providers must not be requested or required to do in technical assistance requests, technical assistance notices or technical capability notices; require the Australian Federal Police Commissioner not to approve technical assistance notices issued by the chief officer of state or territory interception agencies unless satisfied that the requirements of the notice are reasonable and proportionate, and compliance with the notice is practicable and technically feasible; remove the ability of the minister to edit and delete information in relevant reports prepared by the Commonwealth Ombudsman; and insert a judicial authorisation requirement in the approval or varying of technical assistance requests, technical assistance notices or technical capability notices. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Transport Security Amendment (Testing and Training) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  to: introduce powers for aviation security inspectors to conduct covert compliance testing of aviation industry participants' aviation security systems at all regulated locations; provide certain exemptions for aviation security inspectors from civil or criminal liability when they are covertly testing aviation industry participants' aviation security systems; and

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  and

  Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

  to: require screening officers to have completed relevant training and to hold relevant qualifications prior to exercising powers or performing screening functions; allow for the making of legislative instruments to determine training, qualifications and other requirements for specified screening officers in the exercise of powers or performance of screening functions, and requirements relating to the use of identity cards and uniforms; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jul 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011

  to implement certain recommendations of the

  Review of the impact of the TEQSA Act on the higher education sector

  by: removing references to specific categories of non-threshold standards; removing unnecessary references to 'the Research Minister' and requiring that advice on new standards need only be sought from that minister in certain circumstances; requiring TEQSA to advise the minister and the Higher Education Standards Panel (the panel) before it undertakes a quality review that could have certain impacts; providing that overseas universities can offer a course of study not wholly or mainly provided from Australian premises, and use the word 'university' to represent its operations, without committing an offence; providing that a quorum for TEQSA meetings is a majority of commissioners; expanding the skill set that the minister must ensure is encompassed by the panel members; expanding the functions of the panel; providing a consent-based exception to the offence of unauthorised disclosure or use of information; allowing TEQSA to disclose certain higher education and personal information to the minister, the secretary and relevant officers; and allowing TEQSA to disclose information for research purposes and to a complainant in relation to a complaint without the consent of the body to which the information applies. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Act 2010

  to expedite the mandated review of the operation, effectiveness and implications of the

  Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018

  , by requiring that it be conducted before the end of the 18 month period beginning on the day the Act received Royal Assent; and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to extend the definition of 'interception agency' to include the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, the Independent Commission Against Corruption of New South Wales, the New South Wales Crime Commission, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission of New South Wales, the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission of Victoria, the Crime and Corruption Commission of Queensland, the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (SA) and the Corruption and Crime Commission (WA). 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Unsolicited Communications) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  GRIFF, Sen Stirling 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to require that voice calls communicating an electoral matter to a person must identify the use of any actors at the beginning of the call;

  Do Not Call Register Act 2006

  to enable consumers who register on the Do Not Call Register to opt out of receiving phone calls from charities;

  Spam Act 2003

  to require political parties to provide an unsubscribe function for all unsolicited electronic communications containing political content; and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Mutual Reforms) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Implements certain recommendations of the

  Report on Reforms for Cooperatives, Mutuals and Member-owned Firms

  (the Hammond report) by amending the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  to: introduce a definition of 'mutual entity'; clarify for transferring financial institutions and friendly societies that the demutualisation provisions apply only if an entity no longer meets the new definition of a mutual entity; provide for mutual capital instruments as a new bespoke capital instrument for mutual entities; and provide for eligible mutual entities to amend their constitutions by a standardised process to take advantage of the new arrangements; and

  Financial Sector (Shareholdings) Act 1998

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Insurance Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1991

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving the Energy Efficiency of Rental Properties) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Aug 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  STORER, Sen Tim 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to allow landlords to claim a tax offset of up to $2000 per year during a three-year trial period for energy efficiency upgrades to rental properties leased at $300 per week or less. Also provides for an independent review to be conducted after the three-year trial period. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011

  to require national broadband network corporations to provide emergency service organisations with access in certain circumstances to towers and associated sites and facilities; and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to enable the Minister for Communications to specify temporary towers as low-impact facilities in certain circumstances. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Axe the Tampon Tax) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 May 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  RICE, Sen Janet 

  Summary

  Amends the

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

  to remove the goods and services tax from sanitary products. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  to consolidate and broaden the existing protections and remedies for corporate and financial sector whistleblowers;

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to create a whistleblower protection regime for disclosures of information by individuals regarding breaches of the tax laws or misconduct relating to an entity’s tax affairs; and

  Banking Act 1959

  ,

  Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  Life Insurance Act 1995

  and

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No. 1) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Superannuation Laws Amendment (Strengthening Trustee Arrangements) Bill 2017, the bill amends the:

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to: require trustees to assess on an annual basis whether the outcomes that are being delivered by MySuper products are promoting the financial interests of MySuper members; allow the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to refuse, or cancel, an authority to offer a MySuper product if it has a reason to believe the registrable superannuation entity (RSE) licensee may fail to comply with its obligations; impose civil and criminal penalties on directors of RSE licensees who fail to execute their responsibilities to act in the best interests of members, or who use their position to further their own interests to the detriment of members; enable APRA to refuse authority for a change in ownership or control where it has concerns about the person seeking ownership or control, give a direction to a person to relinquish control of a RSE licensee and remove or suspend an RSE licensee where it is subject to the control of its owner; align APRA’s directions powers in relation to the superannuation industry with its broader directions powers in the banking and insurance industries; and require RSE licensees to hold annual members’ meetings;

  Corporations Act 2001

  and

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to require superannuation funds to disclose on a semi-annual basis investments that they hold directly or through associated entities and initial investments into non-associated entities;

  Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001

  to provide APRA with the ability to obtain information on expenses incurred by RSE and RSE licensees in managing or operating the RSE; and

  Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Putting Consumers First—Establishment of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Corporations Act 2001

  and 12 other Acts to introduce a new external dispute resolution scheme, known as the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), to resolve disputes about products and services provided by financial firms; and five Acts to: require firms that must participate in the enhanced internal dispute resolution (IDR) framework to report their IDR activities to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in accordance with ASIC requirements; provide ASIC with additional powers to determine the content and form of IDR reporting by IDR Firms and to publish this data at both the aggregate and firm level; and allow ASIC to specify, by legislative instrument, requirements for trustees and retirement savings account providers to provide written reasons for decisions in relation to complaints. Also repeals the

  Superannuation (Resolution of Complaints) Act 1993

  and makes consequential amendments to 11 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Taxation Administration Amendment (Corporate Tax Entity Information) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Aug 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  GALLAGHER, Sen Katy 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to provide that the threshold for the public reporting of corporate entity tax information by the Australian Taxation Office for private corporate entities is $100 million. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Nov 2016 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  ,

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  ,

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  and

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisations Act 1979

  to establish a regulatory framework to manage national security risks of espionage, sabotage and foreign interference to Australia’s telecommunications networks and facilities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tribunals Amalgamation Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends: 12 Acts, including the

  Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

  , to merge the Social Security Appeals Tribunal and the Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal into the Administrative Appeals Tribunal; and 31 Acts to make consequential amendments. Also provides for transitional arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade and Foreign Investment (Protecting the Public Interest) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Mar 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WHISH-WILSON, Sen Peter 

  Summary

  Prevents the Commonwealth from entering into agreements with foreign countries that include investor-state dispute settlement clauses. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Amendment (Get a Warrant) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LUDLAM, Sen Scott 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to: require normal warrant authorisation procedures for law enforcement and intelligence agencies that wish to access telecommunications data; and make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Pharmaceutical Transparency) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Feb 2013 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  DI NATALE, Sen Richard 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  to: create offences related to the provision of payments, services or certain other inducements to medical practitioners by pharmaceutical companies; and provide for: penalties for making such inducements; and reporting requirements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Amendment (Mobile Phone Towers) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998

  to require the Radiation Health and Safety Advisory Council to review certain radiofrequency exposure standards every five years, with the first review to be completed within six months of this bill commencing; and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: require certain owners and occupiers of land to be consulted when a mobile phone tower is to be installed; require the Australian Communications and Media Authority to be satisfied that the precautionary principle is taken into account when the site of a mobile phone tower is determined; remove the exemption for low-impact facilities from state and local government planning processes; remove the exemption on the application of state and territory laws; and require carriers to prepare local telecommunications network plans each financial year, for the next five years. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Bill 2011, the bill amends the:

  Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000

  to provide that the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) and its staff undertake functions relating to provider registration and monitoring;

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to recognise new registration requirements for higher education providers and the TEQSA; and proposed

  Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011

  to update the definition of ‘vocational education and training course’. Also provides for the transition of functions from state and territories authorities to the TEQSA. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Mar 2011 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011, the bill establishes the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency as an independent national regulatory and quality assurance agency for higher education. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Transport Safety Investigation Amendment (Incident Reports) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003

  to impose a penalty on any persons who improperly influence a ‘responsible person’ reporting an incident to aviation authorities. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Territories Self-Government Legislation Amendment (Disallowance and Amendment of Laws) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  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

• Tax Laws Amendment (Public Benefit Test) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to require that, in order to receive exemption from income tax, the aims and activities of religious and charitable institutions must be assessed against a public benefit test. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Amendment (Material Lessening of Competition—Richmond Amendment) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to prevent corporations from directly or indirectly merging with or acquiring an asset which would result in material lessening of competition in the relevant market. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures No. 1) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: require utilities to provide information, as well as telecommunications providers, specified by the minister; specify the purposes for which protected network information is permitted to be disclosed and used; and change sunset periods so that information can be disclosed and used during the roll-out of the national broadband network. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Amendment (Guaranteed Lowest Prices—Blacktown Amendment) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick
  JOYCE, Sen Barnaby 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to provide that a corporation sell the same product at the same price at all its retail outlets within a 35 kilometre geographic area. 

  Bill

• 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

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to require telecommunications carriers to disclose certain information to the Commonwealth which can be disclosed to companies considering responding to a proposal for the development of a National Broadband Network. The requirement to provide information ceases 12 months after the legislation commences. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices (Creeping Acquisitions) Amendment Bill 2007 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FIELDING, Sen Steve 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to prohibit large businesses from acquiring shares, assets or other companies through buyouts or takeovers which result in reducing fair competition. 

  Bill

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  ,

  Therapeutic Goods Amendment Act (No. 1) 2006

  and

  Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medical Devices) Act 2002

  to extend transitional registration arrangements for certain patient treatment devices beyond 4 October 2007 to enable reassessment by the Therapeutic Goods Administration prior to entry in Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods as ‘included’ devices. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Practices Amendment (Predatory Pricing) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FIELDING, Sen Steve 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to protect small businesses by prohibiting predatory pricing by larger retailers. 

  Bill

• Trade Marks Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  In response to a recent review by IP Australia, the bill amends the

  Trade Marks Act 1995

  to clarify the operation of the Act to: increase the certainty of trade mark rights issued; improve the administration and transparency of the trade mark system; and align the Act with other intellectual property legislation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial responsibility for approval of RU486) Bill 2005 [2006]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Sponsor

  NASH, Sen Fiona
  TROETH, Sen Judith
  ALLISON, Lyn
  MOORE, Sen Claire 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  to transfer the responsibility for regulatory approval of RU486 from the Minister for Health and Ageing to the Therapeutic Goods Administration. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Issues) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Sep 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills relating to the sale of the government’s equity in Telstra Corporation Limited, the bill amends the:

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to provide for the operational and organisational separation of Telstra;

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: repeal the requirement for carriers to have an industry development plan (IDP); clarify the enforcement powers of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) in relation to industry codes; amend the requirements for consultation on variations to the carriage service provider numbering plan; facilitate any-to-any connectivity; enable ACMA to accept enforceable undertakings; and provide that remedial directions issued by ACMA are not legislative instruments; and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  in relation to: the operation of the telecommunications-specific competition regime; and interim determinations about access. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Sep 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills relating to the sale of the government’s equity in Telstra Corporation Limited, the bill amends the:

  Telstra Corporation Act 1991

  to: repeal provisions which require the Commonwealth to retain 50.1 per cent equity in Telstra; cease application of provisions relating to Ministerial directions and reporting obligations once the Commonwealth’s equity falls below 15 per cent; specify sale provisions; reaffirm the universal service and digital data service obligations and the customer service guarantee; and temporarily cease appropriations in connection with a Telstra sale scheme;

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  to exempt decisions of Telstra from the application of the Act after the sale;

  Telstra Corporation Act 1991

  , Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Regulations and Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Regulations to preserve employee entitlements;

  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  ,

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  , Archives Regulations, Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations and Ombudsman Regulations to make transitional provisions in relation to ongoing matters and consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Transparent Advertising and Notification of Pregnancy Counselling Services Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha 

  Summary

  Prohibits misleading or deceptive advertising or notification of pregnancy counselling services. 

  Bill

• Taxation Laws Amendment (Scholarships) Bill 2005 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to: abolish the distinction between full-time and part-time scholarships and make all scholarships which satisfy certain criteria tax free; and extend the exemption for fee-waiver, fee-pay and Commonwealth Learning Scholarships from the social security personal income test to University Equity Scholarships. 

  Bill

• Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment (Stored Communications) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979

  to exclude access to stored communications from the current prohibition against interception of communications. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Truth in Food Labelling Bill 2003 [2005]

  Track (What's this?)

  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

• Textbook Subsidy Bill 2003 [2008]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha 

  Summary

  Extends the Educational Textbook Subsidy Scheme beyond 30 June 2004 (when it was due to lapse). 

  Bill

• Trade Practices Amendment (Credit Card Reform) Bill 2002 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  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

• Trade Practices Amendment (Public Liability Insurance) Bill 2002 [No. 2]

  Track (What's this?)

  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

• Torres Strait Fisheries Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984

  to allow for the Chair of the Torres Strait Regional Authority to be appointed as a full member of the Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority. 

  Bill

• Trade Practices Amendment (Mergers in Regional Markets) Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Jun 2001 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Bill

• Trade Practices Amendment (Operation of State and Territory Laws) Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Jun 2001 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Bill

• Trade Practices Amendment (Representative Actions) Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Jun 2001 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Bill

• Trade Practices Amendment (Unconscionable Conduct) Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Jun 2001 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Bill

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill (No. 4) 2000 [2001]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2000 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care Portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Bill 2000

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Aug 2000 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2000

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Jun 2000 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care Portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Legislation Amendment Bill 1999

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Feb 1999 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care Portfolio 

  Bill

• Taxation Laws Amendment (Part-Time Students) Bill 1997 [1998]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Oct 1997 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Bill

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Bill 1997

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Oct 1997 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts portfolio 

  Bill

• Telecommunications Amendment (Prohibition of B-Party Charging of Internet Service Providers) Bill 1997 [1998]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 1997 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 1997

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 1997 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Family Services portfolio 

  Bill

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief) Bill 2026

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  31 Mar 2026 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Delivering an Efficient and Trusted Tax System) Bill 2026

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Mar 2026 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Bill 2026

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Mar 2026 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to increase the maximum penalty for anti-competitive behaviour and certain breaches of competition and consumer law. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (The Survivors Law) Bill 2026

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Mar 2026 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Transparent and Quality Public Appointments Bill 2026

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Mar 2026 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  SCAMPS, Sophie, MP 

  Summary

  Establishes a framework for making public appointments, including the establishment of Independent Selection Panels and the Office of the Public Appointments Commissioner. Also establishes the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Appointments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Reporting System Reform) Bill 2026

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2026 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  to merge the Financial Reporting Council, the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board into a single entity to be known as External Reporting Australia, with responsibility for performing core financial reporting and sustainability standard-setting functions. Also makes consequential amendments to 8 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Feb 2026 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Superannuation (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Imposition Bill 2026 to reduce the tax concessions available to individuals with a total superannuation balance (TSB) exceeding $3 million, the bill amends 9 Acts to makes consequential and miscellaneous amendments. Also amends the

  Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003

  to link the low income superannuation tax offset (LISTO) eligibility threshold to the relevant personal income tax threshold and link the maximum LISTO amount to the superannuation guarantee charge percentage. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

  to establish a regulatory framework for a Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation to ensure that baseline mobile coverage is reasonably available outdoors to all people in Australia on an equitable basis; and

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Translating and Interpreting Services Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Assent 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Establishes a framework to support the provision of translating and interpreting services provided by the Department of Home Affairs in its capacity as the Translating and Interpreting Service National. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Genetic Testing Protections in Life Insurance and Other Measures) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Assent 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Insurance Contracts Act 1984

  to establish a ban which prohibits insurers from using certain information about an individual’s genetic testing to inform the offer of life insurance cover, or the terms and conditions of the cover that is offered; the

  Disability Discrimination Act 1992

  to align Australia’s anti-discrimination law with the ban; the

  Corporations Act 2001

  to provide four licensing exemptions for foreign financial services providers; 7 Acts to support Australia’s continuing participation with multilateral development banks (MDBs) and the International Monetary Fund by introducing special appropriations for current and future financial obligations to MDBs, enabling the delegation of certain powers, ensuring payments consistent with existing obligations can be made without additional ministerial approval, and making technical amendments; and the

  Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response—Better Advice) Act 2021

  to remove the requirement that individual financial advisers register themselves with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission annually from 1 July 2026. Also repeals 9 Acts and the

  European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Regulation 2012

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Choice in Superannuation and Other Measures) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992

  to streamline the choice of superannuation fund process during employee onboarding;

  Corporations Act 2001

  to ban advertising of certain superannuation products to new employees as part of the onboarding process;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to provide income tax and withholding tax exemptions for World Rugby and its wholly-owned subsidiaries;

  International Tax Agreements Act 1953

  to give legislative authority to the Convention between Australia and the Portuguese Republic for the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to update the list of deductible gift recipients; and

  A New Tax System (Wine Equalisation Tax) Act 1999

  to increase the maximum amount of wine equalisation tax producer rebate claimable by eligible wine producers to $400,000 each financial year. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Oct 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Superannuation Guarantee Charge Amendment Bill 2025, the bill amends the

  Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992

  to require employers to make superannuation contributions for their employees at the same time as they pay their salary or wages. Also makes consequential amendments to 21 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Triple Zero Custodian and Emergency Calling Powers) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Oct 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

  to establish the Triple Zero Custodian, with the ability to request the Australian Communications and Media Authority to require information, or direct action, from carriers, carriage service providers and emergency call persons in relation to matters which affect the Emergency Call Service;

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to make consequential amendments; and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  and

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

  to update references to ‘emergency services’. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Financial Systems and Other Measures) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Sep 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  to expand beneficial ownership disclosure obligations that apply to entities listed on Australia’s financial markets and broaden the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s regulatory enforcement powers;

  Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012

  to provide for new exceptions for the public disclosure of protected Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission information about new and ongoing investigations;

  Financial Regulator Assessment Authority Act 2021

  to reduce the frequency of the Financial Regulator Assessment Authority review cycles;

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to extend the operation of the prohibiting energy market misconduct provisions from 1 January 2026 to 1 January 2031; and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to extend the $20,000 instant asset write-off by 12 months until 30 June 2026. Also makes minor, technical or machinery amendments to 11 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Aug 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: establish a carriage service provider registration scheme; make industry codes directly enforceable by the Australian Communications and Media Authority; and amend existing arrangements relating to the application of penalty amounts for infringement notices and civil penalties. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Aug 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Assent 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Surveillance Devices Act 2004

  and

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to enable the disclosure and use of protected network activity warrant information and network activity warrant intercept information in certain circumstances;

  Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

  to: transfer the statutory function of the Communications Access Coordinator; permit limited access to stored communications to enable agencies to undertake development and testing activities; and make a technical correction; and

  Crimes Act 1914

  to clarify the threshold for authorising and varying controlled operations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Payments System Modernisation) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Jul 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998

  to: expand the coverage of the payments regulatory framework to include new and emerging payment systems and participants; provide for new ministerial powers to designate payment systems when it is in the national interest to do so; and introduce civil penalty provisions and enforceable undertakings, and increase maximum penalties for certain criminal offences. Also makes consequential amendments to 4 other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jul 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  to make a minor technical amendment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (More Cost of Living Relief) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Rates Act 1986

  to reduce the first income tax marginal rate to 15 per cent for the 2026-27 financial year and to 14 per cent for the 2027-28 and later financial years; and

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

  and

  Medicare Levy Act 1986

  to: increase the Medicare levy and Medicare levy surcharge low-income threshold amounts for individuals, families and individual taxpayers and families eligible for the seniors and pensioners tax offset; and increase the phase-in limits as a result of the increased threshold amounts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: establish a carriage service provider registration scheme; make industry codes directly enforceable by the Australian Communications and Media Authority; and amend existing arrangements relating to the application of penalty amounts for infringement notices and civil penalties. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Transport Security Amendment (Security of Australia’s Transport Sector) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Implements certain recommendations of the Independent Review into Australia’s Aviation and Maritime Transport Security Settings by amending the

  Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

  and

  Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

  to update legislative and policy frameworks to enable iterative, risk-based and scalable regulation for the security of aviation, maritime and offshore facility sectors. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Incentives and Integrity) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999

  to: reduce the maximum fuel consumption for a car to be considered fuel-efficient to 3.5 litres per 100 kilometres; and align the indexation rates for luxury car tax thresholds;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to remove income tax deductions for amounts of general interest charge and shortfall interest charge; and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to extend the period within which the Commissioner of Taxation must notify a taxpayer of their decision to retain a business activity statement refund. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Fairer for Families and Farmers and Other Measures) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  and

  Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle Framework and Other Measures Act 2002

  to facilitate the return of responsibility and resources for administering Commonwealth business registers from the Australian Taxation Office to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, in winding up the Modernising Business Registers Program;

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  in relation to the regulation of safety and information standards and the penalty regime for industry codes;

  Housing Australia Act 2018

  to increase the cap on the Housing Australia Special Account to $4 billion; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to update the list of deductible gift recipients. Also amends 6 Acts in the Treasury portfolio to make miscellaneous and technical amendments and 2 other Acts to make contingent amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Mergers and Acquisitions Reform) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Oct 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to replace the existing framework for mergers review with a mandatory and suspensory administrative system for acquisitions, with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission as the first instance administrative decision-maker. Also makes consequential amendments to 5 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (2024 Tax and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to: modify the foreign resident capital gains withholding payments regime to increase the withholding rate from 12.5 per cent to 15 per cent and remove the threshold before which withholding applies; allow employers to make single touch payroll declarations for extended periods; and provide the Commissioner of Taxation with a power to retain tax refunds for a 90-day period to enable the commissioner to obtain financial institution details for the refund to be paid into; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to extend the time in which small or medium business taxpayers may apply to have a tax assessment amended. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jul 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Imposition Bill 2024 and Treasury Laws Amendment (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) (Consequential) Bill 2024, the bill establishes a taxation framework to implement the Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Rules (which ensure that multinational enterprises pay a minimum level of tax on the income arising in each of the jurisdictions in which they operate) and an Australian domestic minimum tax for certain multinational enterprise groups with an annual global revenue of at least EUR 750 million. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Imposition Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jul 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Bill 2024 and Treasury Laws Amendment (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) (Consequential) Bill 2024, the bill imposes global and domestic minimum taxes in respect of profits of multinational enterprises that have been undertaxed. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) (Consequential) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jul 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Bill 2024 and Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Imposition Bill 2024, the bill amends 5 Acts to make amendments consequential on the introduction of global and domestic minimum taxes in Australia, including amendments to ensure that the taxes interact appropriately with existing Australian taxation laws. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Amendment (SMS Sender ID Register) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to require the Australian Communications and Media Authority to establish and maintain an SMS Sender ID Register. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Build to Rent) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Jun 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  This bill is the result of the Senate dividing the Treasury Laws Amendment (Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (original bill) into two bills. This page shows the procedural history of the original bill up to the time it was divided, and the title and description of the bill as divided by the Senate (see sheet 2683 of amendments to the original bill). For copies of the explanatory memorandum and amendments circulated to the original bill, see the homepage of the original bill. This bill amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to provide incentives for investors to support the construction of new build to rent developments by increasing the capital works deduction rate to 4 per cent per year and reducing the final withholding tax rate on eligible fund payments from eligible managed investment trust investments to 15 per cent. 

  Bill

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Jun 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Capital Works (Build to Rent Misuse Tax) Bill 2024, the bill amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to provide incentives for investors to support the construction of new build to rent developments by increasing the capital works deduction rate to 4 per cent per year and reducing the final withholding tax rate on eligible fund payments from eligible managed investment trust investments to 15 per cent;

  National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

  to extend the application of the Credit Code to buy now, pay later contracts and establish low cost credit contracts as a new category of regulated credit;

  Medicare Levy Act 1986

  to exempt eligible lump sum payments in arrears from the Medicare Levy;

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to impose a new reporting obligation on certain large multinational enterprises;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to update the list of deductible gift recipients;

  Federal Financial Relations Act 2009

  to update funding arrangements to support payments from the Commonwealth to the States in relation to skills and workforce development; and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to extend the $20,000 instant asset write-off by 12 months until 30 June 2025. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Delivering Better Financial Outcomes and Other Measures) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to provide a legal basis for payment of advice fees from a member’s superannuation account and clarify the associated tax consequences; the

  Corporations Act 2001

  in relation to: ongoing fee renewal and consent requirements; financial services guide requirements; rules banning conflicted remuneration; and standardised consumer consent requirements for certain insurance commissions; the

  Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987

  to: align the petroleum resource rent tax general anti-avoidance provisions with the general anti-avoidance provisions in the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ; and clarify the meaning of ‘exploration for petroleum’; the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: clarify mining, quarrying or prospecting rights (MQPRs) cannot be depreciated for income tax purposes until they are used; clarify when income tax balancing adjustments occur to MQPRs; and amend the location offset and producer offset for films; 15 Acts to amend the process by which amendments to agreements with multilateral development banks are incorporated into domestic legislation; and 8 Acts to make miscellaneous and technical amendments to Treasury portfolio legislation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  and 8 other Acts to implement recommendations by the Council of Financial Regulators in relation to Australia’s financial market infrastructure by: introducing a crisis management and resolution regime for domestic clearing and settlement (CS) facilities; expanding the licensing, supervisory and enforcement powers of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA); and transferring certain powers relating to the licensing and supervision of CS facilities and financial markets to ASIC and the RBA;

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  and

  Corporations Act 2001

  to phase-in new climate-related financial reporting requirements for entities; and

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  ,

  Corporations Act 2001

  and

  Insurance Act 1973

  to make minor and technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Vaping Reforms) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  to provide a national framework to regulate the importation, domestic manufacture, supply, commercial possession and advertisement of all vapes, irrespective of nicotine content or therapeutic claims. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Customs Act 1901

  ,

  Industrial Chemicals Act 2019

  and

  Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Foreign Investment) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment Bill 2024, the bill amends the

  International Tax Agreements Act 1953

  to clarify any uncertainty associated with the interaction between certain taxes, such as foreign investment fees and similar state and territory property taxes, and double tax agreements implemented domestically. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living—Medicare Levy) Bill 2024, the bill amends the

  Income Tax Rates Act 1986

  to modify income tax rate thresholds and tax rates for individuals for the 2024-25 and later financial years. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living—Medicare Levy) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Feb 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts) Bill 2024, the bill amends the

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

  and

  Medicare Levy Act 1986

  to: increase the Medicare levy and Medicare levy surcharge low-income threshold amounts for individuals, families and individual taxpayers and families eligible for the seniors and pensioners tax offset; and increase the phase-in limits as a result of the increased threshold amounts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards and Other Measures) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  ,

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  and

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards Act 1999

  to amend the operation of the statutory infrastructure provider regime;

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to enable the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to issue remedial notices to developers who do not install functional fibre-ready facilities in proximity to a development;

  Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005

  to enable the disclosure by the ACMA of certain information;

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

  to enable the minister to determine service areas that relate to a primary universal service provider; and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  and

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

  to make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum