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• Tax Bonus for Working Australians (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Feb 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Government’s Nation Building and Jobs Plan, the bill makes consequential amendments to the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlement Act 1986

  to: ensure bonus payments are not treated as income for tax and welfare related purposes; and provide for administrative arrangements applicable to the bonus payments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Bonus for Working Australians Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Feb 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Government’s Nation Building and Jobs Plan, the bill authorises the Commissioner of Taxation to make payments of up to $950 to eligible taxpayers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Fuelwatch (Empowering Consumers) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the National Fuelwatch (Empowering Consumers) Bill 2008, the bill makes consequential amendments to the

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  in relation to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s functions and powers for the operation and enforcement of the National Fuelwatch Scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Fuelwatch (Empowering Consumers) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the National Fuelwatch (Empowering Consumers) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008, the bill establishes a National Fuelwatch Scheme to be implemented and administered by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) which requires petrol retailers to notify the ACCC of their next day’s fuel prices by 2 pm each day and maintain this notified price for a 24-hour period from 6 am the next day. Also confers compliance and enforcement powers upon the ACCC. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  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 $100,000 for individuals and to $150,000 for families. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Reserve Bank Amendment (Enhanced Independence) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Reserve Bank Act 1959

  to give the Governor-General authority to appoint, suspend and terminate the positions of Governor or Deputy-Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia. Terminations of these positions requires parliamentary approval. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to: removing tax deductibility for contributions and gifts to political parties, members and candidates; and extensions of the beneficiary tax offset to the Equine Workers Hardship Wage Supplement Payment;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  in relation to tax-free superannuation lump sums paid to persons with a terminal medical condition;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to: deductions for capital expenditure for the establishment of trees in carbon sink forests; and tax-free grants under the Tobacco Growers Adjustment Assistance Programme 2006 to certain tobacco growers; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  in relation to the farm management deposit scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Cross-Border Insolvency Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  The bill implements the Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law by: establishing access to local courts by persons administering a foreign insolvency proceeding; establishing conditions for recognition of a foreign insolvency proceeding and granting relief to its participants; permitting participation by foreign creditors in such proceedings; enabling cooperation between courts and practitioners from different countries; enabling coordination of proceedings to take place concurrently in different countries; and empowering the Governor-General to make regulations under the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Taxation of Financial Arrangements) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: define ‘financial arrangement’ and sets out methods under which gains and losses from financial arrangements will be brought to account for tax purposes; and makes consequential amendments to the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  New Business Tax System (Taxation of Financial Arrangements) Act (No. 1) 2003

  , and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Review of Prudential Decisions) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Banking Act 1959

  ,

  Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  Life Insurance Act 1995

  ,

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  ,

  Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997

  ,

  Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Simplifying Regulation and Review) Act 2007

  and

  Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Discretionary Mutual Funds and Direct Offshore Foreign Insurers) Act 2007

  to introduce a court-based process for disqualifying an individual from operating an Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) regulated entity;

  Banking Act 1959

  ,

  Insurance Act 1973

  and

  Life Insurance Act 1995

  in relation to APRA’s specific direction powers;

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to incorporate a materiality test into the trigger for APRA to issue a direction to freeze assets of a superannuation entity;

  Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  Life Insurance Act 1995

  and

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to remove ministerial consent from administrative decisions made by APRA or the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) under those Acts;

  Banking Act 1959

  ,

  Financial Sector Collection of Data Act 2001

  ,

  Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  Life Insurance Act 1995

  and

  Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

  to apply merits review to appropriate decisions made by APRA or the ATO; and makes consequential amendments to other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum