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TOTAL RESULTS: 145
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- Date
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16 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Passed Both Houses
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the:
Tax Agent Services Act 2009
and Taxation Administration Act 1953
: to expand the operation of the promoter penalty provisions; and enable the sharing of certain protected information; Taxation Administration Act 1953
to extend whistleblower protections to eligible whistleblowers who make disclosures to the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB); and reverse the burden of proof for certain claims of protection; Tax Agent Services Act 2009
in relation to the TPB Register and the TPB’s delegation powers; and Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987
to limit the proportion of petroleum resource rent tax assessable income that can be offset by deductions to 90 per cent.
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- Date
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13 Sep 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the:
Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
to: increase the instant asset write-off threshold from $1,000 to $20,000 for the 2023-24 financial year; and provide small and medium businesses with access to a bonus tax deduction for the 2023-24 financial year relating to electrification and more efficient energy use; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
, Taxation Administration Act 1953
and A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999
to facilitate certain community charities achieving deductible gift recipient status; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to: include two new entities on the list of deductible gift recipients and extend the listing for two other entities; extend the Global Infrastructure Hub’s income tax exemption for an additional year; broadly align existing tax requirements with a new accounting standard for insurance contracts; and amend the rules for non-arm’s length expenses for superannuation entities; Corporations Act 2001
to reinstate the Australian Financial Complaint Authority’s jurisdiction to hear certain complaints relating to superannuation; and Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Law Improvement Package No. 1) Act 2023
to make contingent amendments.
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- Date
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29 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Partially implements the Government’s response to the review of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) by amending the
Reserve Bank Act 1959
to: remove the Government’s power to override monetary policy decisions of the RBA and remove the RBA’s power to determine the lending policy of banks; clarify the objectives and functions of the RBA; replace the existing Reserve Bank Board with a Monetary Policy Board and Governance Board; and make consequential and minor amendments.
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- Date
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02 Aug 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Introduced with the Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 [No. 2] and National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023 [No. 2], the bill amends: the
National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Act 2018
to rename the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation to Housing Australia; the renamed Housing Australia Act 2018
to: streamline the functions of Housing Australia; establish an annual review mechanism for the National Housing Infrastructure Facility; and extend the Commonwealth guarantee of the liabilities of Housing Australia to apply to contracts entered into until 30 June 2028; and 10 Acts to make consequential amendments.
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- Date
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27 Mar 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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15 May 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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VAN, Sen David
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- Date
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27 Mar 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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30 Nov 2022
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
to establish action initiation reforms, enabling consumer data right (CDR) consumers to direct accredited persons to instruct on actions on their behalf, such as making a payment, opening and closing an account, switching providers and updating personal details, using the CDR framework.
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- Date
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30 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Introduced with the Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023, the bill amends: 7 Acts to make consequential amendments; the
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012
to enable the disclosure of information about a recognised assessment activity in relation to a registered entity in certain circumstances; the Financial Regulator Assessment Authority Act 2021
to reduce the frequency of certain periodic reviews; 6 Acts to make miscellaneous and technical amendments in the Treasury portfolio; the Corporations Act 2001
to provide four licensing exemptions for foreign financial services providers; and the Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998
and 4 other Acts in relation to the payments regulatory framework.
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- Date
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21 Mar 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Health and Aged Care
- Summary
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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
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